Assistant Attorney General Paul Carnes and Special Assistant Attorney General Eric Batista prosecuted the case on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General. He taught me how to throw the shot, said Smith. Members of the Providence Cobras Track Club family are speaking out in support of long-time coach and Providence City Councilman Kevin Jackson, who was arrested on Wednesday, May 11. The list of quality athletes that have come out of the Cobras program is endless. The Judge set January 14, 2019 for execution of the sentence. Race number three is fast approaching! In accordance with the sentence, Jackson will be housed in the minimum-security facility of the Adult Correctional Institution and be allowed to leave the facility for work purposes only. At the beginning, I was really, really horrible. "It's been hundreds," said Spann, a track and cross-country coach at Hope High. Nearly every day during the summertime and a few times during the week the remainder of the year, one of R.I. oldest and most successful track & field programs is in business. : Google te da plata. Claim this listing and manage it as you would like. To me, there are a lot of gray areas behind the scenes that I dont know about. She has been running since she was 3 years old, when she would tag along with her father, brother, and sister to run with the Providence Cobras, a youth track club, and long-time Hope High School . Where: At the fountain at the end of Blackstone Boulevard walking path in Providence. And they underwrote all of it. I understood how much knowledge they had. It was just something that he did. And its success reflected well on its founder, Kevin E. Jackson. I know hes innocent until proven otherwise. When: Every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 8 a.m. Where: Rhode Runner, 657 North Main St., Providence, 401-831-6346, rhoderunner.com. 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The man received about $460,000 from his victims through investment fraud, police said. Sam Bell, coordinator of the state's Progressive Democrats, said he supported Jackson, a Democrat, for his stands on city issues he cared about, such as his consistent criticism of property tax breaks for multimillion-dollar downtown developments. Powered by Rimix Media Network Creative Developers. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Kevin Jackson (age 60), of Providence, was sentenced today by Superior Court Justice Brian P. Stern to 10 years with one and one-half years to serve and the . The resolution calls for a report on who got how much, which council member sponsored the request, if any council members or their immediate families were officers or employees of the recipient organization, and documentation on how the money was spent. 4 10 Jenni Flynn 01-Unattached 26.78 SB. Obviously high school track is different than collegiate track so I was able to draw a lot from what I learned as a Cobras runner into college. Brown was very helpful. Privacy Policy Every year they went to Duke [University], where they got another level of competition. A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fraud. Only members can see who's in the group and what they post. "He appears to be a complex character," Wood said. His lawyer, Artin Coloian, said Jackson has a decades-long record of doing good in the community and the public should withhold judgment until both sides have spoken. All those little things come into play in real life. Best Meet Performances Charlotte DiRocco (Waltham TC) - 7-8 - 55 Hurdles - 9.89, 200 - 31.30, High Jump - 4' 0" With all the problems we have with our unemployment, violence, 12-year-old girls getting shot, anything that we can do to keep kids motivated and keep them in a structured program. The club is located in Providence. 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Jackson, a Democrat who represented Ward 3 on the East Side from 1995 until he was recalled from office last year, pleaded no contest in October to embezzling from the Providence Cobras track club . 6 11 Anayah Henry V-Tesse Track Club of Long I . Jackson, a city councilman, also coached with Spann as an assistant at Hope and later was a head coach at Pilgrim. But after his arrest Wednesday by the state police on a range of charges, including embezzlement of $127,153 from the Cobras program, it seems the thing that first helped make him a political success could wind up being a part of his downfall. V-Tesse Track Club of Long I 26.77 PR. Spann has been the head coach at Hope for 30 years. At the time, the two were work-study students at the YMCA on Hope Street. Insider Tip: On the third Thursday of the month, Bucket Brewery offers free beer to runners back at the Rhode Runner shop at 7 p.m. 5. afirma que el gobierno de Nayib Bukele negoci con la Mara Salvatrucha 13, Eres latino y quieres levantar una Startup? 