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Allyn native seeks gold at Paris Games
Allyn native and North Mason High School Class of 2013 graduate C.J. Allen, and parents Amy and Jeff, celebrate June 30 after Allen qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris by placing second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 47.81 at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Allen competes Aug. 5 and 7, with the finals Aug. 9.
C.J. Allen cleared his first hurdle as a 10-year-old at Grapeview Elementary School. Unlike the other kids, he could jump hurdles designed for college athletes.
"Even in the fifth grade, I said I was going to be in the Olympics," Allen said in a telephone interview last week from his home in Georgia. "That's the pinnacle of my sport."
Allen achieved that pinnacle June 30 by placing second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 47.81 at the U.S. Olympic qualifying time trials at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Ranked seventh in the world, Allen will compete at the Olympic...
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