Prep state titles taste even sweeter for first-generation athletes

Dayspring Christian Academy’s Eboselulu Omofoma runs in the Class 2A girls 100 meter hurdles at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood on Saturday, May, 20, 2023. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)

By Brendan Ploen | Special to The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: May 20, 2023 at 6:52 PM MDT | UPDATED: May 21, 2023 at 9:00 AM MDT

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