37.7 MB. Sophia Hug-moesing (Providence Cobras Track Club) Addison Enns (Unattached (Club)) Ayani Taylor (Unattached (Club)) Glory Moncion-alle (Unattached (Club)) Popular Videos. Later, he and his friend Thomas Spann began a coaching partnership that has endured to this day, first working together at the YMCA and then coaching at Hope High School in the 1980s on a staff that won six straight state titles. "Show up on time, run hard, run all the way through," he recalled as Jackson's coaching mantra. Her daughter is running for me now. In addition, the account showed expenditures to restaurants, retail locations, tax payments in the amounts of $4,456.46 and $104.73, and checks totaling $57,720 made out to cash. Rundown: Run the Blackstone Boulevard path with Risn McGettigan Dumas, coach, sports psychologist, owner of Believe I Am and former Olympian. They fed us, they made sure we were safe, all those things.. Hughes was the first to achieve All-American status. It's because of the Cobras program, indirectly, that there will be Shakespeare in Mount Hope's Billy Taylor Park this summer. I went to the Y and said I want to volunteer and Kevin said sure no problem, Spann recalled. On one side of the track, Spann along with volunteer coach Steve Gorrigian, a standout sprinter for Toll Gate and Brown University in the 1980s, were assisting about 40 youths in a series of running drills with the primary focus on form and quick leg turnover. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Kevin Jackson (age 60), of Providence, was sentenced today by Superior Court Justice Brian P. Stern to 10 years with one and one-half years to serve and the remainder suspended with probation for campaign finance violations and for embezzling more than $100,000 from the Providence Cobras Track Club. We have to have a place to practice. LIVE Webcast - Washington State Indoor Cougar Classic 2023. Where: The group often meets at Rhode Runner on Wednesdays. Kids didnt run track until they got to high school. Prior to my becoming a part of the Cobras, we had a local singing group, and we won chance to perform at a skating event in East Providence, said Sanders. They said dont worry about it, weve got it covered, just do your best. Every year you get a new kid that comes along and you kind of hang around and say, Okay, I got to stay around for this kid, he said. I understood how much knowledge they had. LIVE Webcast - HBCU Showcase Sponsored by KPMG 2023. It now has numerous athletes from the state as well as Massachusetts. Thats a typical scenario for the 58-year-old Spann and his Cobras. A lot of what you learn in track you can carry over to everyday life. Former Providence City Council Member Sentenced for Campaign Finance Violations and Embezzling from Providence Cobras Track Club. Rundown: On Wednesdays, groups take on a three-, five- or seven-mile loop in Providence. Its not just about us and the kids. Rhode Island State Police Detective Courtney Elliott led the investigation. For 35 years and counting, Thom Spann and Kevin Jackson have shared their passion of track and field to thousands of youth as coaches of the Providence Cobras, a club that has produced numerous all-staters and a few All Americans over the last three-plus decades. Rundown: The running group meets at the store and offers a choice of a three- or five-mile route. Providence Cobras: 24.68 22: Brendan Raftery Greater Boston TC 24.69 23: Samuel Lessard: Junior: Phillips Academy: 24.70 24 . From what I knew from a personal perspective, Kevin spared no expense in allowing these kids to achieve, and get the experience they needed. "You do it because you want to help the kids.". ", "You don't get into coaching for the money," he said. Find out more on the group's Facebook page. On, Spann and Jackson own a wealth of knowledge in track & field. Providence Cobras helps athletes of all skill levels in various sports of track and field to grow and reach their full potential.Providence Cobras serves Providence and surrounding areas in the state of Rhode Island. I think it benefitted me all around because it prepared me for being an All-American athlete. "That was the last straw," she said of Jackson's Cianci connection. MileSplits official Providence Cobras Track Club results for the 2023 USATF-NE Youth Development Meet in Roxbury MA. Through his coaching with the Cobras, Jackson became known to parents in the neighborhood. Hes not able to come to practice much because of his commitment to politics and his full-time job and he still coaches at Rhode Island College as well. 34 4 Providence Cobras 36 3 Grant You Wings Track Club. Rundown: Go for a three-mile run every Sunday with the mayor through Roger Williams Park. Ronald McDonald House of Providence Running Club. The former Hope standout feels the influence of Spann and the Cobras has been a key to her success. 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[citation needed] The first track endorser was distance runner Steve Prefontaine.Prefontaine was the prized pupil of the company's co . Club's phone number is (401) 559-2799 . Then I started running shorter stuff and started getting good. The Judge set January 14, 2019 for execution of the sentence. Jackson's rise in Ward 3 began in 1978, when, as a 19-year-old work-study student at Rhode Island College, he organized a track program at the East Side YMCA that, over the years, grew into the Providence Cobras. The fames Providence Cobras Track Club will provide support, he added. Women's 17-18 400m Prelim Heat 3 - USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships 2017 . I started with the Cobras in 1984-85, having Kevin there and as my high school coach at Hope. Thus was born the Providence Cobras. Had the case proceeded to trial, the State was prepared to prove that Jackson used the Friends of