Running start: South Side fifth-grader up for ESPY

Nichyria Byrd from Ariel Community Academy is up for a 2008 ESPY award. She's one of five nominees from across the country and the only one from the Midwest. Byrd found out in March that she was nominated. Nichyria Byrd from Ariel Community Academy is up for a 2008 ESPY award. She's one of five nominees from across the country and the only one from the Midwest. Byrd found out in March that she was nominated. Nichyria Byrd from Ariel Community Academy is up for a 2008 ESPY award. She's one of five nominees from across the country and the only one from the Midwest. Byrd found out in March that she was nominated.