Sebastian Scofield is a junior whose talent gives the impression that he has been a track runner his whole life, however, Scofield became attracted to the sport in seventh grade at Antioch Upper Grade School. Stepping into high school, Scofield looked up to one upperclassman in particular that gave him the drive to fill such big shoes.

“Dylan Duckworth, or as most people called him Ducky, is who I looked up to the most,” Scofield said. “He was someone who I looked up to because he was a great runner and it helped me realize that if he could do it then so could I. It was the turning point of my track career.”

Currently, Scofield’s events include the 800 meter run and the 4×400 meter relay, occasionally running in the 400 meter dash or 4×800 meter relay. According to Scofield, his favorite event to compete in is the 4×400 meter relay because it is one of those events where anything can happen at any moment. With that event being towards the end of the meet, teams are usually lined up near the track cheering on their teammates which creates positive adrenaline for the runners. While winning can make for the icing on the top of the cake, the shiny medals and trophies aren’t what sparks Scofield’s passion for the sport.

“The pride in reaching your goals,” Scofield said. “Knowing you gave it everything and getting to where you want to be in my opinion is way more important than any medal or trophy.”

Although Scofield has seen his fair share of injuries, it has not stopped him from competing and dreaming of competing at the college level in the future. According to Scofield, there is more strategy in track than what meets the eye. Before meets, Scofield directs all of his focus to his event and how he can execute his strategy to be successful. Stepping into the new season, Scofield has many goals that he plans to accomplish for not only his own benefit, but for Antioch’s track program to be crowned conference champions.

“It’s not going to be easy, but we, Antioch, have the best distance runners in the conference, as well as having some very talented, fast and strong runners,” Scofield said. “For a personal goal, I’m looking to drop my 800m run time down to a 1:57.0 by the end of the season as well as my 400m dash down to a 50.0, which I am confident [these goals] are possible to be achieved this season.”

Scofield is excited to see how the program does this season while working to help himself reach his max potential as an athlete.