Kevin Jackson campaign account for personal expenses, including expenditures at restaurants, retail shops in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and a liquor store, among others. On the opposite end, the older members of his track club, a few high-schoolers and some collegiate athletes, were fine tuning their skills, working on resistance training as well as pace and form work. It started out originally in Providence, kids from the East Side and Chad Brown, Spann said. Based of the number of kids, they would take up to twenty kids at at time on trips.. She was at the track on Wednesday working out with other members of the Cobras older group (high school and college). He was a counselor at the [YMCA], he really put himself out there in a predominantly black part of town. Jackson pleaded nolo contendere in October to two counts of unlawful appropriation over $1,000, one count of embezzlement and fraudulent conversion over $100, one count of giving a false document to a public official, and one count of violation of campaign contribution and expenditures reporting. Providence Cobras - Providence - RI - USATF Club - USATF New England, Men's 110m Hurdles Prelim Heat 2 - USATF Junior Outdoor Championships 2018, Men's 17-18 110m Hurdles Semi-Final Heat 3 - USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships 2017, Women's 17-18 400m Prelim Heat 3 - USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships 2017, Men's 17-18 110m Hurdles Prelim Heat 6 - USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships 2017, Womens 17-18 800m Prelim Heat 4 - USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships 2017. Sub Event Cost Distance; 28th Annual CVS Health Downtown 5k : $31.00 5km Youth Race Age 1 to 5 : $20.00 0.10km Youth Race Age 6 to 10 He was arraigned Wednesday and released on personal recognizance. Her daughter, Destiny Hughes-Barnes, was a freshman runner for Spann this past year. Watch our Rhode Island Monthly video of the race here. Assistant Attorney General Paul Carnes and Special Assistant Attorney General Eric Batista prosecuted the case on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General. In addition, between January 1, 2009 and January 26, 2016, Jackson embezzled more than $100,000 from the Providence Cobras Track Club, which was started by Jackson as a non-profit youth athletic program. Jackson remains on the council but stepped down as majority leader and as a member of its Finance Committee. It was just tough. 2010 Greater Boston Track Club (GBTC) Invitational. In addition, checks were made from the Friends of Kevin Jackson campaign account for cash with no explanation of the expenditure. When you have the desire and the dedication for anything in life, success often follows. To get the full depth of our meet coverage, become PRO! Jackson was easily re-elected until 2014, when he squeaked in by 55 votes against newcomer write-in candidate Marcus Mitchell. Where: Every Saturday at 8 a.m. at Colt State Park in Bristol. I think I needed that foundation to keep improving.. Karina Holyoak Wood, Mitchell's campaign co-manager, said last week his campaign ran hard, citing what was considered Jackson's blas attitude toward filing the campaign reports as as a sign he wasn't paying attention to the details of the job. Cobras alum and Providence resident Anthony Sanders said while he didnt start track and field until his senior year in high school, it was an unrelated event in which he first met Jackson. Providence Cobras Track Club : 800 Meter Run Finals : 2:16.58 : Kiara Carter : Trial By Fire Youth Track & Field Club : 800 Meter Run Prelims . We go year round, just like the high school season. Random group runs are also organized on the group's Facebook page. Rundown: Embark on a group Five-K then kick back and socialize with a beer after youre done. Costumes required! On one side of the track, Spann along with volunteer coach Steve Gorrigian, a standout sprinter for Toll Gate and Brown University in the 1980s, were assisting about 40 youths in a series of running drills with the primary focus on form and quick leg turnover. ", With staff reports from Bill Koch and Amanda Milkovits, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The original name of the club, which primarily serviced the city youths, was the East Side YMCA track team. I, Runners to Watch at the State Meet (Boys), History For Devan Kipyego & Bishop Hendricken At States, Cookie Preferences / Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I try to practice what I preach, he said. David Nyblom, longtime Hope basketball coach and the school's interim athletic director, said he didn't know Jackson well, but he knows the Cobras program. His arrest came as the General Assembly is looking into the spending of legislative grants in the investigation of now former Rep. Raymond Gallison of Bristol. Providence Cobras Track Club: 170: Thom Spann: 18 Whiting St. Providence RI 02906: 401-521-3077 e-mail: PR Racing Team: 238: Scott Brown: 167 Pettingill St. Lewiston ME 04240: . Current Member Clubs MileSplits official Providence Cobras Track Club results for the 2023 Ocean Breeze Freedom Games, hosted by Ocean Breeze Track And Field in Staten Island NY. We have used Kevins connections, my connections, the parent connections. 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