Gail Devers
Interviewed by Alexis and Aliyah Wheat
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Gail Devers is one of the fastest women in history and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. She grew up in the San Diego area and was a star runner at Sweetwater High School before going to UCLA. Gail won Olympic gold in the 100-meter dash in both 1992 and 1996, and she helped Team USA win gold in the 4×100-meter relay in 1996.
Early in her career, she faced a serious illness called Graves’ disease that almost ended her running days, but she fought back to become one of the most inspiring athletes in track and field history.
Interviewers:
Alexis and Aliyah Wheat
We are Alexis and Aliyah Wheat, once known as your National City Speedy Twins. We were born and raised in National City. Growing up, Aliyah and I were madly in love with Track and Field. We did Track and Field for almost 12 years. We are now seniors and about to graduate High School from Sweetwater High School. Our plans for the future are to both attend a 4 year university. We are planning on becoming a Registered Nurse & a Border Patrol agent. The advice we both would give to secondary school students would be, have fun, do as many sports as you can, make lots of friends, and learn to love school because it will take you far in life.
