Chad Nightingale
Chad Nightingale
good local national runner
He went from a very good local runner to a national elite.
derby field kentucky mark minute national top track turn
That was the Kentucky Derby of (high school) track and field meets. Every minute you'd turn around and another top national mark would be broken. It was unbelievable.
beat capable deep talented
I thought he was capable of a high-48 time, but to beat such a talented and deep field, under those conditions, that was awfully impressive.
early
It's so early in the season, he'll obliterate (Porter's) record.
athletes earth kid raised
He's as down to earth as they come. You don't always see that in upper-echelon athletes like him. The kid has been raised right.
eight equivalent full played
He got in 11 games, but really played an equivalent of eight full games.
coached fastest general great knack player turn vision
He's the fastest player I've ever coached and will be the most recruited player. He not only can turn a corner, but he has great vision and just a general knack for the game.
kid ran type
He ran hurt, but he never complained once. That's just the type of kid he his. He made no excuses.