What was your most memorable race?
My most memorable competition was my senior year triple jumping at the CLC conference meet. I enjoyed it so much because it was my first head-to-head competition with my standout freshman younger brother and we ended up taking first and second.
Who would you consider your biggest competition over your four years?
Anybody from Brainerd. No matter what year or which relay I ran in, we always came close and barely got beat by them.
Who would you consider your biggest competition over your four years?
Anybody from Brainerd. No matter what year or which relay I ran in, we always came close and barely got beat by them.
What was your greatest accomplishment?
Earning all-state honors in all three jumps and breaking school records in the high jump and triple jump.
Earning all-state honors in all three jumps and breaking school records in the high jump and triple jump.
I'd put more offseason emphasis on weight training in the early part of high school instead of starting in my junior year.
What were the most difficult obstacles you had to overcome?
Who would you like to say thank you to?
What were the most difficult obstacles you had to overcome?
My lung collapsed before the season in my junior year, so I had limited training and was unable to run distances over 200 meters at full potential.
What will you miss the most?
What will you miss the most?
Everything that is track and field. The competition, the friends I've made, the long bus rides, and pretty much anything else.
What advice you would give to younger athletes?
What advice you would give to younger athletes?
Don't take any meets off. Compete at your full potential in every single event. Also do whatever it takes to improve the team as well as yourself as an individual.
What influence has your coach had with respect to your performance and overall life goals?
What influence has your coach had with respect to your performance and overall life goals?
My coaches have taught me to have high expectations and that the sky is the limit. I'll take that wherever I go in life and never be satisfied with a subpar performance.
What are your college plans?
I plan to study aerospace engineering at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
What are your college plans?I plan to study aerospace engineering at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
I'd like to thank my teammates and coaches for being my biggest role models and biggest supporters. Nothing I've achieved would be possible without them.
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Thank you to Mrs. Durbin for running this awesome site. Can't even estimate the number of hours I've spent looking at various meet results.
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