GATFXC: So are you excited to be a part of this years
Reebok Coach
Wood Invitational? Have you done anything like this
before?
Torres: It is a
huge honor to take part in this years Reebok Coach
Wood Invitational.
I have unofficially taken part in the Midwest Foot
Locker Meet a
couple of years ago.
GATFXC: What are your favorite memories from high
school cross
country?
Torres: My favorite memory in high school cross
country was winning a
state team title with all my high school teamates.
GATFXC: What is the difference between a big high
school invitational vs.
a big NCAA invitational?
Torres: The biggest difference is the level and
caliber of athletes is stronger in a college
invitational. It's
almost as if every invite in college is like competing
in the
Footlocker High School National Championships.
GATFXC: What was your high school team like?
Torres: My high school teamates
and I were very close. They are still some of my
closest friends to
this day. We grew up training together even before
high school. That
is why sharing the state title experience with my
teammates is one of
my finest memories.
GATFXC: What was your favorite invitational in high
school and why?
Torres: My favorite high school invite had to be the
Lake Park Invite in the
Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. It was an early in the
season invite
and the competition was always tough. The main reason
I enjoyed it
was because it made me feel like the cross country
season had finally
began.
GATFXC: What are you most excited about for this
weekend's race?
Torres: I am
most excited about interacting with today's high
school youth.
Getting back in touch with what is fun about running
and that is
seeing the work, struggles, and innocence of true
cross country
running.
Reebok Coach
Wood Invitational? Have you done anything like this
before?
Torres: It is a
huge honor to take part in this years Reebok Coach
Wood Invitational.
I have unofficially taken part in the Midwest Foot
Locker Meet a
couple of years ago.
GATFXC: What are your favorite memories from high
school cross
country?
Torres: My favorite memory in high school cross
country was winning a
state team title with all my high school teamates.
GATFXC: What is the difference between a big high
school invitational vs.
a big NCAA invitational?
Torres: The biggest difference is the level and
caliber of athletes is stronger in a college
invitational. It's
almost as if every invite in college is like competing
in the
Footlocker High School National Championships.
GATFXC: What was your high school team like?
Torres: My high school teamates
and I were very close. They are still some of my
closest friends to
this day. We grew up training together even before
high school. That
is why sharing the state title experience with my
teammates is one of
my finest memories.
GATFXC: What was your favorite invitational in high
school and why?
Torres: My favorite high school invite had to be the
Lake Park Invite in the
Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. It was an early in the
season invite
and the competition was always tough. The main reason
I enjoyed it
was because it made me feel like the cross country
season had finally
began.
GATFXC: What are you most excited about for this
weekend's race?
Torres: I am
most excited about interacting with today's high
school youth.
Getting back in touch with what is fun about running
and that is
seeing the work, struggles, and innocence of true
cross country
running.