Vice president, accent on starts

Name: Thierry Boucquey, Thierry_Boucquey@Scrippscol.edu

Born: Info still TK

Occupation: Professor of French, Scripps College, Claremont, California, USA

Home: Huntington Beach, Calif., USA

All-time T&F bests: 10.32 in 100 (1973), 21.50 in 200 (1972), 20-10 1/2 (6.36) long jump, 10-10 (3.30) pole vault. Thierry was the Iowa State HS 50yd dash champion, running 5.6 in 1969. He ran on the Belgian national record 4x100 relay (40.5 in 1973) and was Belgian national 100m champion in 1973. He competed in the European Indoor Championships 60m (6.99 - 1973) and at the 1973 World University Games in Moscow (4x100 in 40.6).

Masters achievements: M40 bests of 11.5 in100m and 23.8 in 200. M45 best of 11.7 in 100m. Thierry won the USATF National Masters Indoor M40 60m title in 1993 with a 7.49.

Trivia: For the 1984 Olympics, Thierry was the Olympic ambassador to Belgium for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.

CEO's note: Nobody who sees Thierry perform the sprint start will ever forget it. Especially if you're in the same race. His getaway is lightning quick, and his specialty is the 50-60.

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