2007 TFM at NCAA Outdoor Championships -- Quotes
6/8/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
U-M Associate Coach Fred LaPlante
"We were proud of him because he basically ran to his strength. He is a very good starter and I think he may have gotten his best start ever tonight. He had a tremendous start -- he was in the lead over the first five hurdles, at least. He put it on the line but couldn't hold on and a couple of guys went by him. But overall, if you put his whole season in perspective, just being here is a big deal. The fact that he got fourth, we're very happy about that."
"I think it's something that people have to have inside of them. It's always a growth process. When you come up from high school to this level, you usually get knocked down a few notches, but you have to stay the course and keep at it. That's what he's done. He just kept grinding away and kept on improving."
U-M Senior Jeff Porter
"It was good, I can't be upset about it. It feels -- I don't know, I'm a little speechless right now. My entire college career has been leading up to getting to outdoor nationals and I got here. Earlier this year I won indoors and then I took fourth outdoors. It's been pretty good. I am actually speechless right now."
"We were proud of him because he basically ran to his strength. He is a very good starter and I think he may have gotten his best start ever tonight. He had a tremendous start -- he was in the lead over the first five hurdles, at least. He put it on the line but couldn't hold on and a couple of guys went by him. But overall, if you put his whole season in perspective, just being here is a big deal. The fact that he got fourth, we're very happy about that."
"I think it's something that people have to have inside of them. It's always a growth process. When you come up from high school to this level, you usually get knocked down a few notches, but you have to stay the course and keep at it. That's what he's done. He just kept grinding away and kept on improving."
U-M Senior Jeff Porter
"It was good, I can't be upset about it. It feels -- I don't know, I'm a little speechless right now. My entire college career has been leading up to getting to outdoor nationals and I got here. Earlier this year I won indoors and then I took fourth outdoors. It's been pretty good. I am actually speechless right now."
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