Abaalmarinta La Sharafay

Elwin wuxuu marka hore xasuustaa saaxiibtinimadiisii ​​Dugsiga Sare ee Minnetonka. "Waxay ahayd waqti fiican oo lagu korayo," ayuu yidhi. Wuxuu yimid Minnetonka isagoo ah arday cusub oo ka yimid Brentwood, Long Island, ee New York.

Elwin wuxuu ku soo qaatay xirfad ciyaareed oo cajiib ah MHS. Kubadda cagta, wuxuu ahaa daafac orod oo heer sare ah oo u ciyaara Skippers xilli ciyaareedkii 1974 iyo 1975. Awoodiisa ciyaareed ee kubadda cagta ayaa keentay inuu boos ka helo kooxda kubadda cagta ee Jaamacadda Minnesota Gophers halkaas oo Elwin uu la ciyaaray Tony Dungy iyo Marion Barber Jr.

Tartankii orodka, Elwin wuxuu ahaa mid cajiib ah. "Anigoo ah tababare hore oo kooxda MHS ah oo ku sugan tartanka orodka, waxaan ugu yeeri lahaa ciyaaryahanka orodka ugu awoodda badan abid," ayuu yiri Tababare Joe Lane. Waa ciyaaryahanka kaliya ee ragga ah ee taariikhda tartanka orodka MHS ee saddex jeer si gaar ah ugu guuleystay horyaallada Gobolka: orodka orodka 100-yard sanadihii 1975 iyo 1976, iyo orodka orodka 220-yard sanadkii 1976. Wuxuu sidoo kale ku guuleystay orodka orodka 4x220 ee horyaalka '76 wuxuuna kaalinta labaad ka galay tartanka orodka orodka 220-yard sanadkii '75 iyo boodada dheer sanadkii '76.

Elwin wuxuu dhaliyay 32 ka mid ah 33 dhibcood oo 1/2 ah oo loo tiriyay wiilasha ciyaartii gobolka 1976 si ay ugu guuleystaan ​​​​horyaalnimada kaliya ee Gobolka ee Minnetonka. Waqtiyadiisa yardage-ka ayaa loo beddelay cabbirro ka dhigaya orodyahanka ugu dhaqsaha badan 100 iyo 200 mitir taariikhda dugsiga. Kooxdiisa relay-ka 4x200 ayaa weli loo aqoonsan yahay inay yihiin kuwa ugu dhaqsaha badan taariikhda dugsiyada. Boodkiisa dheer ee 22'8" ayaa weli ah kii labaad ee ugu fiicnaa taariikhda dugsiga. Elwin wuxuu sii waday orodka orodka ee Gophers, sidoo kale. Kooxdiisa relay-ka 4x100 mitir ayaa haysatay rikoorka Gophers ku dhawaad ​​20 sano ka hor inta aan la jabin horraantii 2000-meeyadii. "Elwin wuxuu ahaa geesigayga," ayuu yiri Chris Cohen, oo ah arday hore iyo tababaraha orodka madaxa ee Minnetonka, "wuxuu ahaa tusaalahayga, wuxuuna i qaabeeyey ciyaaryahan ahaan."

Elwin wuxuu xasuustaa in Minnetonka uu ku guuleystay tartanka orodka gobolka ay ahayd waxa ugu muhiimsan ee xirfadiisa ciyaareed, iyo in loogu magacaabay Grand Marshall tartanka orodka gobolka. Wuxuu si dhakhso ah u ammaanayaa Jim Dirks oo dhibco ku daray boodada sare, iyo xubnaha kooxda orodka 200-mitir. Wuxuu ku ammaanayaa Tababaraha Head Track Lane iyo Tababaraha Sprint Huvlin inay ka caawiyeen inuu noqdo ciyaaryahankii uu ahaa. Elwin waxaa sidoo kale loo magacaabay Ciyaaryahanka ugu Fiican iyo Dharka ugu Fiican fasalkiisa sare.

Elwin wuxuu sannado badan injineer ka ahaa tareenka, haddana wuxuu u shaqeeyaa Navy Federal Credit Union, oo ah kan ugu weyn adduunka, halkaas oo uu ku takhasusay ururinta. Wuxuu iskaa wax u qabso ku leeyahay Kaniisadda Mount Hope Baptist ee Fredericksburg, Virginia, halkaas oo uu ka ahaa madaxweynaha Young Lions iyo Hospitality House, wuxuuna ka heesaa Kooxda Heesaha Ragga. Elwin wuxuu leeyahay laba carruur ah oo labaduba ah ciyaartoy.