World Youth Championships - July 16-18, 1999 at Bydgoszcz Poland
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Interviews
Lisa Beachler
Doug Speck sent interview questions by email to American athletes heading
for Poland.
1) Your Name
2) The School you attend (also its city and your state) and if you run for a
club in the summer what is the
name of the club?
3) What grade are you in?
4) Briefly summarize your 1999 Track and Field Year so far--
5) What are your lifetime bests in your event or events (if you compete in
more than one)?
6) What are your thoughts as you head to the World Youth Meet in Poland next
week?
7) What do you enjoy most about Track and Field?
8) Do you have any interesting stories or incidents about your involvement
with Track and Field? Any
relatives of note in sports? Awards in Other Sports or Academics?
9) Have you done anything different this year in your preparation because of
your membership on the
World Championship Youth Team?
10) What tips could you offer other young athletes just beginning in the
sport of Track and Field?
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1)Lisa Beachler
2)Fremont Senior High School, Fremont NE., Cornhusker Flyers Track
Club(except I throw not run)
3)I'll be a Junior
4)All-Class gold medal winner in the shot. 2nd in the shot at
Footlocker. Class A winner in discus.
5)Shot put best is 46'9", Discus is 136'10"
6)My thoughts on going to Poland are will there be food on the plane.
I was wondering if they had toilett paper but I found out they did.
7)The thing I like most about track and field is not having to run.
8)My sister Becky led the Nation her Junior and Senior years in the
shot. I also got to meet a really weird guy by the name of Doug Speck.
9)To get ready for the World Youth Team I have been trying not to watch
any airplane movies where the planes crash.
10)Have lots of fun and just enjoy the sport because that's where the
real success comes in at.