The high jump mat was like a sponge, after sucking up all the rain water. It was like diving into a pool when I fell on the mat.” All of Timothy’s rain-or-shine practice sessions paid off at ...

Disability is not inability, and Gilbert Ampiah has defied all odds to participate in sports, specifically high jump.

Wright State assistant track coach Jeff Ross, whose specialty is the high jump, saw a future star in Cierra Lively when no one else did.