2022 - 2023 NEVADA
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
DEREK
MEADOWS
SPRINTS/HURDLES
BISHOP GORMAN HS
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
SOPHOMORE
HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-6
PRESS RELEASE

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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
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

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.

Academic Achievement


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

Exemplary Character


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