Dr. Clifford Larkins, Ph.D., Coach

Joy had never triple jumped before arriving at Eastern Michigan University. Coach Larkins taught her from "scratch."

"Thanks to Cliff Larkins for coaching our jumpers and showing me that there is always two sides to everything."

Maybouer said he has another trackster belonging in that catergory Joy Inniss. Maybouer refers to her as the best EMU triple jumper ever.

"Joy is very gifted in what she does," he said. "She is also very good in the sprint events."

He said if Inniss didn't have to do her best for the team and did the best for herself in the triple jump, she could be one of the elite triple jumpers in the nation, if she isn't already.