Sauk Valley Professional Athlete of the Week: Morrison’s Brady Anderson
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Name: Brady Anderson School:Morrison Sport: Track and field Year: Senior Why he was chosen: He won the 100-meter dash state title in Class 1A, took 2nd in the 200 to teammate Levi Milder and anchored wins in the 4×100 and 4×200 relays. Rylan Alvarado, Levi Milder and Zach Milder signed up with Anderson in the state relay titles as Morrison won its very first state track and field championship.He ran a season-best 10.74 in the 100 and personal record 21.67 in the 200. Morrison’s 4×100 and 4×200 won back-to-back state titles with Anderson completing the races.This year’s 4×200 ran a 1:26.87 in the prelims to set the state meet record in Class 1A. Anderson is the Sauk Valley Professional Athlete of the Week after an
online vote. He answered some concerns after making the recognition. How did you enter into track?Anderson: I got into track from my older siblings.
I grew up always viewing my siblings run
track.What do you like about track? Have you discovered anything from it?Anderson: My preferred thing about track is how strategic and
technical whatever needs to be. It’s not as easy as run straight and turn left.
All the method from training and to prepping your body along with your mind for your races.Any particular strengths you feel you have? Anything particularly you have operated at enhancing this year? What things do you associate your success to?Anderson: Something I really had to concentrate on this year was reinforcing my psychological. Being hurt and missing a great deal of the season forced me to press through misfortune. This season for me was not a physical obstacle but
a psychological barrier I had to overcome. There was a great deal of doubt around me. I would state a lot of the doubt came from myself simply as much as others. This year was absolutely nothing that I would’ve requested for nor was it near a perfect season. I hardly qualified for state by.02 getting 3rd at my sectional in the 100. I was the 22nd seed coming out of sectionals getting in state. Nevertheless, I understood I was better than that. I believe when offered a chance I can surprise many individuals. What was your relationship with Levi like?Anderson: Levi being my teammate is when of the best things to occur. He’s somebody who presses me on the track and In the weight room as well. When among us is slacking the other makes certain to pick up the slack and press the other. The competitors at practice as helped both of us improve significantly. He is an excellent colleague to have. (From Left )Morrison’s Levi Milder, Lena-Winslow’s Alec Schlichting and Morrison’s Brady Anderson race in the 100 meter dash during the IHSA Class 1A Boys Track & Field State Finals on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.(Scott Anderson)