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Keeping Track
Old Timers honor two
Steve Stein
Special to the Jewish News
L
eonard Alkon and Al Silber, two
huge contributors to Detroit's
rich track and field history, were
honored by the Detroit Track and Field Old
Timers at the group's 13th annual reunion
and dinner.
"Each year since 2001, we've honored
Detroit track greats at our dinner. It's won-
derful that two outstanding Jewish athletes
were among our honorees this year," said Ed
Kozloff, secretary of the Old Timers group
and an all-city cross-country runner in the
early 1960s at Detroit Cooley High School.
Alkon, 85, was the city 100- and 220-dash
champion in the early 1940s while at Detroit
Northern High School. His best high school
clocking in the 100 was 9.7 seconds. At the
time, the world record in the event was 9.3
seconds. After moving on to the University
County Games in
southern California.
That makes it three
golds, one silver and
Jewish stars.
two bronzes in the six
years (2001, 2003-2007)
of Michigan, Alkon won the
that Brandon Pomish
Big Ten 60-yard dash indoor Leonard Alkon Al Silber
has been one of the
championship.
team's coaches.
Silber, 95, a 1993 inductee
Pomish was a perfect
into the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of
four-for-four when he played on the team
Fame, was a nine-time state AAU champion
from 1995-1998. He won three golds and one
in the high jump and long jump in the 1920s. silver during the stretch.
After graduating from Detroit Central
"Why does Detroit do so well in in-line
High School at age 14, Silber became the
hockey? It's because we're such a vibrant ice
youngest letter-winner ever at the College of
hockey community,' Pomish said. "Most of
the City of Detroit (a forerunner of Wayne
our in-line players have ice hockey experi-
State University). He earned a law degree
ence.
from the University of Michigan when he
This year's Detroit in-line team included
was 20.
Cody Farber, Brandon Friedland, David
Friedman, Jared Friedman, Jon Klar, Brandon
In-Line Is On Time
Lubin, Aaron Rivkin, Chase Rodgers, Adam
One of the most successful Detroit teams
Rosen and Zack Silver. Pomish and Mike
over the past decade continued to rake in
Friedman were the coaches.
the medals at this summer's JCC Maccabi
Detroit will probably field two in-line
Games.
teams when it hosts the JCC Maccabi Games
The 10-member in-line hockey team
next summer.
earned the silver medal in the Orange
"Most host cities have two in-line teams':
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Pomish said."We're not sure if we'll have a
first and second team, or divide the teams by
age groups. You need a minimum of eight or
nine players to form an in-line team, and I'm
pretty sure we'll have those numbers."
All By Himself
Detroit's Michael Hyman won a gold medal
in the boys ages 15-16 400-meter dash at the
Orange County JCC Maccabi Games. It was
reported here Sept. 6 that Hyman won a relay
gold medal. Hyman won his preliminary
heat in the 400 and he held off two competi-
tors to win the final in a quick 55 seconds.
Detroit track coach Joel Kashdan also
noted that for the first time in five years, he
was able to field a complete girls relay team.
Emily and Rachel Chocron, Nicole Meisner
and Jenna Pickman won gold medals in the
girls ages 13-14 4x100 and 4x100 relays, and
a silver medal in the girls ages 13-14 sprint
medley relay.
Kashdan held out Rachel Chocron from
the 1500 and Pickman from the 200 to rest
them for the sprint medley relay. Li
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