Thea LaFond, a former MCPS teacher, graduate of John F. Kennedy High School and Silver Spring resident, automatically qualified for Saturday’s final in the women’s triple jump with a 14.35… Read More
Thea LaFond is certainly not the most famous athlete from Montgomery County at the Paris Olympics but she may have the best story. LaFond was born in Dominica, a Caribbean… Read More
Several Montgomery County athletes are gearing up for the 2024 Summer Olympics which start July 26. From swimming to track to freestyle wrestling to fencing, Montgomery County will be well… Read More
Silver Spring’s Thea LaFond-Gadson won the gold medal for the triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships this past weekend in Glasgow representing her native country, Dominica. Congratulations Thea… Read More
She teaches at her alma mater, John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring and she also happens to be a world-class Olympic triple jumper. Thea LaFond is back from… Read More
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games produced many memorable moments and athletes with strong ties to Montgomery County were involved in many. Team USA led all nations with 113 medals and… Read More
Thea LaFond waited five years for an opportunity to return to the Olympics and find redemption on track and field’s biggest stage. The Kennedy High graduate and teacher, who resides… Read More
Before she left for Tokyo to represent the country of Dominica in the Olympics, Thea LaFond, a John F. Kennedy High School teacher, spoke to MyMCM about what it takes… Read More
Thea LaFond waited five years for this opportunity. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games had been disappointing. She had injured her hamstring during training and finished last in the women’s triple… Read More
As Thea LaFond walked into the stadium and shared the duties of carrying the Dominica flag in the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday, there almost certainly were plenty of… Read More
Today is Monday, July 19, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. MCPS Teacher Headed to the Olympics: John F. Kennedy High School teacher Thea LaFond… Read More
There were mornings when Thea LaFond could sense students peering through the gymnasium doors, waiting for the bell to ring so they could attend class. A few watched – some… Read More