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UT-Martin junior running back Donald Chapman’s running
prowess is well documented. He’s rushed for more than
1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons. He’s a
proven competitor.
Chapman teamed with Skyhawk newcomer Jesse Burton, a
wide receiver from McComb, Miss., and won the recent
Skyhawk Summer Challenge.
The Summer Challenge consisted of 11 events, such as leg
curls, wall squat, cone hops, bench press, iron cross,
dips, pull ups, 100-pound farmer’s walk for 200 yards,
90-pound sled pull for 200 yards and five-minute tire
flip.
The top five teams in each event received points. Five
points were awarded for first place, four points for
second place, three points for third place and two
points for fourth and one point for fifth.
“Our goal was to compete,” said Skyhawk first-year head
coach Jason Simpson. “We want to change the culture of
this football team. We want them to compete all the
time.”
Simpson said the Summer Challenge was an opportunity to
test his players’ strength, stamina and endurance.
About 30 players, who were enrolled in the second
session of summer school, participate in the one-day
challenge on campus.
(Read the rest of this story in the August 9th edition of the
Dresden Enterprise.) |
