Read more about the article Nathan Leacock’s football future rooted in family’s track history

Nathan Leacock’s football future rooted in family’s track history

PHOTO (News & Observer): Millbrook High wide receiver Nathan Leacock influenced by his parents' college track careers. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Imagine the ideal track and field athlete. He or she combines a sprinter’s fast-twitch muscles with a middle-distance runner’s aerobic endurance. Explosion and endurance — a potent brew. Millbrook High alumnus Dillon Leacock, a sophomore on the University of Houston track team, inherited the magical combination from his parents. Dillon’s explosion and endurance…

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Read more about the article Ryan Talbot’s decathlon rise and his Title IX mom’s influence

Ryan Talbot’s decathlon rise and his Title IX mom’s influence

PHOTO (Michigan State Athletics): Ryan Talbot celebrates his Big Ten decathlon title with a school record 8,064 points. Teammate Heath Baldwin, who placed third, joins him this week at the NCAA Championships. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Michigan State’s 2022 track and field season opened with Ryan Talbot essentially a newcomer to the decathlon, the 10-event all-around athleticism test. The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out his first college season, 2020. He was injured in 2021. By…

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