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Full Name: Torric Antwan Reshad Davis Hobbies: Training, hanging with my friends, and talking to girls Date of Birth: 10/03/87 Academic Interest: Math Brothers/Sisters (names): Sterling and Soniya Personal bests: 10.53 (100m), and 21.27 (200m) |
scrunners: As a senior going into the state meet what were you thinking?
davis: Going into the state meet I felt confident about winning the 100, but the 200 wasn\'t on my mind. My coach told me the day before that I was going to have to win the 100 and 200 for us to have a shot at the state title. But I was like o.k. whatever (in my mind), because I knew I could win the 100 but the 200 whoa.
scrunners: After winning the 100 title in the 4A meet, what kind of thoughts:
davis: I was elated because I knew I made my parents and coaches were proud of me, but I was dissappointed because I wanted the state record.
scrunners: Were going through your head before the 200?
davis: I was saying to myself \"I\'m going to get second or third\", because I hadn\'t beaten Rodney Lipscomb yet, but I had beat Eric Gaffney before.
scrunners: How did each race unfold?
davis: Before the 100 started I kept saying to myself \"as long as I run my race noone can stay with me\" and I just went over the race in my head. So, when the gun popped I got out o.k, but it wasn\'t perfect like the one at 4A qualifiers. After 30 meters or so I didn\'t feel or hear anyone so I felt pretty confident that I had it. As for the 200, I discussed with my mom how I wanted to change my race a little- I felt that if I made up the stagger in the curve on Eric in lane 4 that evened me with Rodney in lane 5. By maintaining the stagger until the start of the 100 it now became my race! Before I would go all out in the curve and die at the end of my race. In their mind they ran their race, but since changed my strategy at the last minute, it was nothing they could prepare for.
scrunners: What was your overall view of the state meet, following the conclusion of the meet?
davis: This was my first state meet in individual events as well as my last, so I was excited the entire day. Everything ran smoothly and I did what I was capable of doing. So, I have no regrets about anything I did. I wish we could have pulled it out as a team, but Ridge View was a much better team and I respect them alot.
scrunners: What was it like to travel out west for the Great Southwest Classic and then the Golden West Invitational?
davis: It was a HUGE difference from any big meets that I\'ve ever been to. At both meet meets there were no prelims-- they were all finals! So you had to come prepared because there were no prelims. Being in elite heats at both meets, I knew I was up against the best!
scrunners: Was this the first year you competed in these meets?
davis: Yes.
scrunners: What or whom gave you the idea to compete in these meets?
davis: The meet directors from both meets sent invitations to Coach Jones and I accepted the one in New Mexico, but was undecided about California. But after they called and spoke with my mom directly, my trainer, Coach Bennie Isaac and I decided to accept it.
scrunners: Compared to track and field in South Carolina what differences did you notice in the meets out west?
davis: The athletes, both male and female, were physically more prepared than those from South Carolina. More emphasis seems to be placed on the sport than in SC.
scrunners: Closer to home, how many years have competed in the Dekalb International Prep Classic in Atlanta?
davis: One.
scrunners: When and how did you find out you set a new 100 meet record at the meet?
davis: I knew going in what the record was and the clock was at the finish line.
scrunners: At Nike Outdoors, explain your total experience from the meet.
davis: I was totally disgusted with my start in the 100m and I wasn\'t about to leave empty handed even though that was my stronger event. Before the 200m prelims. My mom told me to \"leave it all on the track\" since I had a three hour rest before the finals. My trainer Coach Isaac had to pull me back in with a few choice words going into the 200 finals and they worked!
scrunners: Do you have any more meets planned for this summer? If so, which ones?
davis: Not definite one\'s but is there anyone out there holding any?
scrunners: When did you start to compete in track and field?
davis: At the age of six, my mom entered me in the 50 meter dash while stationed in Charleston just to see if I \"had it.\" After moving back to Columbia in 1996, my mom entered me in the Hershey\'s Meet and that day I signed up with Classics track club.
scrunners: Does or did anyone else in your family compete in the sport?
davis: My mom, dad, and two uncles.
scrunners: Have you thought about competing in track and field in college?
davis: Yes, I definitely plan on that and even further. I\'m aiming for 2008.
scrunners: If so, what schools are you looking to attend?
davis: At the moment, NC A&T, UNC-Charlotte, but I\'m still undecided.
scrunners: With your season going over a month beyond the state meet, when did you start training for track and how did your training progress throughout the season?
davis: I never stopped training. My personal trainer is Bennie Isaac(Jump Start, Inc.) and we\'ve been going at it even through the high school season. Being part of a large team you may not get all of the individual attention you need, so he was able to build on what my high school coaches had put into place.
scrunners: Explain a normal practice for you, in the early part of the season, mid-season, close to the state meet and with the post season meets?
davis: In the early part of the season it was just conditioning, no blocks, no speed work, just endurance. Mid-season it was mostly speed work and endurance like 150\'s, close to state meet it was all about strength and prefection lots of block work, 150\'s, 200\'s, and 250\'s.
scrunners: What keeps you motivated to get out the door on a daily basis for practice and life?
davis: knowing that there\'s people out there expecting the best for me and from me.
scrunners: Have you ever been injured? How did you stay motivated during this time? Explain.
davis: I injured my hip at a summer meet my eighth grade year I wasn\'t able to come back until qualifying of JO state. That injury sort of haunted my my ninth grade year and my mom still has it on tape.
scrunners: What would you say has been your biggest challenge in the sport? Explain.
davis: Proving that I wasn\'t over rated coming back into this year.
scrunners: How did you overcome this challenge?
davis: By training like I was number two...and who remembers who came in second?
scrunners: What do you look for in a coach and what do you expect a coach to look for in you?
davis: I\'m the type of athlete who needs someone to stay on me. I need someone who has an even greater love for the sport than I do and isn\'t afraid to get outside help when we run into a problem.
scrunners: Have you ever thought about coaching the sport in the future? If so, which level and why?
davis: Yes, but all good athletes don\'t make good coaches. High school because I want to see alot more youth succeed.
scrunners: Does Spring Valley have any team rivals?
davis: YES!!!!! Ridgeview!!!!! They make me itch talking about them. Ha Ha.
scrunners: Do you have any individual rivals?
davis: YES!!! John Saffold (100m) and Rodney Lipscomb (200m), but we\'re cool off the track and in the stands.
scrunners: If so, when do these rivals become most intense and how did they develop?
davis: When they kept kicking my butt all year, but I settled it on the track with one at regions. And took care of the other at state.YEEEAAAHHH!!!!!
scrunners: Do you have a specific tradition prior to competing in a meet?
davis: There are 8 people I call before each meet to make sure they\'re o.k.
scrunners: Have you ever met a professional athlete? If so, what did you talk to he/she about and where did you meet them?
davis: I\'ve met Justin Gatlin, Bershawn Jackson, Lashawn Merritt, and several with USC ties are on the track when I\'m out there like L.Demus, O.Harris, A.Johnson, T.Tremmell.
scrunners: If there is one thing in the world you could do what would it be and why?
davis: Start my life over and do everything I was suppose to do in the classroom and on the track. If I had, my academic situation would be much better and my college chioces much easier, but you live and you learn.