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Aug. 10, 2012
Princess Anne, Md. --The day has finally come for Lenora Guion-Firmin, when she will make her XXX Olympiad debut in London, England. Guion-Firmin, a student-athlete for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will run in the 4x400-meter relay for her native country of France Friday. First round competition will take place at 2:15 PM Eastern Time, with the finals scheduled for Saturday.
Guion-Firmin is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) First-Team honoree for her performance in the 400-meter dash. She currently holds several UMES records in outdoor track events. Guion-Firmin set a school record time of 23.49 seconds in the 200-meter dash, as well as a 52.20 seconds record in the 400-meter dash. Her performances on the track led her to finish in the top 10 in the country in the 400-meter event.
Academically, Guion-Firmin finished her junior year at UMES with a 4.0 grade point average in exercise science, and received recognition by school and industry associations. The United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association named Guion-Firmin as an USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree.
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) held its annual Athletic Awards Ceremony earlier this week, naming Kimberly Conway Dumpson, UMES' Director of Alumni Affairs and Planned Giving as their Hawk of the Year. The banquet also saw Andre Walsh from men's track & field named the Male Athlete of the Year and Lenora Guion-Firmin from women's track & field and T'nia Falbo from women's bowling earn Co-Female Athletes of the Year.
LENORA GUION-FIRMIN MEMBER OF 2012 FRENCH OLYMPIC RELAY TEAM
Guion-Firmin Earned a Silver Medal in the European Championship to Earn a Place on the Team
