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Interview w/ Maryland’s 110m hurdler Dominic Berger
Posted October 8th, 2007 at 11:28 AM by Hariz Siddiqui
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews
Maryland Terrapin Dominic Berger has a personal best time of 13.49 in his signature event, the 110hurdles, and his 13.54 was ranked 4th among D-I collegiates.
Q. Can you explain how you first got starting in the sport of running?
A. I was 3 years old and I asked my mom “can I play track” and I been running ever since.
Q. When did you first realize your running was some of the most elite in the country?
A. At the 2005 USA junior national championships where I won and first broke 14 seconds in the 110HH (13.85), and from then I had the confidence that I could run wit the best.
Q. What is your greatest accomplishment thus far?
A. Winning my first international title last summer 2006 at the NACAC Under-23 Championships in the Dominican Republic.
Q. What kind of awards/accomplishments/records would you like to have by the end of your career?
A. I would like to win a couple NCAA national titles and have few more records before I graduate, and then on the elite level I want to be an Olympic Champion that’s my ultimate goal.
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