Track Runner Carries Competitor Across the Line at the State Meet

I stumbled across a Buzzfeed article called "21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity." It's a quick article that's full of sometimes funny / sometimes cute / sometimes touching photos. Click that link to check it out. (As a liberal Catholic, I love #1!)

Number 6 on the list was this:

6. The moment in which this Ohio athlete stopped to help an injured competitor across the finish line during a track meet.

17-year-old Meghan Vogel was in last place in the 3,200-meter run when she caught up to competitor Arden McMath, whose body was giving out. Instead of running past her to avoid the last-place finish, Vogel put McMath's arm around her shoulders, carried her 30 meters, and then pushed her over the finish line before crossing it.

I didn't know if it was fully true... I've learned not to trust everything on the internet. The hard way.

Anyway, I searched YouTube, and found this:


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It turns out that Meghan was gassed and not doing well in the 3200 because she had just WON STATE in the 1600. And then she stopped to help another athlete to the finish instead of passing her.

Hell. Yeah.

I love stuff like this. Great work, Meghan!

Oh, and there's even a Huffington Post article about her good deed.