I also commend Jeff Schirmer for his race. He ran very well today and put So. Ill on the map against a tough field. I want to hear his story too... I will be running for SIU next year though, I suppose I could ask Coach Sparks...
I also commend Jeff Schirmer for his race. He ran very well today and put So. Ill on the map against a tough field. I want to hear his story too... I will be running for SIU next year though, I suppose I could ask Coach Sparks...
Well, Flyy...if you want to read a nice testimonial or interview about Jeff, read the below article from flotrack
here's a taste of the interview..it gets better
Why the late start to running? What were you doing before your junior year?
From eighth grade to junior year, I played football. I never really thought much about running. In PE, you know you do that physical fitness thing? My sophomore year, it was the day we had to run the mile and most people are like, “oh, crap! We all have to run outside!” I ran 5:12 in Adidas Superstars. The track coach heard about that and asked me to come out for the team the next year. My junior year, I actually did football and cross country at the same time. I would just practice for football and on Saturday, I would just wake up and go to a cross country meet. We actually made it to States as a team and I ran like...15:54 at the State Meet.
Schirmer is an amazing story, sure hope somebody picks him up professionally.
Zap or Hansons or OTC. All are having success.