HUTCHINSON - Davian Vigil, 12 years old, from Hutchinson, KS is preparing for the 2013 Hershey Track & Field, North American Final. The national meet will be held August 3rd, 2013 in Hershey, PA. To qualify for this meet Davian had to place 1st overall at the Kansas State Meet in June. But first, Hutchinson held its local meet May 11, 2013. At the local level Davian placed 3rd in the Standing Long Jump (7 ft. 1.25in), 1st-100 Meter Dash (13.00 sec.), & 1st-200 Meter Dash (27.43 sec.). All 3 of his results advanced to the state meet.
Kansas’ State meet was held in late June at Gowan’s Stadium in Hutchinson where Davian was a triple gold medalist. His Standing Long Jump 1st place was a jump of 7ft 2 ¼ in. His 100 M. Dash win was 12.93 sec. and his 200 M. Dash win was a time of 27.96 sec. After winning state, the results were compared to the winning times of 7 other states. 5-U.S. states (CO, NE, ND, SD, and WY) and 2-Canadian (Manitoba and Saskatchewan). Then, the best time overall regionally qualifies for an all-expense paid trip (by Hershey) to the national meet in August where they also get the experience of meeting multiple Olympic Gold Medalists.
This will be Davian’s 2nd trip to Nationals. In 2010, he participated in the Hershey Track & Field Games for the 1st time and qualified in the 50 M. Dash. At nationals he was the lone 9 year old of the 9-10 age group where he placed 5th. Track is not the only sport this outstanding runner participates in. He has also been playing year round basketball. In 2010, he had the privilege to play in the Real Deal in the Rock- AAU basketball tournament in Little Rock, AR. He was able to play on the same courts that 6 popular NBA players have. Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers, Russell Westbrook of the OKC Thunder, Eric Gordon of the LA Clippers, and Mike Conley of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Davian will attend HMS7 in Hutchinson this fall where he will participate in Football, Basketball, and Track.
Good Luck at Nationals in August Davian! Make Kansas Proud.
Submitted by Erica Garcia
Kansas’ State meet was held in late June at Gowan’s Stadium in Hutchinson where Davian was a triple gold medalist. His Standing Long Jump 1st place was a jump of 7ft 2 ¼ in. His 100 M. Dash win was 12.93 sec. and his 200 M. Dash win was a time of 27.96 sec. After winning state, the results were compared to the winning times of 7 other states. 5-U.S. states (CO, NE, ND, SD, and WY) and 2-Canadian (Manitoba and Saskatchewan). Then, the best time overall regionally qualifies for an all-expense paid trip (by Hershey) to the national meet in August where they also get the experience of meeting multiple Olympic Gold Medalists.
This will be Davian’s 2nd trip to Nationals. In 2010, he participated in the Hershey Track & Field Games for the 1st time and qualified in the 50 M. Dash. At nationals he was the lone 9 year old of the 9-10 age group where he placed 5th. Track is not the only sport this outstanding runner participates in. He has also been playing year round basketball. In 2010, he had the privilege to play in the Real Deal in the Rock- AAU basketball tournament in Little Rock, AR. He was able to play on the same courts that 6 popular NBA players have. Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers, Russell Westbrook of the OKC Thunder, Eric Gordon of the LA Clippers, and Mike Conley of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Davian will attend HMS7 in Hutchinson this fall where he will participate in Football, Basketball, and Track.
Good Luck at Nationals in August Davian! Make Kansas Proud.
Submitted by Erica Garcia