Navy’s Win Over Army Caps Off Banner Year for LaFond Siblings
2024 will be a year to remember for the LaFond family. On August 3, Thea LaFond, born in Dominica but grew up in Silver Spring, won a gold medal in… Read More
Thea LaFond
2 County Natives Set to Take the Field in Army-Navy Game
The 125th rendition of the Army-Navy college football game will be played at Northwest Stadium in Landover on Saturday. The Washington area is playing host to the game for just… Read More
Silver Spring Thanksgiving Parade to Honor Local Olympians
The County’s annual Thanksgiving parade will honor Olympians Thea LaFond and Aaron Ghebre Owusu as a part of the parade’s festivities on Nov. 16. Ghebre Owusu represents the African nation… Read More
MoCo’s Most Famous: Olympic Gold Medalist Thea LaFond
Silver Spring’s Thea LaFond won gold for Dominica during the Paris Olympics. Recently, MCM talked with LaFond at our Rockville studios about her triumphant journey. LaFond, who lives in Silver… Read More
‘It Still Feels Phenomenal’: Thea LaFond Continues Olympic Momentum
A couple of months have passed since Silver Spring’s Thea LaFond won gold for Dominica during the Paris Olympics. MCM talked with LaFond, her family, and elected officials at a… Read More
County Sports Hall of Fame to Induct 6 New Members in 2025
The Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame announced its six-person member class for 2025. The class is the sixth to be inducted, and the total number of inductees will now… Read More
Thea LaFond Goes Home to Dominica to Celebrate Olympic Gold Win
Thea LaFond recently traveled to her birth country Dominica to celebrate her Olympic gold medal victory — the first-ever Olympic medal for the island nation in the Caribbean. LaFond, who… Read More
Silver Spring’s Thea LaFond Returns Home After Winning Olympic Gold
Thea LaFond is back home after winning gold — the first-ever Olympic medal for Dominica, a Caribbean island nation. MCM talked with LaFond at her parents’ house in Silver Spring,… Read More
Local Athletes Dominated Paris Olympics
In an international competition that featured athletes from 184 countries, Montgomery County athletes stole the spotlight at the Paris Olympics, taking home nine medals, several of them gold. With the… Read More
Silver Spring’s Thea LaFond Takes Gold in Women’s Triple Jump
Former MCPS teacher, Silver Spring resident and graduate of John F. Kennedy High School Thea LaFond took gold in the women’s triple jump Saturday, winning the Caribbean island nation of… Read More
Silver Spring’s LaFond Qualifies for Olympic Final in Triple Jump
Thea LaFond, a former MCPS teacher, graduate of John F. Kennedy High School and Silver Spring resident, automatically qualified for Saturday’s final in the women’s triple jump with a 14.35… Read More
Former MCPS Teacher Thea LaFond Going for Gold at Paris Olympics
Thea LaFond is certainly not the most famous athlete from Montgomery County at the Paris Olympics but she may have the best story. LaFond was born in Dominica, a Caribbean… Read More