Kaneland's Rink shows concentration pays off

Great athletes are made, not born. Take Kaneland junior KerryRink, for example.

Since winning the Class A title in the 800-meter run last May,Rink underwent intense self-evaluation and the result was athird-place finish in the state cross-country meet and an impressiveshowing as a guard for Kaneland's conference basketball champion.

And she is heavily favored to repeat in the 800 this spring.She flashed her potential Saturday by winning the 800 in 2:19.3 atthe Kaneland invitational, well ahead of her pace of a year ago.

"She is a real scrapper," said Kaneland basketball coach DickRink, who also is Kerry's father. "And it's her talent and herrealization …