The Washington Post, April 7th, 2005
"Attack! Attack! Arm drive! Arm drive!" yelled Dana Dobbs as he watched Robin Yerkes round the track toward the finish line last week at Glen Burnie High School. Dobbs, the Broadneck track coach, was shouting directives as Yerkes completed the final yards of the 300- meter hurdle event. "Stay low! Waist to face! Attack those arms!" Dobbs watched as Yerkes cleared all the hurdles but stumbled a bit near the finish. He immediately went over to his winded Bruin, who was bent over, catching her breath. "There wasn't a single hurdle you weren't aggressive with," he told her. "Right now there's nobo...
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