
The Hilltop: Former Howard Track And Field Star Desmond Dunham
Former Howard University track and field/cross country star Desmond Dunham was recently named National High School Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Howard University graduate, originally from Gary, Indiana, has been a leader from the time he was in school. Dunham was named the captain and MVP of the cross-country team during his final season as a Bison.

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Youth sports expert Desmond Dunham has over two decades of coaching and teaching experience in the D.C. area. In that time, the teams he’s trained have gone on to win dozens of state and national championships in cross-country and track and field. His book, “Running Against The Odds,” shares his coming-of-age story of overcoming the odds on and off the track.