St. Albans standout sprinter Anacia Hines continues to shine this season for the Red Dragons, ranked No. 7 in Class AAA girls. At Friday's Mountain State Athletic Conference Championships, Hines, a sophomore, won the 100-meter run, 200 and 100 hurdles. Click here to read my article on Hines in today's Daily Mail.
In meets held by April 27, reported to www.runwv.com, Hines ranked second in the state in the 100 (:12.48), third in the 200 (:26.28) and second in the 100 hurdles (:12.11).
Below are some extra quotes from my interviews with Hines and St. Albans coach Scott James that did not make the article.
Scott James, St. Albans track coach
-on Hines, who continues to set personal records with each meet
“One week, she ran her personal best in the 100. This past weekend, she had her personal best in the 100-meter hurdles and the 200.
-on the 300H
“She hasn’t quite embraced that race like we hoped she would, so I don’t know in regionals if I am going to run her in the 300 hurdles or maybe put her in the long jump or something. I haven’t decided yet.”
-on Hines' top event and why
“Probably the 100 hurdles and why is because that’s her favorite event. She works on that a lot and in the process of working on that it also benefits her in the 100 and 200 meters.”
-said Hines’ goal is to qualify for state in all three events
“She wants to win these events and it’s going to be a tough road to hoe with (Buckhannon-Upshur's) Emily Godwin in the 100-meter hurdles. I think the Trout girl from up in Morgantown has a good time…
Anacia Hines, St. Albans sophomore
-on overcoming her lack of height at 5-foot-1 to excel at an event usually dominated by taller athletes
“During the summer time, I was with the Striders and Coach (Chip) Ferrell, and he’s been telling me ‘You don’t have to be a certain height. Your speed is able to get you over the hurdle. It’s mind over matter,’ so that kind of stuck with me and I was able to believe I can do it. It’s just a matter of your form and how fast you’re going out of the blocks, because if you’re going too slow, you might jump too high or be scared or not make it or your lead leg over the hurdle. That could be all bad.”
-on where Hines is applying her work in the final weeks of the season
“I’m working on improving my time in the 100 hurdles, because I’ve been doing better and dropping my times and everything, but I just can’t get tired at the end. I have to keep running for distance and running -- I can’t just run the 100 hurdles and be fine. I have to run 110s and 120s just to make sure I’m able to go through the finish line strong.”
-on her goals for the rest of the year
“I’ve set a goal to continue to PR and get down to a :14.9 at least or a 15.0, something within those two numbers. I feel like I can do it. It’s just a matter of me pushing myself and more practice and staying hard on myself and listening in practice and doing what my coach tells me.”
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