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Ex-Rowlett star Goodwin captures long jump national championship

By DEVIN HASSON, dhasson@starlocalnews.com

The best collegiate track and field athletes in the country embarked on Des Moines, Iowa last week for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and former Rowlett standout Marquise Goodwin once again rose above the competition.

Goodwin, a junior at The University of Texas, won the national championship in the long jump with a mark of 27-00. That was easily enough to outdistance Damar Forbes of LSU, who finished second at 26-6 �.

"It feels great," Goodwin said. "First of all, giving all honor to God, without him there wouldn't be me, my parents, my mom, my coaches and my teammates. (I have) a great supporting cast out here. It was a great day to compete out here. There were a lot of great competitors out here jumping that beat me before, but I just felt it today and went out there and got it done."

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:41 PM CDT

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Brad North commits to Northwestern

BY Kevin Hageland, khageland@starlocalnews.com

Published: Friday, June 8, 2012 2:15 PM CDT

Allen continually has it football players continue their careers at the next level, as evidenced by last season when 21 Eagles signed on with colleges.

The Class of 2013 got started Friday when 6-foot-2, 280-pound offensive lineman Brad North verbally committed to Northwestern.

The rising senior is one of two returning offensive starters for the Eagles this season.

North sifted through a number of colleges before choosing Northwestern as he also had offers from Arkansas State, Boise State, Colorado State, Houston, Nevada, San Diego State, Wake Forest and Washington State. Many of those offers came in after the March 24-25 Nike Training Combine at Cowboys Stadium in which North was named MVP.

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