Q. When did you start running?A. I was around 9 years old when I started running track. My mom got me started because she was always interested in it and thought it would be a good way for me to get a lot of my energy out, so I wasn’t so energetic when I got home.

Q. What is your favorite event?

A. I’ve always liked the 200 because it’s not too long of a race to run full-speed and not too short, like the 100. It’s a lost event because a lot of people run the 100 and the 400, but it’s hard for people to run the curve at full-speed and still maintain that on the last 100 meters.

Q. What is your goal for the 2007 track season?

A. My ultimate goal for the season is trying to break the school record in the 200-meter dash. I also want to win the 4×100 and 4×400 relay. We’re really trying to get more publicity for the school and make a statement that TCU is back. To surpass the standards that have been set for us and do well at the NCAA championship.

Q. Do you feel a lot of pressure to perform well since the TCU men were ranked No. 1 in the nation in relays in 2006?

A. I don’t feel a lot of pressure to run faster because I know when I get on the track, I’m giving it my all. With all the training that we have done this past year, I’m confident that we should run faster and do better then we did last year.

Q. What experience do you bring with you to this season that you may not have had during your first two years?

A. Definitely collegiate nationals and international meets. I try to use my past experience to help me now, like trying to overcome my nervous periods before a race.

Q. How do you help lead the new additions to the team?

A. Even though I am a junior, I feel like I’m a veteran on the team. I try to help them with everything from running mechanics to personal advice that I have learned growing up. I like to feel like an older brother on the team.

Q. What meet are you most looking forward to?

A. I’m looking forward to nationals and running at the Penn Relays. It is a wonderful environment to run it and the festivities surrounding the meet are great. I think it’s the only time when I get to run in front of more than 65,000 people, and the city of Philadelphia is awesome.