On Episode 139 of TheFinalSprint.com Podcast, the most listened to running podcast in North America, I had the pleasure of being joined by Chris Derrick of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois.
In January Derrick was named the 2007-2008 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. He also finished second behind TFS Elite Athlete Blogger Michael Fout at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships and most recently ran the fastest 5k ever (13:55:96) in a high school race at the Arcadia Invitational.
In the interview, Derrick talks about his recent successes and why he’ll head to Stanford this fall instead becoming an Illini. Download the podcast to hear Derrick discuss these topics, as well as, whether the current crop of elite high school runners (Derrick, Fout, Puskedra, Lowe, Fernandez, etc) could match the level of success already achieved by Hall, Webb, and Ritz, his answers to our new “Rapid Fire Questions” segment, and much more!
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Host: Adam Jacobs | Guest: Chris Derrick
Producers: Greg Cherniet, Adam Jacobs
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 13.6 MB | Length: 00:19:56
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The nation’s top high school pole vaulters will open their season this weekend at the Club Altius Season’s Greeter at Forney High School in Forney, Texas. Seven State Champions from Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma will compete on Saturday, December 15 at an all day indoor pole vaulting festival that will feature two pits and competitions for all ages and abilities.
Shade Weygandt will lead the way for a loaded girls field that features seven of the top ranked returning high school pole vaulters.
Texas State Champions Weygandt and Jessica Doyle from Hays HS in Buda, will face Arkansas State Champions Stephanie Forman and Staci Yahn.
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A high schooler in Ohio, Claire Markwardt, sustained multiple broken bones in her leg in the final few meters of the Ohio State cross country meet two weeks ago. Not to let down her team, she crawled to the finish line.
Read the incredible story at ESPN.com and/or watch the video below.
WARNING: Please be advised that the video accompanying this story of Claire Markwardt’s fall might be unsettling for some viewers.
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