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| coach = [[Bobby Kersee]] (2014)<ref name="coach">{{cite web |title=Free thinker: Athlete now artist on a new track - Sweet TnT Magazine |url=https://sweettntmagazine.com/free-thinker-athlete-now-artist-on-a-new-track/ |website=Sweet TNT Magazine |access-date=30 November 2023 |date=12 April 2021}}</ref><br>[[Darryl Woodson]] (2020)<ref name="austinfit">{{cite web |last1=Barclay |first1=Kat |title=Howell's Race to Tokyo |url=https://www.austinfitmagazine.com/March-2020/howells-race-to-tokyo/ |website=Austin Fit |access-date=30 November 2023 |date=1 March 2020}}</ref> |
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| education = *B.A in print, Journalism from California State University of Long Beach |
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| collegeteam = [[Long Beach State 49ers track and field|Long Beach State 49ers]]<ref>{{cite web |title=49er alums have only brought success at the Olympics so far |url=https://daily49er.com/sports/2012/08/01/49er-alums-have-only-brought-success-at-the-olympics-so-far/ |website=Daily Forty-Niner |access-date=30 November 2023 |date=1 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="college">{{cite web |title=Long Beach’s Olympians: The Full Gazettes Sports List |url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2012/07/27/long-beachs-olympians-the-full-gazettes-sports-list/ |website=Press Telegram |access-date=30 November 2023 |date=28 July 2012}}</ref> |
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Nickname | Magnolia Lafleur[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Sacramento, California[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Website | magnolialafleur.com [1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres[3] | |||||||||||||||||
College team | Long Beach State 49ers[4][5] | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Team Bing[3] Nike, Inc.[6] | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2014[6] | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Bobby Kersee (2014)[7] Darryl Woodson (2020)[8] | |||||||||||||||||
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Magnolia Howell also known by alter ego Magnolia Lafleur, is a former sprinter and current fine artist and writer. Representing Trinidad and Tobago, she won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres at the 2011 Central American and Carribean Championships.
Biography
Born in Sacramento, California but raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, Howell started running at eight years old.[2][1] She moved to Omaha, Nebraska and attended Westside High School, where she was a state champion in both the 100 m and 200 m.[2][9]
In college she competed for the Long Beach State 49ers track and field team, setting a school record in the 4 × 100 metres while studying print journalism.[5] After graduating in 2007, she began to focus more exclusively on running.
At the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, Howell competed in the 4 × 100 m, 4 × 400 m, and individual 200 m for Trinidad and Tobago. In the 200 m, Howell did not qualify for the finals, but she won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay leading off for teammates Michelle-Lee Ahye, Ayanna Hutchinson, and Semoy Hackett. Howell was the only athlete from that team to also compete in the 4 × 400 m finals, where her team won the bronze medal.[10][11]
At the 2012 NAAATT Trinidadian Olympic trials, Howell finished 6th in the 100 metres, narrowly missing an Olympic berth.[3]
In 2014, Howell began to train at Drake Stadium under famed athletics coach Bobby Kersee.[6] Following her professional rise, she competed in the 2014 and 2015 IAAF World Relays, both times representing Trinidad and Tobago in the 4 × 400 m. At both championships, Howell's team finished 4th in the 'B' finals, posting a overall best mark of 3:33.21 at the 2014 edition.[12]
Howell competed at the 2016 NAAATT Trials in the 400 m, but did not qualify for the 'A' final and missed out on another Olympic team spot.[3] Following this setback, Howell took a year off from the sport and started an art company,[13] before moving to Austin, Texas to be coached by Darryl Woodson in preparation for the 2020 Olympic cycle.[2][14] She stated that one of her goals was to break Janeil Bellille's Trinidadian record in the 400 m of 51.83 seconds.[14]
After the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 postponed the Olympics back one year, Howell retired from the sport and focused exclusively on art and writing.[2] As an artist under the pen name Magnolia Lafleur, she has shown her work in Los Angeles-area galleries and has sold to international clients.[7][15] As a journalist, she is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and has worked for the Press-Telegram, the Grunion Gazette, and the Orange County Register.[16]
Statistics
Personal bests
Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date |
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100 metres | 11.50 (+1.9 m/s) | Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Classic | Los Angeles, California | 7 April 2012 | |
200 metres | 23.89 (+0.9 m/s) | 2rB | Oxy Invitational | Eagle Rock, California | 4 May 2013 |
400 metres | 53.45 | Oxy-Lu Last Chance Qualifier | Eagle Rock, California | 12 May 2013 |
References
- ^ a b Dyer, Mackenzie (1 November 2019). "Retiring athlete translates her art to track, gives Olympics her all". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Perseverance And Balance In Athletic Performance… In Life | CHARM". CHARM Austin. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d Magnolia Howell at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ "49er alums have only brought success at the Olympics so far". Daily Forty-Niner. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Long Beach's Olympians: The Full Gazettes Sports List". Press Telegram. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Howell, Magnolia (29 October 2014). "Stadium Lights & Running Spikes: TRACK SEASON FUNDRAISER". Stadium Lights & Running Spikes. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Free thinker: Athlete now artist on a new track - Sweet TnT Magazine". Sweet TNT Magazine. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Barclay, Kat (1 March 2020). "Howell's Race to Tokyo". Austin Fit. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Westside Alumni Newsletter - Fall 2019 by Westside Foundation - Issuu". issuu.com. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Green denies home win to Culson, Mexico takes medal lead in Mayaguez - CAC Champs, Day 2 | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "CAC gold medallists for World Games". Team TTO | Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "T&T relay runners grab two more medals". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "🎨 ART on the Run Home Page". 🎨 ART on the Run. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Quality Time With Olympic Track & Field Hopeful Magnolia Howell". Made In Cookware. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Meet Magnolia Lafleur: Narrative Fine Artist & CEO to Art On The Run". SHOUTOUT LA. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Magnolia Lafleur". Orange County Register. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
External links
- Living people
- 1983 births
- Trinidad and Tobago female sprinters
- Long Beach State Beach women's track and field athletes
- Trinidad and Tobago women artists
- Trinidad and Tobago women journalists
- American sportspeople of Trinidad and Tobago descent
- Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska
- Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco