WHEN HENRY STARK WAS JUST A
SIXTH GRADER AND HE WALKED
AROUND THE GYMNASIUM, HE
NEVER IMAGINED THAT HIS NAME
WOULD GO UP IN THE RAFTERS OR
ON THE RECORD BOARDS.
In fact, when Stark joined the Cross Country
team in 6
th
grade and the Track & Field
team in 7
th
grade, he was just merely happy
to be a part of the team. His older brother
George was a very talented athlete within
these sports and Henry joined to follow in
his footsteps as he looked up to George.
The love for the sport, however, was
not there.
When Stark first arrived on campus in the
Fall of 2017, it was George's name up on
the record boards, holding the PTS Physical
Education best 1600m and 800m times.
Through the years, the Stark brothers
enjoyed running together and the
camaraderie that came with it, even if
George was miles ahead of Henry, both
literally and figuratively. During Stark's
sophomore year is when it all changed.
"I got to the level in which I could run
alongside him. It gave me the boost of
confidence knowing my brother had my
back and I had his as we continued to push
each other on the track," Stark recalls.
Once I adapted to
the fact that I would
just have to put my
head down and work,
I developed an all
or nothing mentality
that drove me to
new heights."
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