1. Name: Matt
Reddy
2. Year of Birth: 1990
3. Sarnia ASW Club member since: Summer 2005
4. School: St. Christopher
5. Graduation Date: 2008
6. Events and Personal Bests:
6. Events and Personal Bests: 200m- 23.8 400m- 51.31 800m- 2:01.79
7. Major Achievements:
-LSSAA cross country 2004: 3rd midget boys
-LSSAA: 2005 Overall Midget Boys Champion (1st 100m, 2nd 200m, 1st 400m)
-OFSAA 2005: 5th midget boys 400m
-Ontario Legions: 5th boys 15 and under 400m
-OTFA 2005: 3rd midget boys 400m, 4th midget boys 800m
-LSSAA cross country 2005: 2nd junior boys
-LSSAA junior football champion 2005
-2006 LSSAA Overall Junior Boys Champion ( 1st 400m, 1st 800m, 1st 1500m)
-OFSAA 2006: 4th junior boys 400m, 8th junior boys 800m
8. Why did you start participating in Track and Field: It just
seemed like a natural decision to run track at school, where I
then discovered how much I enjoyed running.
9. What does participating in Track and Field mean to you: It
means being dedicated and working hard so that when I step up to
the start line I know that I will be able to compete to my fullest
potential.
10. To what do you attribute your improvements in the sport:
Determination, hard work, and dedication, along with great coaches
and family to guide and encourage me.
11. What is the highlight of your athletic career: Running a
personal best to qualify for the 400m final at OFSAA, then running
another personal best in the final to finish fifth.
12. Future Goals: To continue to run and improve my personal bests
as I go.
13. Plans after you finish competing in Track and Field: I guess
we’ll see when the time comes (hopefully not for a while).
14. Inspirational quote:
"Most people run a
race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most
guts." – Steve Prefontaine