Joshua Hembrough sets high school record!

[white is right]

This high school standout set an indoor record in the high hurdles 7.85 seconds and is hearing impaired too. He is physically imposing too he is 6'6" and 220 pounds. He may be lost to football with that build and speed...Edited by: white is right

 

[white lightning]

This kid is special.He really improved over the summer by practicing on 45 inch hurdles.The college hurdles are easy for him now and the high school hurdles are a joke.Joshua should have an incredible final year of high school.I can see only one other kid in high school that might be close to him.Let's hope he continues to improve and can eventually be a world class american hurdler for the next decade!

 

[jacknyc]

Just following up on some of last year's top HSers....Josh seems to be making the transition to the collegiate ranks...he is tied for the 9th fastest collegiate 60m hurdle time in the country.
He attends Purdue with fellow white speedster, Shane Crawford. Maybe they'll be together on the 4 x100m relay team this Spring.....

 

[jacknyc]

Here's an article on Josh.
His coach at Purdue is expecting big things from him.
[url]http://www.purdueexponent.org/index.php?module=article&story _id=9836[/url]

 

[jacknyc]

Josh won the Big 10 indoor championships last weekend.
Pretty impressive for a freshman.
Hopefully, his success will carry over to the outdoor season.

 

[jacknyc]

Another update on Hembrough....he won the Big 10 outdoor championships in the 110 hurdles last weekend.

He is just a freshman, so maybe some big things to come from him in the years ahead.

 

[white lightning]

To have him make it at the Olympic Level in the US would be almost as good as a 100/200 guy. From what I hear, Josh and Shane Crawford are both really good friends. Hopefully they can help to push each other to the next level. Josh is alot closer than Shane but I see a bright future for the both of them.