The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today we have with us on the show, a very talented athlete and an Olympian, Jeanelle Scheper. She competes in High Jump in Track & Field and has represented Saint Lucia at many national and international even including World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games. Also, Scheper is just the sec...

Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today we have with us on the show, Megan Tapper, a very talented athlete and an Olympics Bronze Medalist. Megan started her career in sports at a very early age. She took up gymnastics at age seven before turning her focus to athletics at age 12. She has competed in various national and international ath...

Transcribed - Published: 19 September 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today we have with us on the show, one of the most influential personalities, none other than Anton Gunn. Anton is a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama. He has a master’s degree in social work from the University of South Carolina and is one of the most authoritative voices on socially conscious l...

Transcribed - Published: 12 September 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Joining us once again on the show, a World Champion and now an Olympic Gold Medalist, today we have with us none other than, Michael Cherry. We had an episode with Michael after he qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and now Michael is back on the show with an Olympic Gold Meda...

Transcribed - Published: 5 September 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today we have with us on the show Rudy Winkler, a track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw and has competed in two consecutive Olympic Games i.e. 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. Rudy is the American record holder for the hammer throw and he was also the hammer national champion in 2016 and 2020, w...

Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Our today's guest is an inspiration to not just athletes but for every one of us. He has one of the most heart touching stories of courage, determination and powerful will to never give up. We have with us, a U.S Army veteran, Paralympic Silver Medalist and famous keynote speaker & Media personality, John ...

Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today we have with us on the show Leevan Sands, a four-time Olympian and Olympic Bronze medalist. Sands had a remarkable sporting career where he competed in four Olympic Games in a row from 2004 to 2016, winning the bronze in the triple jump at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and took fifth place in the 2012 London...

Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today's episode is special because we have with us our very first non track & field athlete guest. Today, we have with us on the show, the former NFL player, an entrepreneur, very popular keynote speaker and also an author of bestselling book, none other than Marques Ogden. He had a fabulous NFL career whe...

Transcribed - Published: 26 July 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Our today's guest, Renny Quow is a Trinidadian male track and field sprinter who represented Trinidad and Tobago in many international track & field events including World Indoor Championships, IAAF World Relays, Commonwealth Games and World Championships where he won Bronze and Silver medals at Berlin and...

Transcribed - Published: 18 July 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Our today’s' guest Eddie Lovett is a professional sprinter who specializes in the 110 meters hurdles. Eddie represents U.S. Virgin Islands in international events and has also represented United States. Lovett won a gold medal in the 110 meters hurdles at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. H...

Transcribed - Published: 12 July 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Our today's guest, Jamie Nieto is an American high jumper who represented US in two Olympic Games and many other international track & field events. Injuries are biggest nightmare of any athlete but unfortunately they are part and parcel in any sport. Just when he was at the peak of his career, in 2016 Jam...

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Out today's guest is an extremely inspiring personality not only because of his achievements but also he has one of the most inspiring journeys of becoming a pro athlete. Mikel Thomas is an International Hurdler who represents Trinidad and Tobago in the 110m Hurdles. Mikel competed in the 110 m hurdles event i...

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. USA’s 2011 world 110m hurdle champion and our today's guest, Jason Richardson is one of the most profound and articulate athletes in the sport. Jason Richardson made a statement as one of the world's best by winning a World Outdoor title in 2011 and a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He was also ...

Transcribed - Published: 6 June 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Where all athletes dream of winning a World Championship, out today's guest has won not one, not two but 5 World Championships. Jessica Beard is an American sprinter who qualified for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in the 4x400-meter relay and 400 meters. She has competed at various national and inter...

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Our today’s' guest has represented his Country 5 times in the Olympic games and his Country's first athlete to reach an Olympic final, we have with us, former track and field sprinter, Kim Collins. Kim has competed in 5 World Championships in which he won 4 bronze and 1 gold medals and 2 World indoor Champions...

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today we have on the show, one of the most versatile and experienced athletes, Shara Proctor. She competes in jumping events where she has represented both Anguilla and Great Britain. She is the national record holder of both Anguilla and Great Britain and the first British female long-jumper to jump over 7 me...

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today, we have with us on the show, Wallace Spearmon, an Olympian athlete and a World Champion. Spearmon is a track & field athlete who specializes in the 200 meters. He is a two-time NCAA outdoor champion in the 200 m and won the silver medal in the event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He h...

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Winning a World Championship is a dream of many athletes, our today's guest has won not one, not two but 7 World Championships out of which she has won 5 World Championships consecutively. Brittney Reese has been the dominant women’s long jumper over the past decade with four world outdoor and three worl...

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today we have one of the most talented and experienced sprinters in the U.S., Mike Rodgers. The two-time World Championship medalist has been at the top of his sprinting for the last ten years, Mike has been dueling with some of the fastest men in history and he recently won a Gold Medal at 2019 World Champion...

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2021

In today's episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, we have the pleasure of having not only a talented athlete and an inspiring personality but also an entrepreneur and a business woman on the show, Track and Field High Jumper, Priscilla Frederick-Loomis. Priscilla is a 2015 Pan American Games Silver medalist, setting a new country High Jump record & becoming National Female Athlete of the Year in 2015, while finishing both seasons competing at the 2015 Outdoor World Championships in B...

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2021

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...

