SPORTS
COLLEGES: Sandusky joins Tarleton State track and field
By ERIC VICCARO
sports@bowienewsonline.com
Former Forestburg High School track and field athlete Skyler Sandusky has joined the track and field team at Tarleton State University in Stephenville.
Sandusky has already been put in the decathlete program for the Texans – meaning he’ll compete in the decathlon on the collegiate level.
The decathlon is a grueling series of 10 different events, four on the track and six in the field.
These are the following events: 100-meter dash, 110-meter high hurdles, 400- and 1,500-meter runs, the long jump, high jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and pole vault.
“He’ll be lanky for a thrower,” said Steve Sandusky, Skyler’s father and coach at Forestburg. “The pole vault will be a foreign event to him. But, he knows how to hurdle.”
Skyler Sandusky said he’s ready for the challenge.
“It’s 10 events, so that’s tough,” said Skyler, a two-time University Interscholastic League state track and field meet qualifier. Read more in the July 5 Bowie News.
Skyler Sandusky, shown here running for Forestburg during the Area 1A-21/22 meet in Whitesboro from April, will be joining the track and field team at Tarleton State University. (News file photo by Eric Viccaro)
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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