Podcast Episode 12 - German Fernandez of Oklahoma State
Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 10:01
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Fernandez won the Big 12 Championship title as a freshman (Spencer Allen)
"The Dream"
What's Going on World?
John W. Davis here. After toiling all summer and all fall, the NCAA XC meet in Terre Haute, Indiana is finally here. For many elite runners it's a dream fulfilled.
Meet freshman sensation German Fernandez of Oklahoma State University. His dream is to run in the 2012 London Olympics. To aid in making his dream a reality he has selected a mentor who he feels has all the right tools to get him there, OSU Head Coach Dave Smith. The funny thing is that their coach/athlete mentorship almost never took place.
German admits that the only reason he visited Oklahoma State in the first place was to use up all his official recruiting visits. But something clicked on that visit when he met Coach Smith and soon after, German was signed, sealed and delivered and off to Stillwater, Oklahoma.
On the night of Tuesday, November 18th, German had another type of dream. This one was about a race that will take place on November 24th in a grassy field in Indiana. German is no prophet, so he kept the major details to himself. German did make a confession saying "it was a good dream"¡¦
Get to know German and learn more about his mindset on this episode of the Trackshark Podcast only on Trackshark.com.
* At the end of all Trackshark.com Podcasts, we play a game called the 6K Road to Terre Haute and for Men it's the 10K Road to Terre Haute.
German's 10K Road to Terre Haute:
1K. What's your favorite color? Blue
2K. What's your favorite sport other than running? Basketball
3K. Whose Olympic performance was better Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt? Michael Phelps
4K. If you didn't attend the Oklahoma State, what school would you have gone to? Arizona State
5K. What is your dream job after your running days are over? Something to do with Criminology
6K. What's your fastest 400 meter time, open or relay split? 51
7K. What season do you like better, Cross Country, Indoor Track or Outdoor Track? Cross Country Season
8K. What's better, Facebook or Myspace? Facebook.
9K. What's your favorite TV channel? ESPN
10K. What's your goal at the 2008 NCAA XC Championship meet in Terre Haute? What will it take to achieve it? (Listen to Episode below to find out!)
Fernandez won the Big 12 Championship title as a freshman (Spencer Allen)