OT - Friend's kid does good

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I know we sometimes mention other sports here, but I don't know if we've ever mentioned track. Anyway - here goes. A story about the son of one of my best friends was on the front page of the local paper's sports section this morning. He is a sophomore at a local HS and he set a state HS record for fastest time in the 100 meters - 10.43 seconds. He did this last week and then he ran in another meet this week and ran the same exact time! What are the odds? The story also told about how he's a really nice kid who is well liked by his classmates. Thomas (that's his name) was quoted as saying his goal is to break 10.3 seconds. I wouldn't bet against him.

Do colleges give track scholarships?

Thomas is running in an invitational this weekend (his second one in a month - the first one was in NY and sponsored by Adidas) and if he finishes in the top two in the 100 meters, he'll get asked to participate in a world meet in France! His dad, who I saw this morning, said Thomas is supposed to be in the "Faces In The Crowd" section of Sports Illustrated either this week or next.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

His dad, who I saw this morning, said Thomas is supposed to be in the "Faces In The Crowd" section of Sports Illustrated either this week or next.

And WE can all say we all knew him from way back when......