Andrew Seidenberg

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February 23, 2004

There are not many indoor tracks located within the southeast United States, mainly because of the mild winters we experience. While snow is rare and short sleeve shirts are common in February, we end up traveling every weekend to indoor track meets. However, because other track teams and athletes in our region are faced with the same challenge of finding a nearby indoor track, it is very common for us to race against many top athletes.

Last weekend we competed at the University of Tennessee. Not only does Tennessee have one of the top track programs in the nation, they have one of the most interesting tracks I have ever seen.

Unlike other indoor tracks on which we have competed, which are built inside arenas that house other sports, the indoor track at Tennessee is solely used for track and field. Additionally, the complex is enormous and seats several hundreds of spectators.

The track itself was impressive as was the competition. Many of Tennessee's top sprinters and field athletes competed. As did Tom Pappas, who is currently the world's top decathlete. We also witnessed Tim Mack clear 18 ft. in the pole vault.

Clearly we are not necessarily competing against these world-class athletes, and instead are competing against a time or a mark. However it is always very inspiring to see such talent in person.

Andrew Seidenberg is a junior from Columbia, S.C. He would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.