JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================mK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?j( ('^cz/OJ8Vqn0=:*z#Z:ԗ4dq fb^?tu 59-u,͓ް49UOe>"o<3;GԵBKFE@ù%u4V'y7١;d3[uwW8?Zj[5'G*Jn-Gnaۊx?OUئݔpc~xr[16Yٳ}EjqKs! 9w`9 iJpZ3{ OdΈ6qfK< qkJˌ2ۗ?~Gr<2\I }J~1qFztV32r+kқJ{xݐ7~⹱ &}&G9J3Rw߇ژ=wEwx09-9潢Sg>#z(2e|Ct }䰌J9&[U 9>_1iZ&wk$({uM$Glj9J)&i_.n ݻmO~4S[f /埛k}?W|+F??#X032D˵@C5p9XDkN*nɿ_GByN?h'RhjAwsդ3ͲYb;btzƴe"RBydWa%oi! ?zb1׮ bkǝ)?ƹqQUnwN5;DzyζQ3^]Tx5ժ`zWx^t׆vv顬1[#LJ,?ւ13lΉdv`p散Ҋm}B 30 \1Tͤ[_] ib0|;2F㓌L^ޗ  `-LqbZv99ϙ[o{К&{ٟڽ6)|ZWƿ8[O'rD?kΜgPʛ<Z8YQ?ƽbʗjʣt߂##_# T+TWAGb^g𶴘jCL h?{?*M?*=>oueO+s3c,Kgֽ*)kTVG')non for the past 15 years. In the women s sprints and hurdles, Assistant Coach Dennis Shaver has been helping LSU athletes enjoy the national spotlight. A native of Salina, Kansas, Shaver is a Level I certified coach by USA Track and Field and has received seven National Coach of the Year awards.<br>In this exclusive BFS interview, Coach Shaver shares some of his secrets for keeping his athletes on the fast track. <br><br>BFS: Is there a basic goal in your program for all sprinters and hurdlers?<br>DS: My goal is to have our sprinters learn how to run 10 meters at maximum velocity and to run the segment faster each year. Take a 400-meter runner, for example. If I can get them to run faster for a 10-meter segment, it means when they run the 400, the first 200 of the 400 at that same pace will be much more relaxed, resulting in a better second 200, which in turn produces a faster time overall.<br><br>BFS: Do the best sprinters have a specific personality compared to other athletes? Do they tend to be high-strung?<br>DS: Sprinters come in all personality types. I ve had some extremely talented and successful athletes who were not very aggressive, but were outstanding spri