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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Yan Vazquez

Hurdles
RED MOUNTAIN HS
MESA, ARIZONA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st

Nike Outdoor Nationals Championship - 400m Intermediate Hurdles

2nd - 50.95

USATF Under-20 National Championships - 400m Hurdles

1st

Division 1 State Meet - 110m High Hurdles
“Yan is an incredible athlete and competitor. He is one of those athletes that can excel in just about anything he does. It goes without saying, he’s one of the best to ever hurdle in this state.”
Colin Mattoon
Head Coach - head coach of Desert Vista High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 135-pound senior won the national championship in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles this past season at the Nike Outdoor Nationals. Vazquez followed up less than a week later by taking second in the 400 hurdles at the USATF Under-20 National Championships with a time of 50.95 seconds, which ranked No. 2 nationally among prep competitors in 2022 at the time of his selection. He also swept the 110-meter high hurdles and 300-meter intermediate hurdles at the Division 1 state meet, leading the Mountain Lions to a third-place finish as a team.

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Academic Achievement

Vazquez has maintained a weighted 3.74 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at UCLA this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Vazquez has volunteered locally on behalf of Feed My Starving Children, and he has donated his time as a youth track coach.