![]() Still, Logan knew Pringle would perform at a high level in the outdoor season based on his workouts. Pringle, though, missed part of the indoor season because of a hamstring injury. “And our men’s program has been consistently in the top five in the country. Being a private school, every one of his classrooms has 18 to 20 students in it and the fact that every class he is in is taught by a professor. “We were a good fit for him academically. “He could have gone to a number of schools running a 47 in high school,” said Ashland track coach Jud Logan. He admits when he was first contacted by Ashland, he wasn’t quite sure where the school was located.Īshland provided that plus a traditionally strong track program. ![]() ![]() Pringle, who is from Cincinnati, picked Ashland because he really liked the family atmosphere when he visited with his mom during his senior year in high school. It is that mindset that has helped Pringle accomplish quite a bit so early in his collegiate career. I run to get better times and to stay fit and focused on the big picture in the long run.” Rankings and stats, I don’t run for that. “Yes, I automatically made it to nationals, but that is not going to stop me from training hard, pushing in practice and when it comes to the meet, trying to get a better time so that I can have a higher standing going into the national meet,” Pringle said. Pringle's focus is only on what he can do to get better as the season progresses. The time automatically qualified him for the Division II national meet and earned him USTFCCCA NCAA Division II national track athlete of the week.īut the performance and accolades that came with it occurred two weeks ago and the national meet is eight weeks away. At the time, it was the fastest 400 in NCAA at any level. Pringle broke his own school record by winning the 400 at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C. ![]() Two weeks ago, Ashland sophomore Myles Pringle turned in the type of performance in the 400 meter dash that could allow him to peek way ahead to the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships May 25-27 in Bradenton, Fla. ![]()
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