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In 1992, David became the second
Centralian to compete in the Olympics. In
Barcelona, Spain, he finished eighth in the
finals in the 400 intermediate hurdles at
49.26. He qualified for the finals with a
time of 48.47.
At Centralia High School, Patrick won South
Seven Conference titles as part of the
two-mile and mile relay teams in both 1977
and 1978.
In IHSA Class AA Sectional competition, he
won titles as part of the two-mile relay
team (1977), and as part of the 440 and mile
relay teams (1978), and was individual champ
in the 330 low hurdles.
Patrick finished seventh at the State track
meet in the 330 low hurdles.
After high school, Patrick went to Parkland
College. There he became All-American as he
placed fourth in the NJCAA
indoor 600 yd. dash in 1979, and in 1980 he
was indoor 600 yd. champion and also
national champion in the outdoor 400
intermediate hurdles.
From Parkland, he went to the University of
Tennessee where he gained NCAA All-American
honors. Among his accomplishments
while at UT was being a member of the
championship outdoor mile relay team in
1981, and in 1982, as co-captain of the
team, he was the 400 intermediate hurdles
champ in a NCAA record time of 48.44, and
the 800 meter indoor champ (1:49.94).
After college, he competed in meets all
around the world. At the 1988 U.S. Olympic
trials, he missed qualifying by three
one-hundredths of a second. He finished
fourth in 47.75 and was one of five runners
under 48 seconds which was the fastest 400
intermediate hurdles race in U.S. track
history.
Dave is truly one of the all-time great
athletes to call Centralia home.
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