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Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts arrested by ICE
(www.desmoinesregister.com)
Who is Ian Roberts? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Roberts_(athlete)
Roberts was born in Guyana and "spent his formative years" in Brooklyn, New York. Roberts received his first master's degree from Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1998 and went on to receive another master's degree from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and later a doctorate in education with a focus on urban educational leadership.
As a male middle distance runner from Guyana, Roberts specialized in the 800m. He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He won his first international medal, winning the gold in the 800m at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in Bridgetown, Barbados. He competed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference where he won several conference titles and placed seventh in the 800m at the NCAA Championships. He went on to St. John's University where he competed in the Big East Conference winning several championships, and making the NCAA finals in 1999.