Maniya McKoy Plair knew since she was in sixth grade that she wanted to compete in track and field for the Black Knights.

Henninger is also a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and actively supports the fight against cancer.

Daniel Henninger's weekly column, “Wonder Land,” appears in The Wall Street Journal each Thursday. Mr. Henninger was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing in 1987 and 1996 ...