Alief ISD Spring 2024

ELSIK TRACK + FIELD

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Tybriune Furlow with twin brothers Cordell & Cornell

Furlow’s Work Ethic Inspiring Younger Siblings \\ By Matt Malatesta The Family Business

She learned from her sister, who ran at Elsik, while she is leading the way for her twin younger brothers – Cordell and Cornell. “We all started running in middle school and haven’t looked back,” she said. “We all motivate each other and compete in a fun way. The sport has made me mentally strong and keeps me in great shape.” Juniors Cordell and Cornell are inspired by their older sister. “There are times when I don’t want to get up and go to practice,” Cordell said. “She never lets me miss. She has influenced me mentally in approaching the sport and taking it more seriously.” “It’s good to look up to somebody,” Cornell said. “She just happens to be my older sister. She inspires me.” Iron sharpens iron, which has made the Furlows razor sharp.

SPEED IS THE FAMILY BUSINESS AT THE FURLOW HOME, AND BUSINESS IS GOOD. Elsik's Tybriune Furlow is the one of the fastest sprinters in all of Alief ISD after advancing to the Regionals in 2023 in the open 100 and 200-meters. What will the senior do for an encore? “I’ve just been hard at work since last season,” she said. “Losing doesn’t feel good, so that’s why I’m so motivated at practice.” On the senior’s to-do list in 2024 is to run a 10.6 in the 100-meters and a 24.1 in the 200-meters. “I know those are college-level times, but that is the goal for me,” she said. “I want to run in college, so I know what I have to run. I also know I need to maintain a high GPA, so I’m always on the Honor Roll.” How about that for a role model?

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