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American "Preemie"
turned star Track & Field Sprinter and 2008 Summer Olympic Hopeful, to
compete in Rio 2007 Pan American Games for a country he never set foot on
Miami, FL, July 21,
2007 David Pierre, a 23 year old American star
tri-athlete, who was born prematurely at 2lbs. 2oz., has risen to the
occasion by beating all skeptics; medical, academic and most of all
athletic. This multi-talented star athlete of Haitian descendant is scheduled to begin
competing at the Rio 2007 Pan American Games (Men’s Track & Field 400m) on
Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Also, as a star tri-athlete at
South
Miami
High School, David quickly became the District champion, All-District honoree and
team Most Valuable Runner. There he received a football scholarship to a
division III institute;
University
of
Dubuque. While, excelling as a tri-athlete due to his fierce athletic
competitiveness, he wasted no time transferring one year later to the
neighboring University
of
Iowa
; a division I institute, where history was waiting. David’s arrival in
the Big Ten Conference, quickly earned him another athletic scholarship
along with respect among his peers when he walked on to their division I
track team in 2004-2005. The following season he was already in the
Big Ten Championships, and qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regionals (Iowa
Men’s Track & Field 400m Relay). In his senior and final year of
2006-2007, this Hawkeye ability to perform at high level pressure earned
him the title of “Team Captain”, and ranked 8th in the
history of the
University
of
Iowa
’s All-Time Indoor 400m Record, 47.7s.
After impressive record settings in the 100m, 200m
and 400m dash, this rising star Sprinter would not be in need of any
further introduction to represent the
US
at the Rio 2007 Pan American and the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. However,
as a Haitian-American born; David gratefully and honorably volunteered to
represent Haiti instead, when he first made his intention known this past
March to the Haitian Olympic Committee, he was very highly praised by Mr.
Alain Jean-Pierre (President of the Haitian Federation of Amateur
Athletes) “David Pierre could not have been more than welcome”.
Again, as David chases history with the “Guinness World Records” as
the smallest baby born prematurely, turned star Sprinter to ever
participate or compete at both international sports events, he can also
rewrite and make history with Haiti 80 years later in the upcoming
world’s biggest sport event (2008 Summer Olympics) if he either wins a
silver or gold medal. Just this past May, this star athlete
Sprinter and
Haiti
’s 2008 Summer Olympic Hopeful, graduated in the middle of his class
with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the
University
of
Iowa. Hopefully, soon after returning from the 2008 Summer Olympics,
David immediate future plans involves attending an unidentified NFL
training camp as a (defensive back) prospect while attending
Law
School
part-time.
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