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A Learning Year for Hurdler Jasmin Stowers - SPIKESPublished by
A Sense of PlacePublished by SPIKES on October 5, 2015 The sprint hurdles is athletics' most chaotic spectacle. Victory can turn into defeat with the merest clip of a barrier. But when Jasmin Stowers competes, she feels a sudden sense of calm amongst the clatter. After a season of high drama, the US athlete tells us she’s ready to compete her own way. Jasmin Stowers will not forget 2015 in a hurry. As well as the world leading performances, a trio of wins on the Diamond League circuit and her number two ranking, she also experienced technical melt downs, a brain-freezing disqualification and an untimely bout of cramp which left her World Championship dreams in tatters. So when the softly-spoken Stowers reflects on her year as “a learning experience,” the 24-year-old Louisiana-based athlete is not kidding. “I still ran fast. I just need to keep up that momentum and focus more, knowing track will have its ups and downs,” says Stowers, whose 12.35 clocking to win in Doha in May ranks her the eighth quickest 100m hurdler in history. Born in Eschenbach, Germany, where her father was stationed with the US Army, Stowers spent the first two years of her life in Europe before her family settled in Anderson, South Carolina. Aged 11 she started hurdling and showed an immediate talent. She secured a string of high school state titles and aged just 15 placed fourth in the 100m hurdles final at the 2007 World Youth Championships – two places behind Jamaican Shermaine Williams, older sister this year’s sprint hurdles world champion Danielle Williams. Read the full article at: spikes.iaaf.org
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