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About the Site's Author:

My name is Steve McGill, I’m 45 years old, and I teach and coach at Ravenscroft School – a private K-12 school in Raleigh, NC, where I am currently in my eighteenth year. I teach African-American Literature, AP Language & Composition, English Composition, and serve as an assistant track coach in charge of the hurdlers and sprinters. I also serve as a private coach for several high school hurdlers in the Raleigh area.

• High school athletes I've worked with include:
  Johnny Dutch (13.46, 36.09, 50.07)
  Booker Nunley (13.41, 37.99, 53.14)
  Malcolm Nunley (14.26, 37.64, 53.53)
  Wayne Davis (13.08)
  Cameron Akers (14.21, 38.74)
  
  
• Female hurdlers include:
  Keni Harrison (13.49, 41.41, 59.08)
  Allie Johnson (14.71, 43.41, 1:01.18)
  Victoria Robinson (43.23)
  Summer Knowles (14.32)

I've also coached several independent school state champions on my school team.

My personal athletic career was quite humble. My personal best in the 110’s in high school was a hand-timed 14.7, and my best time in college was a 15.63. In the long hurdles, my pr’s were 40.4 in the 300’s in high school, and 57.5 in the 400’s in college. I started hurdling as a sophomore in high school, when my coach, noticing my height (5’11”) and work ethic, suggested that I give them a try. I enjoyed hurdling immensely from the very beginning, and truly fell in love with the sport a year later, when my coach showed me a tape of Renaldo Nehemiah’s world record 12.93 victory over Greg Foster in Zurich. My love and passion for the hurdles has guided and given purpose to my life ever since.