News article on Chase Shealy's suspension w/USATF comments.
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 11:28 am
I thought this article could be of benefit to the many up and coming athletes on this site, as well as parents and coaches. You just don't know what you don't know, so be careful out there. If in doubt, or if you just don't know....Call the USADA Drug Hotline to see if you can take something at 1-800-233-0393. Don't rely on the USADA Pocket Card. Your medication may not be on it, but you may find out the hard way that it contains Amphetamine or some other banned substance. Call to be safe!
Posted on Sun, Jul. 25, 2004
I M A G E S A N D R E L A T E D C O N T E N T
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/9237613.htm
A bitter pill for teen athlete
Pole vaulter suspended for taking medication
By EVAN WOODBERY
Staff Writer
Until his cell phone chimed that day last summer, things were perfect for Chase Shealy.
He had finished his high school career with a state championship in the pole vault.
He was a few days away from boarding a plane to Barbados to compete in the Pan Am Games with the U.S. Junior World Team.
As Chase and his dad, Rusty, ate lunch at a restaurant in Athens, Ga., they had plenty to talk about: the trip to Barbados, his college future and his second-place finish in the USA Outdoor Championships at Palo Alto, Calif.
Then the cell phone sounded.
Chase was put on speaker phone with attorneys and administrators from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Their message was abrupt: Forget about Barbados.
“They just asked me not to get on the plane, not to show up to the airport,â€Â
Posted on Sun, Jul. 25, 2004
I M A G E S A N D R E L A T E D C O N T E N T
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/9237613.htm
A bitter pill for teen athlete
Pole vaulter suspended for taking medication
By EVAN WOODBERY
Staff Writer
Until his cell phone chimed that day last summer, things were perfect for Chase Shealy.
He had finished his high school career with a state championship in the pole vault.
He was a few days away from boarding a plane to Barbados to compete in the Pan Am Games with the U.S. Junior World Team.
As Chase and his dad, Rusty, ate lunch at a restaurant in Athens, Ga., they had plenty to talk about: the trip to Barbados, his college future and his second-place finish in the USA Outdoor Championships at Palo Alto, Calif.
Then the cell phone sounded.
Chase was put on speaker phone with attorneys and administrators from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Their message was abrupt: Forget about Barbados.
“They just asked me not to get on the plane, not to show up to the airport,â€Â