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Boys Track & Field - Nevada

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Derek Meadows

Sprints/Hurdles
BISHOP GORMAN HS
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 6-FOOT-6
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Peak Performance

1st - 36.73

Class 5A State Meet - 300m Low Hurdles
“A highly rated talent on the football field, Derek Meadows’ debut season in track and field made plenty of headlines. Great pure athletes are a natural fit for the 300-meter hurdles, and Meadows bore that out as the state’s top new talent in the event.”
Rich Gonzalez
editor of PrepCalTrack.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-6, 190-pound sophomore won the 300-meter low hurdles at the Class 5A state meet this past season, leading the Gaels to a fifth-place finish as a team. Meadows’ winning time of 36.73 seconds ranked No. 10 nationally among prep competitors in 2023. He also took second at the state meet in the 110-meter high hurdles and ran the third leg on Gorman’s winning 4x-400-meter relay quartet.

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Academic Achievement

Meadows has maintained a 3.12 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Meadows has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives in association with Catholic Charities.