Santa Rosa's Silas Stafford says he “miraculously” found his sport at age 18. After college he pursued it instead of a career, even sleeping under a pool table one hot summer in Princeton, N.J., so he could endure endless hours of team rowing.
Sara Bei Hall became the first Californian to ever win four individual cross country state titles as a high school athlete. Today she is a professional athlete who is seeking ways to give back to others. Her husband, Ryan Hall, and she have created the Hall Steps Foundation. The photo from her days competing for Stanford University was taken by my colleague, Kent Porter.
Casey Robbins of Carmichael is shipping nearly 4,000 surplus textbooks a year to Liberia.
Silas Stafford takes a huge step forward in his dream to compete in the 2012 Olympics in London.
Silas Stafford has rowed for Stanford University and Cambridge University. Now he's spending the next two years trying to make the U.S. rowing team for the 2012 Olympics in London.
Robert Digitale is a retired staff writer for The Press Democrat and the author of the fantasy novel, Horse Stalker, which the North Bay Bohemian calls “a magical adventure.” Contact him at rdigit9@yahoo.com.
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