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Joe Wright, Columbus North senior track athlete
Wright won the 800 meters in 1 minute, 57.72 seconds and ran on the second-place 1,600 relay and third-place 3,200 relay teams to help the Bull Dogs to a second-place team finish in the Conference Indiana meet.
His performance last week:
“I feel really strong about it. The (800) race went as planned. I can’t wait to run faster.”
Do you do anything special to prepare?
“During the week, we usually do a couple workouts, and I put in as much effort as possible during those.”
Favorite drink:
“I drink coffee in the morning to wake up, and other than that it’s water.”
Favorite food:
“I like to eat tuna fish sandwiches because they have a lot of protein.”
Favorite music group:
“Odd Future”
Favorite book:
“The Hunger Games Trilogy”
Favorite class:
“Psychology or economics”
Role model:
“Definitely my mom (Sandie Wright). She’s taught me a lot, and I want to be like her when I’m older.”
Best advice:
“To be true to yourself always, and be kind to others.”
Athletics goal:
“I already achieved one. I wanted to run at state for cross-country, and I definitely want to do my best at state this year in the open 800 and the 4×400.”
If you could travel anywhere:
“I’d probably travel to Laos because that’s where my stepdad is from, and he has a lot of memories from there.”
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Debie Gedeon, Columbus North senior track athlete
Gedeon won the 100-meter hurdles in a school-record 14.62 seconds, finished fourth in both the 100 (13.03) and 300 hurdles (48.37) and anchored the sixth-place 400 relay team to help the Bull Dogs to a third-place finish in the Conference Indiana meet.
Her performance last week:
“I’ve broken 15 (in the 100 hurdles) three times, and that’s obviously the best I’ve done, so it’s exciting. I kind of am competitive with the other (North) hurdlers, and Michael (Behling) is pretty successful. He was talking about how he’s won conference before right before I ran, so I was like ‘OK, I’ve never won conference and you have,’ so that kind of pumped me up.”
Do you do anything special to prepare?
“I listen to music and maybe jump around a little bit and talk to my friends.”
Favorite drink:
“Coca-Cola with no ice”
Favorite food:
“Any greasy food like chicken wings or french fries”
Favorite music group:
“Josh Turner”
Favorite book:
“The Great Gatsby”
Favorite class:
“Art”
Role model:
“My big brother, Joseph Gedeon”
Best advice:
“Perform in such a way that you can look back and be proud of, and others can be proud of you.”
Athletics goal:
“To get on the podium at state in the 100 hurdles.”
If you could travel anywhere:
“I would want to go to Bora Bora and just chill on the beach.”
