Some exciting news to share over Spring Break, this from a Class of 2000 Lakeland graduate.

Amy (Loula) Natalini was recently named by the United States Air Force as its Female Athlete of the Year.

"Female Athlete of the Year is Maj. Amy Natalini, director of headquarters 8th Air Force’s commander’s action group at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. She is a championship half-marathon and marathon runner who, as team captain, led the U.S. Air Force Women’s Marathon Team to a first-place finish at the 2018 Department of Defense Championship. In total, she completed eight full and two half marathons during the award period, typically finishing in the top 1 percent of women athletes."

The entire article is attached.