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Borquez is also a top hurdler and defending state champion JJ Harel of Notre Dame will be in the high jump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
As Charli xcx’s “360” played over the speakers, Nike trainers along with Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles and Olympic hurdler Anna Cockrell, hyped up the crowd as each corral took off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
He joins the small list of Zambian Olympic heroes, alongside 400m hurdler Samuel Matete, who won silver at Atlanta 1996, and boxer Keith Mwila, who took bronze at Los Angeles 1984.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
The ex-Oregon football player is an elite hurdler but must qualify for Paris at the Olympic trials this summer.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
The dog jumped over him, like a tiny hurdler at the Olympics, but he went too fast and slid directly into the wall, smacking his head against the wainscoting.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
