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Mustang Athlete Of The Week: Carmela Woods

Carmela Woods broke a 39-year-old Evergreen Park Community High School Girls Track record in the 300 meter dash.

Carmela Woods, the new EPCHS record holder in the 400 meter dash, is the Mustang Athlete of the Week.
Carmela Woods, the new EPCHS record holder in the 400 meter dash, is the Mustang Athlete of the Week. (EPCHS Athletics )

EVERGREEN PARK, IL - Carmela Woods, a star on the Evergreen Park Community High School Girls Track team, is the latest Mustang Athlete of the Week.

At the Chicago Christian Invite, Woods broke a 39-year-old school record in the 400 meter dash with a time of 59.33 seconds, and came in first place in the event as well. She was also part of the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay teams that took first place at the invite.

Woods was nominated for the Mustang Athlete of the Week honor by EPCHS Girls Track Head Coach Greg Geyer.

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