27 - The Track and Field Star: How her Struggles and Injuries Put Olympic Hopeful Antoinette Wilks on the Right Track
02/27/20 • 44 min
She was born in Jamaica and moved to Palm Beach County with her single mom when she was 9. She was painfully shy and had a hard time learning. She found track and field in high school and immediately loved the sport and her coach. Antoinette Wilks qualified for the Olympic trials twice, but a devastating injury after college ended her Olympic hopes. She says it's the best thing that ever happened to her, because it put her on a path to finding her true passion. In this episode of People of Palm Beach, Wilks talks about her new career as a track and field coach at Keiser College, her charity and the learning disability that still brings her to tears. Listen to why Antoinette Wilks is one of the most driven People of Palm Beach...
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Guest: Antoinette Wilks of Track Fit
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Music Bed Courtesy of: Buffy Rose
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She was born in Jamaica and moved to Palm Beach County with her single mom when she was 9. She was painfully shy and had a hard time learning. She found track and field in high school and immediately loved the sport and her coach. Antoinette Wilks qualified for the Olympic trials twice, but a devastating injury after college ended her Olympic hopes. She says it's the best thing that ever happened to her, because it put her on a path to finding her true passion. In this episode of People of Palm Beach, Wilks talks about her new career as a track and field coach at Keiser College, her charity and the learning disability that still brings her to tears. Listen to why Antoinette Wilks is one of the most driven People of Palm Beach...
Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here
Host: Suzanne Boyd
Producer: Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer
Title Sponsor: Rise+Live With Roby and Suze | Interested in becoming POPB's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today!
Featured Photo Credit: Suzanne Boyd
Guest: Antoinette Wilks of Track Fit
Suzanne Boyd Productions: Stephanie Craig, Executive Producer
Music Bed Courtesy of: Buffy Rose
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Guest: Tandy Robinson of Impact 100 Palm Beach County
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