Athlete of the Week: Joe Kohler

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Sport: Varsity Track

Grade: 9

Accomplishment:

Set “freshman” records in the 1600m at 4:53 and in the 3200m at 10:41. (These records are informal in nature– non-official.)

Coach Everhart’s Quote:

“There is some debate among Kohler’s teammates about whether he qualifies for this award.We may need further testing to determine whether Joey is fully human, or, as some suspicion, partially ‘cyborg’. His endurance surpasses anything we’ve seen from a freshman since record-holders like Ben Ingle and Jim Wiggin. Keep your eye on Joe. He will leave a track legacy at Tyrone.”

10 Questions:

1.     How did you first get involved in this sport?

My dad had me run in 5k’s with him.

2.    What other sport(s) do you play?

Cross Country and Basketball

3.    Favorite professional sports team?

Cleveland Cavaliers

4.    Favorite professional athlete?

LeBron James

5.    Who is your hero? Why?

Jake Meredith, because of his moral support.

6.    Favorite band/musician?

Schaffer the Darklord

7.    Favorite movie?

Space Jam

8.    Favorite food?

Buffalo chicken dip

9.    What advice would you give younger athletes?

“If you don’t get going, you’ll never get going.” – Jake Makdad.

10.  What are your future goals?

Run track at Penn State and major in electrical/electronics engineering.