From Track and Field to a Successful Business

 

Former Lincoln University track and field athlete, 3-time All-American high-jumper, member of two national championship winning teams, and T Phi T member Matika Clayton has contributed towards the legacy once again. Matika Clayton and his wife, Fa’naye Sunlight are successful entrepreneurs of multiple businesses including their company Sitemedia.us, is the best!

Sitemedia.us is a home-based, family-centered business that specializes in consulting and developing some of the best-in- class website design, online marketing flash multimedia, corporate identity and print graphics.

I actually found Matika Clayton on the LU T Phi T Facebook page; he had just posted a message on the wall about his company, sitemedia.us. This could not have been better timing, I was desperately seeking a graphic design company for the Cyrus D. Jones Track and Conditioning Camp (CDJTCC) brochures. I contacted them immediately after viewing sitemedia.us website. Their customer service was excellent, very professional, friendly and polite. When I explained to her who the project was about, she became very excited and eager to partner in the success of the project. She put all my worries to rest. I knew that this production of this product would come out of love and respect for Coach Jones. Who could ever imagine that a former runner of Coach Jones would be such an asset in the preservation of his legacy?

Well long story short, the brochures are AMAZING!!! , I could not be happier with the final product! All I did was send the content for the brochure and Fa’Naye and Matika had total control of the graphic design layout. They did an excellent job! “I really enjoyed working on this project, it’s one of my favorites so far.”, says Fa’naye.

You can view and download the brochure from the Home page of this website.

So to show our appreciation to sitemedia.us, I felt like this article was mandatory. I asked Matika to give me a glimpse of what it was like being a track and field athlete for Coach Jones, this is what he said:

“Coach Jones continues to play a role in my life; he is a daddy to many of us who grew up without our fathers. I say this because like a great farmer he planted seeds in us and nourished us with love, honesty, trust and disciple. One of his many one liners I use a lot is “you have to kill ‘em with kindness”. He makes everybody feel like somebody, and that’s special within itself. You have to love his singular consistency, as he never ages, he never changes. The biggest lesson I learned from coach is that you have to treat all people the same. Like the stars at night, some shine brighter than others, yet they cannot exist without each other. Everyone’s a star in coaches’ eyes! Even today I use coaches’ philosophy of keeping hope alive, and never give up. At times I flash back to chocolate hills, hearing coach chanting “where is somebody!”, and it helps me push a little harder. Every great coach makes the athlete believe in themselves and with that confidence; the athlete reaches goals, the coach had already seen in them from the beginning. That’s Coach Cyrus D. Jones for you “The Prophet of Track and Field.”

“Becoming All-American was some of the best highlights of my life. The year, 1992 is the first time I became an All-American (two more times after that). I was determined as a freshman, to become T Phi T, so my roommate Pipe head (Michael Taylor) and I made a pack that we would push each other until we reached our goal of becoming T Phi T, and we did. Coach Jones showed us how important team mates are, I love that! T Phi T to me…..means we’ve accomplished something that many track athletes put out to do, yet few accomplish. As Coach Jones would say “Calling All-Americans to the floor, we have some here, but we need some more.”

“I would like to say to Coach Jones, that we love you and need you to continue to plant the seeds of change in the hearts, body, and minds of the children who will grow up one day to share what you have taught them. May grace/love continue to illuminate your brilliant coaching/parenting careers; some of what the good people see in me, is the good you instilled in me and all of us….T Phhhhhiiiii”

This message really touched me and I hope it touches you. Please visit www.sitemedia.us for more information on the Sitemedia Company and www.priestselassie.com for further information about Matika Clayton.

I would like to invite all former runners of Coach Jones and/or fans of Coach Jones to reach out to CDJTCC administrators about other sponsorship and business collaboration opportunities we have available, let’s help CDJTCC succeed like Coach Jones helped us! We can be reached via email at bam@cyrusdjonestrackcamp.com or melinda@cyrusdjonestrackcamp.com; we look forward to hearing from you!

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