In 2003, the Revolution was televised.
LeBron James, a high school senior, became one of the biggest draws across sports. His games were showcased on ESPN. His highlights lit up SportsCenter. He was Next, and we didn’t even have to wait very long.
Move ahead 14 years and it’s pretty obvious that James lived up to the hype. He also set off an unintentional cascade of expectations for great scholastic athletes across other sports. It’s not just high school basketball players who are asked if they can be the next LeBron; track and field athletes and wrestlers face the same hype-driven query when they emerge as the dominant figure in their sport at their time.Now, 14 years later, a true heir might have emerged. Track star Sydney McLaughlin is 17 years old and already among the world’s best in her sport, just as LeBron was as a senior at St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, Ohio.
Here are the accolades McLaughlin holds already (and there’s still plenty of time before the Kentucky-bound senior graduates this spring):
— National High School Record: 400 meter outdoor hurdles
— National High School Record: 300 meter outdoor hurdles
— National High School Record: 300 meter indoor dash
— National High School Record: 400 meter indoor dash
LeBron James, a high school senior, became one of the biggest draws across sports. His games were showcased on ESPN. His highlights lit up SportsCenter. He was Next, and we didn’t even have to wait very long.
Move ahead 14 years and it’s pretty obvious that James lived up to the hype. He also set off an unintentional cascade of expectations for great scholastic athletes across other sports. It’s not just high school basketball players who are asked if they can be the next LeBron; track and field athletes and wrestlers face the same hype-driven query when they emerge as the dominant figure in their sport at their time.Now, 14 years later, a true heir might have emerged. Track star Sydney McLaughlin is 17 years old and already among the world’s best in her sport, just as LeBron was as a senior at St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, Ohio.
Here are the accolades McLaughlin holds already (and there’s still plenty of time before the Kentucky-bound senior graduates this spring):
— National High School Record: 400 meter outdoor hurdles
— National High School Record: 300 meter outdoor hurdles
— National High School Record: 300 meter indoor dash
— National High School Record: 400 meter indoor dash
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