Shelley Holroyd Shelley Holroyd Shelley Holroyd (born 17 May 1973 in Salford, Lancashire, England) is a British javelin thrower. Holroyd is the sixth British javelin thrower to throw over 60 m (1993) and the first thrower to reach an Olympic Games since Tessa Sanderson. At the age of 23 she had already competed in every major championship. She started throwing at the age of 12 and at 13 threw 37m58cm to win the English Schools Championships. At the age of 16 Holroyd threw 52m50 and became a senior international athlete. In 1992 she broke the English Schools record with 56m50 and it
Sanderson Field (Texas) Sanderson Field (Texas) Sanderson Field is a former military airfield, located in Sanderson, Texas. It was used by the 90th Squadron (Surveillance) (Later Attack) between 1919 and 1921. Sanderson Field was established by the Air Service, United States Army in 1919. The 464th Aero Construction Squadron had been sent from Kelly Field, near San Antonio to establish an airfield in Sanderson to carry out observation overflights along the Mexican Border. During this period, Mexico was enduring a period of revolution and unrest, which led to border violations and the deaths of American citizens. The airfield consisted mostly of tents, both