Zachary High track star Sean Burrell overcomes injuries to win Louisiana Gatorade boys track award
From right, Zachary's Sean Burrell and L'Jean McKneely participate in the boys 110 meter hurdles.
Along with being a track sprinter/hurdler and a football player, Zachary High's Sean Burrell also is an avid fisherman. So it was appropriate for the Bronco senior-to-be to find out that he landed a different kind of "big one" on the way home from a fishing trip.
The Gatorade Company announced that Burrell was selected as the 2018-19 Gatorade Louisiana Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year on Monday morning. It is an honor that follows an injury-laden season that ended with a blaze of glory.
"This wasn't something I was sure I could get," Burrell said. "All through the spring I was had to be patient and let my body heal. At the end, I was comfortable opening up to run faster. Winning this award ... it's great."
Burrell posted nationally-ranked times in the 200 and 400 meters while leading the Broncos to a Class 5A runner-up finish at the AllState Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Outdoor Track Championships in May. He won the 200 meters in 20.79 seconds, a time which ranked sixth nationally, not long after winning the 400 in 46.52 seconds, the No. 7 national mark. Burrell, who also finished second in the 110 hurdles, gives Baton Rouge a sweep of Gatorade honors this spring. Baton Rouge High's Logan Lewis, a throws specialist, won the Gatorade Louisiana girls award.
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