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Plymouth parents explain how basketball & 4-H helped their daughter become an Olympic track star

August 02, 2012

By Angelo Di Carlo, WNDU Channel 16

As you drive passed the corn fields - in between the farms - stands one home you can't miss.

It's not because of the American flag that waves in the wind. Maybe it's the Olympic rings on the garage or the Team USA banner in the front window.

This ranch is the childhood home of the first Olympian to ever come out of Plymouth, Indiana.

On Monday, 2003 Plymouth grad Morgan Uceny begins her quest to give the United States its first ever medal in the 1,500 meter run. The semifinals are Wednesday with the finals on Friday. Uceny is certainly among the favorites.

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