Transcribed - Published: 4 April 2021

In this episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant we have with us Janieve Russell, a talented young track and field athlete. Russell was highly successful as a youth and junior level athlete. She was a nine-time gold medalist at the CARIFTA Games and a double gold medalist at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, winning the 400 meters hurdles and the 4 × 400 m relay. She also won a relay medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and competed at the 2010 Sum...

Transcribed - Published: 27 March 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, today we have with us on the show, former Long Jump athlete and an Olympics Bronze Medalist, Chelsea Hammond Ross. Following her graduation from the University, Hammond turned professional, and focused on her long jump career. She started training with numerous sporting personalities, including Olympic gold medalist and 5 times World Champion, Dwight Phillips, whom we have also interviewed in one of the previous episodes, an...

Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2021

Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, today we are honored to have with us, an Olympic gold medalist and a world champion athlete, Aleen Bailey. Bailey graduated from the University of South Carolina, where she competed during her Junior and Senior season after transferring from Barton County Community College. Soon after that she joined the national team and she competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the 4 × 100 m relay team....

Transcribed - Published: 14 March 2021

Today’s guest on The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, is one of the most inspiring Track and Field Athlete in the World, Olympic Gold Medalist, 4 times World Long Jump Champion and National Track and Field Hall of Famer, none other than, Dwight Phillips. Phillips was a promising sprinter from his early days. He started competing in international events in 2003 but didn't win a medal. He came to prominence in 2003, when he won both the IAAF indoor and outdoor World Championships at Birmingha...

Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2021

Today, on the show, we have with us, the fastest woman in the Canada, none other than Olympic sprinter Khamica Bingham. Khamica Bingham is a Canadian track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 meters. She has represented Canada at the Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games and the World Championships in Athletics. She became part of the national record women’s 4×100 m relay team along with Kimberly Hyacinthe, Crystal Emmanuel and Shai-Anne Davis. She is also the 2019 Pan A...

Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2021

Today, we have not one but two track stars on the show. In this episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant we have with us, the famous Barber Twins. Me’Lisa (Lisa) and Mikele (Miki) Barber are accomplished American track and field sprint athletes. Both have won several gold medals on the world track and field stage in their sprinting event, the 4×100 meters. Miki won gold at the 4 x 100 meters relay event in 2007 World Championships in Athletics, in Osaka, Japan, and an individual gold ...

Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2021

In this episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant we have with us Michael Cherry, a talented young track and field athlete. Cherry specializes in 400 meters. He was a member of the USA team in the 4 × 400 meters relay at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, UK, placing second and receiving a silver medal. In 2019, Michael Cherry anchored Team USA's mixed 4x400 meter relay to gold at the IAAF World Championships held at Doha with a world record setting time. In this int...

Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2021

In The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant we bring you interviews with inspiring athletes and sports personality. But our today's guest is not only an Olympic Hurdler but also a professional level singer; we have with us, the multi talented, Shevon Nieto. She won the bronze medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and finished fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games she won a silver medal in 4x400 metres relay. She also compe...

Transcribed - Published: 6 February 2021

Just one Olympic Gold is a dream for many athletes but our today's guest is a 4 times Olympic Medalist of which 3 are Gold Medals out of which he won two Gold in a single Olympics. Our today’s' guest on The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, needs no introduction, he is one of the most decorated male US sprinter, 4 times Olympic Medalist, 6 times World Champion, none other than, Lashawn Merritt. Lashawn is the perfect paradigm of dedication, hard work and hustle. He has worked his way ...

Transcribed - Published: 31 January 2021

In this episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant we got the great opportunity to speak with Olympic Gold Medalist and track & field athlete, Natasha Hastings. "The 400M Diva", is a 2 time Olympic Gold medalist, World Champion, NCAA and SEC Champion. Hastings has been running professionally for 12 years. But now, as she pursues her dream of sport and family, she’s about to cover a new ground. In this interview, Natasha Hastings shares her life story, how she ended up at the University of...

Transcribed - Published: 23 January 2021

In this episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant we are honored to have Hall of Fame Head Coach, Curtis Frye on the show. Curtis Frye is the head coach for the University of South Carolina Track and Field teams. He has also served as an assistant coach for the United States women's track and field team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. During his career he has coached multiple Olympic medalists, World Champions, and NCAA Champions. He is truly the man who makes champions from a...

Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2021

In this episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant our guest is 2011 World Champion and 2012 Olympic silver medalist in the 400m hurdles, none other than Lashinda Demus. She is truly a track star and one of the best female hurdlers in American track and field history. Not only on the field but she is also a hero in real life. She had twin boys in 2007 and missed out on the 2008 Olympics, but she came back stronger, with the third-fastest time ever to become the 2011 World Champion Gold medali...

Transcribed - Published: 9 January 2021

Two times European Champion, Olympics athlete and fastest man in the Spain, in this episode of Homestretch w/Adrian Durant we have with us Spanish Track and Field athlete, Bruno Dominix Hortelano Roig. He is not only a champion athlete but also a Braveheart in real life. In 2016, after winning Gold medal in European Championships in Amsterdam and running for the country in Rio Olympics, just when he was at the peak of his career a tragedy happened in his life. Bruno suffered a serious hand in...

Transcribed - Published: 4 January 2021