Vazquez qualifies for Olympics
Date: June 20, 2012
by: Andrew O'Brien | Staff Writer
Flagler Palm Coast High School graduate is bound for London: Sam Vazquez to race for Puerto Rico.
For the last three months, Sam Vazquez, 28, has been feverishly chasing a dream he has had his entire life.
On Saturday night, that dream became a reality.
Vazquez, a 2003 graduate of Flagler Palm Coast High School, ran the 1,500 meters in 3 minutes, 37.60 seconds on June 16, in Indiana, officially qualifying him for the London 2012 Summer Olympics under the Olympic B standard, which earns him a spot on the Puerto Rico National Team. His time was a Puerto Rican national record.
