Devin Lambert’s Australia trip for Down Under Sports
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 11:28am
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By:
Asia Davis - RLCC
Devin Lambert, a senior from Red Lake County Central, left July 7th to be a participant in the Down Under Sports Tournament for track and field in Australia. Lambert was one of the six selected to represent Minnesota. He spent seven days in Australia and three days in Hawaii and most of his trip he stayed at the Gold Coast near Brisbane. He later returned to the United States on July 16th. The Stampede newspaper asked Lambert about his trip.
When asked how he placed in the meet he said, “I did five events, but only placed in one. I did the 110 M, 300 M and 400 M hurdles, and also ran the 200 and 400 M races. I made it to the finals in the 110 M hurdles and got eighth place.”
Lambert also stated, “It was a very memorable experience and I made a lot of new friends. Another random fact of my trip was that I was terrified of our hotel room! I am scared of heights and we happened to be staying on the 30th floor, and there was a massive floor to ceiling window by my bed so that didn’t help.”
Some additional things Lambert did while on his trip were snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, seeing Australia wildlife, surfing in Hawaii, exploring the city in Australia, taking a helicopter ride, and going to see Pearl Harbor. He also said snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef was his favorite thing he did on the entire trip.
Down Under Sports began in 1989 when George O’Scanlon of New Zealand started the Down Under Bowl for his love of American football. Later on the Down Under Hoops Classic and the Down Under International games were created. Athletes from around the world are selected to compete in the sport they excel in.
Down Under Sports mission “is to promote the growth, development, and self-esteem of the individual athlete through sport; to raise the level of awareness and competition to the benefit of both the host country and participating athlete; to forge friendships that bridge the gap of both distance and time, through mutual competition that promotes health and sportsmanship.”