Imagine being 14, living a normal teenage life, and suddenly experiencing a grand mal seizure. MRI reveals a “dead spot” in his brain, revealing that he had suffered a stroke in utero, which caused his cerebral palsy. But you do not give up. You play soccer and be a part of two Big South Championship-winning teams. Then transition to track and field. Gold in 100m T37? Claimed. Gold in 200m T37? Claimed. How about 400m T37? A silver. And the 4x100m Universal Relay? Gold again, that too, setting a WR. Yes, that’s Nick Mayhugh. And it does not stop there…

Mayhugh is not your average gold medalist; he takes the gold and the world record: 10.95 in the 100m, also the first T37 Paralympian to ever break the 11-second mark. 21.91 in the 200, also the first T37 Paralympian in history to break the

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