Article: Tulsa World Boys Track Athlete of the Year: Pursuing dreams: Jenks runner succeeds after putting school first.

Byline: Glenn Hibdon

Jun. 8--Patrick Youngblood got back on track in the classroom. Then he got back on the track.

The Jenks senior experienced a short season but a memorable one. Academic ineligibility forced Youngblood to miss most of the season, but he returned in time for the Frontier Conference championships, the regionals and state meet. Now he follows former great Jenks sprinters like Marcus Pugh and Jay Cooper.

"I wasn't hitting the books like I should be," said Youngblood, a bespectacled 145-pounder. "I got my grades up and came back in time for the conference meet. I wanted to get faster, and practice helps a little. But competition ...

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