Dear Craig Masback,
Five Time Olympian Jearl Miles-Clark has been a stalwart participant in track and field for 20 years. Her commitment, dedication and fervor have been incontrovertible. Truly, Jearl Miles-Clark has been a most salient asset to the sport.
A travesty occurred at the 2004 Olympics in Athens that reeks of fraud, moral turpitude, corruption, favoritism and ineffable arrogance. Jearl Miles- Clark, has been the back bone of the 4x400meter relay team for a decade, and was inexplicably left off of the 4x400 relay team pool in Athens, Greece. Athletes she has beaten consistently were given preferential treatment, including and athlete coached by Brooks Johnson. I am not going to detail her stellar career, but to have your Governing body staff and the athletes on the relay talk about this “Youth Movement” only added insult to injury. Obviously this is in violation of law and a glaring indictment of the hauteur emanating from Sue, Brooks and other USTAF Olympic staff members/supporters.
Olympian Jearl Miles- Clark had planned to retire this year, after an illustrious career. I am deeply chagrined that these coaches chose this inopportune time to imbrue the statue of Jearl Miles-Clark, a true American icon in track and field. Needless to say the decision to exclude her was fraught with malice and an inordinate poor judgment. Brooks Johnson, whom I believe orchestrated this debacle, is reprehensible. His retribution should be commensurate with the emotional scares, stress, and contretemps that half engulfed Jearl Miles- Clark. Brooks, is an anachronistic in the arena of track and field, and must be extricated.
He is contaminating the sport.
Brooks Johnson assumes he is the apotheosis of track and field in America he must be brought back to the realism that he is a just a finite mere mortal who must go.
As CEO of USA Track & Field I employ you to bring this run away train, Brook Johnson, to a streaking halt. Any consideration you give this missive will be greatly appreciate.
Respectfully yours,
www.joeclarkspeaker.com
Joe L. Clark
Father in Law of Jearl Miles Clark
Father of 2 Olympian Daughters from 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
Father of Head Women’s Track Coach, University of Tennessee
Subject, of the Movie “Lean on Me”