C/O '19 Thrower Chase Von Harrell from Harlingen South commits to UH T&F (Update: Signed)

C/O '19 Shot Putter Chase Harrell from Harlingen - Finished 5th in his region in the shot put, but was ranked 11th in 6A last year
https://twitter.com/ChaseVonHarrell/status/1059995786052882432

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This is good. We need to balance our sprints with competitive throwers, vaulters, high jumpers.

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Are you sure he still has eligibility? :slight_smile:

Agree with section230 on the balance. If we had just a few more points outside the sprints last year…coulda, woulda, shoulda (Barraza was soooo close)

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Man, when he went down on the last lap, my heart broke for him. That’s tough psychologically more than physically in a lot of cases.

I’ve been told all my life that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Brian Barraza will be one tough MF!!! :slight_smile: Very proud of him and all he accomplished at UH. I thought the world of him pulling himself up and finishing the race.

From an interview with Brian, the day after the race:

Do you have any regrets?

I have zero regrets. I don’t think that there’s any way that I could have run this race any differently. I gave it everything that I had and honestly, when you come down to this championship-style races or championship meets, all you can ask for is a shot, and I took my shot. And I will never be regretful of that. It’s what I needed to do, and I executed the way that I could.

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