USA Paralympic Long Jumper Trenten Merrill on finding his identity in Christ

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Trenten Merrill is a member of Team USA's Paralympic team who won Bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games and also represented the U.S. at the 2016 Summer Paralympics as well. In March of 2005, Trenten had his right foot amputated after a dirt bike accident with a friend.

Trenten is currently a public speaker who uses his Paralympic experience to help inspire others to pursue their dreams and goals. In 2021, the Azusa Pacific University grad also started modeling with SLU Agency.

Today on the podcast, we talk to Trenten Merrill about the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, what the name of Jesus means to him, how his faith was tested after having his foot amputated and why he wants to use his platform to inspire others to follow Christ.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, today's episode of Sports Spectrum's podcast is presented by the new film American Underdog in theaters Christmas Day.
0:10.0	The movie depicts the life of Kurt Warner, the pro football Hall of Fame quarterback and his journey not just to the NFL, but eventually to the pro football Hall of Fame.
0:21.3	And the story, I just think it's, it's a fantastic family oriented story.
0:27.2	The real life journey of Kurt and Brenda Warner.
0:30.3	It's one family's true love story, but it's also a football movie as well.
0:35.3	Take the kids, take the entire family. Again, the movie is in theaters,
0:39.7	beginning Christmas Day, and you can check it out at Americanunderdog.com movie to get tickets.
0:46.2	American underdog. Dot movie. Life made them underdogs, Kurt and Brenda Warner, but Faith
0:51.7	made them champions. Go see American Underdog in theaters Christmas Day.
1:00.9	This is the Sports Spectrum podcast, where faith and sports
1:09.1	intersect.
1:10.2	Now let's bring in our host, former ESPN producer, Jason Romano.
1:15.0	Hey guys, welcome to today's show. I am Jason Romano. Trenton Merrill is going to join us here in just a second.
1:21.2	The USA Paralympic Long Jumper. He's got a very inspiring story. He actually in 2005 was in a dirt bike accident and his
1:30.8	right foot was amputated, him and a friend both in that accident. And then he has his right foot
1:36.1	amputated. But God had big plans and has big plans for this guy. And he goes and he medals. He
1:41.4	gets a bronze medal at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo actually
1:45.9	taking place this year a couple months ago actually in 2021. So Trent and Merrill's coming up in a
1:52.1	second. Want to direct you to our website before we get to today's conversation. The website is the
1:57.0	best place to go for all of our content. spectrum.com when you're there check out our
2:02.3	podcast check out our devotionals read the articles and stories on the athletes and coaches
2:07.3	and other people in the world of sports who love Jesus and want to tell their Jesus story you can read
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