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Kimberly Derrick is an American short track speed skater. Derrick graduated from Northern Michigan University with a degree in elementary education.... At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Derrick competed in the 1000 meters and the 3000 meter relay . Derrick became the first U.S. Winter Olympian born in Arkansas. Derrick's grandfather died while in Turin to see her compete. Derrick decided to compete because she believed her grandfather would want her to do so. Derrick didn't make it past the heats in the 1000 and 1500 m races. However, Derrick won a bronze medal in the 3000 m relay .
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Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Its diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozarks and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River. Arkansas is the... 29th most extensive and the 32nd most populous of the 50 United States. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state. The name “Arkansas” derives from the same root as the name for the state of Kansas. The Kansa tribe of Native Americans are closely associated with the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains. The word “Arkansas” itself is a French pronunciation of a Quapaw word, akakaze, meaning “land of downriver people” or the Sioux word akakaze meaning “people of the south wind”.
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