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Track & Field Player of the Year
by Steve Gamel
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is known for producing top-tier high school talent in every sport. Track and Field is no exception, though one could argue the standard-bearer in recent years is Guyer High School’s speedy senior, the fastest girls time in state history and as the nation’s No. 12 performance of all-time in the event. She also recorded a Brynn Brown. time trial of 9:39.38 in the 3,200, which, had it been official, would have shattered So it shouldn’t be a surprise that she ran found a way to overcome those setbacks the national record by eight seconds. As down one of the more prestigious honors and is now on track for a huge final push a sophomore, Brown won the Class 6A in the country. to her high school career. 3,200 title in 10:09.91. She also won state Brown, widely regarded as the top runner “Brynn is no stranger to adversity. She has in the 1,600 with a time of 4:48.37. in Texas, was named the Gatorade Texas endured multiple season-ending injuries, The Gatorade press release went on Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year on June 25. The award, which recognizes unfortunate falls, and most recently, the loss of AND SHE’S to mention that Brown won the two-mile run at the Texas athletic excellence, high standards of an outdoor track season FASTER THAN A&M Classic this past winter academic achievement, and strong to the pandemic,” Guyer LIGHTENING. with a time of 10:08.11—the character on and off the field, is in its 35th coach Megan Sprabeary nation’s No. 1 performance year. In winning this year’s award, Brown told Gatorade. “However, she has handled among prep indoor competitors in joins an elite list of alumni that includes it all with dignity and grace. She uses each 2020. She also maintained a 4.54 GPA Lolo Jones and Robert Griffin III to disappointment as motivation toward her and has volunteered locally on behalf name a few. next goal.” And she’s faster than lightning. of a children’s camp for Cardiovascular Brown’s rise to notoriety hasn’t come According to the Gatorade press release, Intensive Care Unit patients. without adversity. As a freshman, she Brown broke the tape in the outdoor Congrats to Brynn Brown on her latest suffered an injury that could have ended 3,200-meter run at the Coppell Relays in award. We are confident this won’t her career much too early. Clearly, she has 9:58.58 in late February, which ranked as be the last.
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