1- gatfxc- Lauren, congratulations on winning the NIN Indoor title in the Weight Throw. Tell us about your outstanding meet.
Lauren- Thank you, Well the meet didn’t go as I had planned I didn’t throw as far as I wanted. I was trying to break the national record and that didn’t happen but I threw ok, my main goal was to just win a national indoor meet in the weight, because I had been trying to win nationals in the weight throw for a long time and I finally did it.
2-gatfxc- Describe what it felt like to compete against the highest level of HS competition on such a grand stage at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston .
Lauren-To compete with the best high school girls in the country is awesome, you get to see and throw with people I have watched over the season and to finally throw with them and against is a real rush!
3-gatfxc- I noticed that Throw1deep also competed at NSIC at the Armory in New York City, but you Fouled Out in the Weight Throw from the results. What happened?
Lauren- Throw 1 Deep competes all over the place. I did foul out because I just could not put my nerves aside; I was going for a double national win and I wanted it so bad along with the national record, I fouled my first 2 and on my third one my nerves got the best of me and I just messed up and didn’t get one in sector. I am sad about it but I just guess it was not my meet to win and I am ok with that, I had a great time this indoor season and got the chance to do some things that very few high school girls get to do.
4-gatfxc- Did you get to visit/sightsee while in New York or Boston , and if so, where did you all go?
Lauren- I didn’t get to do much sightseeing in either place because I went up to Boston for one day and then drove back to New York the same day, when I go to the meets I am usually very focused on the meets and usually leave immediately after competing. However, I was up in New York in February and I did do some sightseeing then, I went to ground zero; that was sad but good to see.
5-gatfxc- When did you first become interested in Track and Field and Throwing, and when did you realize you had the ability to be an elite Thrower?
Lauren- I was 9 years old when I started track, I started out as a runner and I was a good one. I didn’t really like running then I found throwing and that has very little to NO running in that which I like very much. When I realize that I had the ability to be a good thrower was after I met Mike, he told me that I would be a elite hammer and weight thrower one day and I am still working towards being elite.
6-gatfxc- How much of being a part of Throw1deep has contributed to your success and you guys seem to be like a big family. Are you surprised at how much Davis and Nabil have improved in the Shot Put?
Lauren- Throw 1 deep has helped me in the area of giving me a social life, LOL, but yes the team is like a family when someone on the team needs something someone is there to help. Yes I was surprised at how much those guys have done in the shot put, they are both awesome weight throwers to and they will be some great hammer throwers. I am excited to see how well they will both do in the outdoor season, both Nabil and Davis are great guys and teammates.
7-gatfxc- Do you have any specific goals for the 2009 Outdoor season including Summer Track?
Lauren- My goals are to break the hammer national record and make the Pam Am team that goes to Trinidad .
8-gatfxc- Now it's time for the Track Community to get to know a thing or two about Lauren Chambers:
a- What are a few of your favorite movies/TV Shows?
b- What kind of music/ musical artists do you enjoy?
c- Favorite subject in school and most boring subject?
d- Favorite Foods?
e- Favorite Venue to compete at in Georgia ?
Lauren- a- step up, stomp the yard, red line
b- I listen to all kinds of music from Country to Rap and everything in the middle
c- favorite subject is sports med, most boring one is history
d- I don’t have one – but I do like a good gourmet salad
e- I don’t really have one, but I do like the venues where the toe board is securely fasten to the ring! LOL
9- gatfxc- How excited are you about going to Southern Cal ' and competing on the collegiate level, and how was your recruiting visit?
Lauren- I am really excited about going to USC, I am ready to move out of the sport light and not have as much pressure on me. My recruiting visit was great, the campus is beautiful and the area is great, the school gets some bad press about the surrounding area, but it was one of the prettiest campuses I visited and the weather cannot be beat!