Coach Ray Pollard at Heritage High School in Newport News is arguably one of the state's best high school coaches in the hurdles. Now that Coach Pollard has one of the top rising athletes in the hurdles with junior Daniel McFadden, the coach and athlete duo could go far in the next two years. McFadden most recently clocked a US top 10 and state leading time in the 55 meter hurdles with his 7.58 clocking at CNU.
McFadden was a blip in the map as a sophomore making an early exit in the prelims at the state indoor meet last February and failed to qualify for the state outdoor meet, but made great strides during the summer in AAU competition including a 14.44 personal best 110 meter hurdles performance at the AAU Nationals. The Heritage junior is by no means the clear cut top hurdler in the state right now as shown with his photo finish at CNU, but with four seasons of high school track remaining, McFadden has the time to become Virginia's best especially under Coach Pollard's...