AUSTRALIA: James Granderson (‘16) has been invited to go to Australia and represent the state of Virginia in the 100m hurdle this summer in a competition called Down Under Sports. Down Under Sports is a corporation designed to be an international sports clinic found in New Zealand.  He was recruited at his first state meet last year as a freshman in high school. “I am excited to go and represent Virginia,” Granderson said. “I’m prepared but expect a lot of competition because we will be competing against athletes all over the world including Russia and China.”

AT THE FORGE: Granderson first began running track in the 7th grade. This spring will be Granderson’s second year running track at Forge.  He will be participating in the 110m hurdle, 300m hurdle, 4×4 relay,  200m dash, 400m, 4×1 relay, long jump, high jump and pole vault.He was scouted as a freshman in high school to represent the state of Virginia in a world wide meet in the summer of 2014. He also had a successful track season for Forge last year.

WHAT’S NEXT:  The Down Under Sports corporation is originally designed to improve athletes and help them get noticed and accepted into college. As a sophomore,Granderson has gotten 3 college letters from universities however they are at the bottom of his  interest “I am trying really hard to be scouted by a D1 university, ” Granderson said. “More so the Air Force Academy because my older got accepted in the Naval Academy in 2011 when he ran track at forge and I really want to beat his 110m hurdles state record he has listed in forges trophy cases.” Placing at the meet this summer, Down Under Sports could make it easier for Granderson to get noticed by his number one picked D1 college.