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Fairfax Station's Jackie Stephens Presented with D.C. Senior Games Personal Best Award
She started playing basketball when she was 60.
You might call Jackie Stephens a late bloomer. The 76-year-old Fairfax Station resident started playing basketball when she was 60 years old, and on Monday, she was awarded the Personal Best Award by the National Senior Games Association.
“Jackie exemplifies NSGA's definition of personal best as the ongoing journey to achieve your best by overcoming obstacles, meeting life's challenges and inspiring others to be fit and active,” said Marc Riker, NSGA's CEO.
The award was presented at the opening ceremony of the DC Senior Games on Monday, at The Howard Theatre.
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Stephens is a member of the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics Committee and plays basketball with NOVA United Senior Women’s Basketball. She will also compete in July at the 2013 National Senior Games in Cleveland, Ohio.
Incidentally, Stephens' husband, Bill, is also a member of the NVSO committee and a former All American in basketball and track at Eastern University in Michigan. The couple recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
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