Prep track and field: Woodrow hurdles specialist Miller signs with WVU Tech
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Jasiah Miller has a big couple of days ahead of him. First, he took care of some business Monday morning.
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The Woodrow Wilson senior signed his letter of intent to run track at WVU Tech during a ceremony at the school auditorium. He was joined for the celebration by family, friends, coaches, teammates and Golden Bears head coach Jordan Hosey.
“I feel like I made my family proud, I made myself proud,” Miller said. “I’m doing things I want to do in college — running track, studying forensic science, and it’s close to home as well.
“I like the science field. It’s really interesting how they do things. I want to be a detective. That’s what I grew up wanting to be when I was a kid. It’s interesting how they do stuff, investigate bodies, the tools they use.”
Miller began running track as a freshman, making the transition to sprinter from distance runner, including two seasons in cross country. His specialty is hurdles, in which he will compete at the state meet Friday and Saturday.
“I wasn’t really a factor to the team (as a distance runner),” he said. “When I switched to hurdles, I became a factor.”
As a sophomore, Miller was a member of the Flying Eagles shuttle hurdle relay team that won the Class AAA Region 3 championship with a time of 1:00.60. They went on to finish third in the state, finishing in a time of 57.92.
Last year, Miller again found himself with a champion’s medal in the event. He, Nelson Staples, Preston Clary and A.J. Thomas won the regional with a time of 57.36. A week later, they finished second in the state with a time of 57.60.
For the third year in a row, Miller will find himself competing for a state championship. Staples has graduated, but Clary and Thomas remain and are joined by Tristan Weidensall in the shuttle hurdles. The foursome finished second at the inaugural Class AAAA South Region championships last Friday with a time of 58.46.
And, for the first time, Miller will be competing individually. He was one of eight at-large qualifiers for 110 high hurdles, finishing the race in 15.91 seconds to place sixth at the South Region.
The state championships will be run at University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field.
Miller’s approach the next few days will be simple.
“My mindset is to stay locked in and keep working,” he said.