This article was originally published on Sunday, August 2, 2015 and is only presented for historical purposes. The information below may no longer be relevant or accurate.
MCC Alum LaMonte King is honored in the Three Star Park in Surprise, AZ, along with Tim Williams and LaNorris "Crickett" Marshall, who were Olympic-class track athletes in the 1970s and 1980s. King was a star at Arizona State, an AAU national champion 200-meter runner and a top five athlete in the long jump. In 1980, Marshall had just finished at Mesa Community College and was posting top-five national times in both sprints.