Article: FC'S EZELL SHOOTS FOR PERFECT 12 TRIPS TO THE STATE MEETS.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)

Byline: DANIELLE R. ROACH CORRESPONDENT

When Ashley Ezell showed up for tryouts as a freshman at First Colonial, a teammate confused her with someone's little sister.

It was an easy mistake to make, considering Ezell stood 4 feet 5 and weighed 63 pounds after a big meal.

But she proved that she could hold her own by finishing 10 minutes ahead of the pack on the first of many distance runs.

A few months later she qualified for the first of her 11 state meets in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.

Though each journey has been a little different, it has grown a little more sentimental each time.

"That first ...

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