The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant #14 - Olympic Medalist and Former Athlete- Coach Tonja Buford-Bailey

The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant

Adrian Durant

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🗓️ 4 April 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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In this episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant we are honored to have an Olympic Medalist and former world class Track & Field Athlete, Coach Tonja Buford-Bailey. Buford-Bailey formerly served as the men and women’s sprint coach at the University of Texas and as the head women's track and field coach at the University of Illinois where she saw tremendous success. During her career, Buford competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles and has represented the US in many international g...

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0:00.0	All right, good evening and tonight we have another special guest.
0:16.7	We will be meeting with coach Tonja Buford-Berley.
0:19.7	Ashley, thank you for joining us again as well.
0:23.7	So before we get started, let me run down.
0:26.8	Coach Tonja's resume really quickly.
0:28.4	It's kind of long, so it may take me a second here.
0:31.6	First, you are known as the University of Illinois's greatest female athlete.
0:40.0	That's pretty big.
0:41.0	Okay.
0:42.0	And you would align our muscles outstanding athlete from 1990 to 93.
0:48.0	So in high school, four-time state champs, so you were nice in high school, of course.
0:52.5	In college, ten-time all-American, big ten athlete of the year, four times, in 92 you won.
0:59.8	Four events at the big ten meet, the hundred, the hundred hurdles, the four hurdles, and
1:04.5	you won the winning relay.
1:05.9	Was that the four by four or the four by one?
1:08.9	Five events.
1:10.3	Five events.
1:11.3	Oh, I'm sorry.
1:12.3	It's okay.
1:13.3	What's your event?
1:14.3	Right here.
1:15.3	I did it.
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