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Full Name: Christian Dion Nash Hobbies: run, run, and run Date of Birth: May 3, 1988 Academic Interest: Math Brothers/Sisters: Micah and Courtney Nash (Coastal Carolina thrower) Personal bests: 110-14.27, 400IH-54.48 |
scrunners: When did you start to compete in track and field?
nash: I started when I was eight years old.
scrunners: Did you always compete in the hurdling events?
nash: No, when I started hurdles when I was 12. I used to run the 400, 200,and 800.
scrunners: What or whom gave you the idea to become a track and field athlete?
I was at a elementary school fun run and a women named Tami Dennis (Current Mount Pleasant club coach).
scrunners: When you started to train for track what did your training consist of?
nash: Alot of 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and hills.
scrunners: From when you started out, how has your training changed?
nash: I do alot of 400 hurdle work and endurance work now.
scrunners: Does your training related to the the same as a sprinter, explain?
nash: Somewhat, because I run both sprint relays.
scrunners: What kind of training do you undergo from August until outdoor starts?
nash: I do alot of short sprints and hurdle work-lots of reps.
scrunners: What are you thinking before you step the line of a race?
nash: I think about my brother that passed away (Matthew Nash), and what I need to do to have a complete race.
scrunners: Which hurdle race do you prefer to run the most?
nash: I think I\'m good in both races but my favorite is the 400-hurdles because alot of people think that I can\'t run it and I like to prove to people that I can.
scrunners: Does Dorman have any team rivals?
nash: YES, Spartanburg High School.
scrunners: Do you have any individual rivals?
nash: Moe Brown from Westside HS.
scrunners: When do these rivals become the most intense?
nash: When we work together over the summer and any time we\'re on the track together.
scrunners: How did these rivals develop?
nash: When we were about 11 or 12.
scrunners: What kind of goals has the team set this year?
nash: We really haven\'t set any long term goals, but my goal for the team is to when the state title.
scrunners: Do you have a pre-race tradition?
nash: I like to listen to \"go head\" by Guccie Mann, it gets me up for all my races.
scrunners: With a fourth place finish in the 110-hurdles and a fifth place finish in the 400-hurdles at the 2005 state meet, how would you like to do this season and how are you preparing for the season and how will your training change from early in the season to the end?
nash: I expect to win both hurdles at the state meet, and go top three at Nike Outdoor Nationals. I started training back in August and I haven\'t stopped. My workouts changed alot. They got faster and the rest between reps have gotten shorter.
scrunners: What would you say is the most prestigious meet you have competed in and how did you fare?
nash: Nike outdoor nationals last summer. I got 12th. I got a chance to see some of the best athletes in the nation run and it made me want to have people think of me as one of those elite athletes.
scrunners: As a senior, what are you looking to do in the future?
nash: I plan on running track in college.
scrunners: Do you have a favorite running book or movie?
nash: Track and field News.
scrunners: Have you ever met a professional athlete?
nash: I met Justin Gatlin and Bershawn Jackson at Nike Outdoor last summer.
scrunners: What did you talk to them about?
nash: About what it took to get to level that they\'re at.
scrunners: What do you see happening with track and field in South Carolina in the future?
nash: I see track and field getting more competitive on a national level with all the other great track and field state. South Carolina has alot of young talent in the hurdles (Jasmine Stowers), girls sprints and girls and boys jumping.
scrunners: Have you ever been injured?
nash: No, I have just been real sore from summer track workouts.
scrunners: What do you look for in a coach and what do you expect a coach to look for in you?
nash: What I look for in a coach is patience and a strong desire to win. I expect a coach to see an athlete that is hard working, coachable and and would do what ever it took for the him and his teammates to win.
scrunners: What keeps you motivated to get out the door on a daily basis for life and running?
nash: My late older brother. I know he is watching me and he always told me to make something of myself and don\'t get caught up in the streets, and I also do it for my mother, she has sacrificed alot for me and the least I can do is make her proud of me when I run.
scrunners: Have you ever thought about coaching track and field? If so, what level and why?
nash: Yes, on a seven-1 year-old basis, because young athletes don\'t complain and they never get tired of practicing.
scrunners: If there is one thing in the world you could achieve, what would it be and why?
nash: To go to college and get a degree. It would make my mother proud and it would give me something to fall back on if track didn\'t work out.