Posted April 28, 2016 - 10:41pm
DES MOINES — Thomas Pollard first ran at Drake Stadium when he was in the sixth grade.
Before he competed, he warmed up by looping around the track for about five minutes. Then he went out and won his race.
That formula followed Pollard during his All-American prep career at Gilbert. He created many a memory on the blue oval, winning flags at subsequent Drake Relays and gold medals from the state track meets.
On Thursday, Pollard followed the same routine, only extending his warmups by about 20 minutes and including his teammate, John Nownes.