Allison Lampert

Not only did the No. 10 UCF track and field team win its fifth Conference USA championship in the past three years on Sunday, but the team did it in style.

Other than an “experimental stage” as a photographer--which involved my trusty Kodak Instamatic while in college—the serious side of a lifelong interest in photography began in 1976 with a Nikon F2. It was a professional camera, with a black body and a Nikkor 50 mm 1.4 lens.  (I also had a macro, a 135, a 300, and eventually added a 105.)

For Spruce Creek 2012 graduate Allison Lampert the college signing process was longer than expected, but in the end her new heights ultimately took her to her new home.

No matter how you look at it, track and field is all about results. Coaches demand it. Athletes aspire to improve upon theirs. Meet directors pay big bucks to people who promise to provide them. And yours truly spends long days at the keyboard searching for the right combination of words to describe them.