Championship team at the professional level and placed third, which allowed him to compete in Qatar for the World Championships, where he placed fourth. His junior year, he won 21 consecutive races, as well as the NCAA Championships for both indoor and outdoor seasons. His sophomore year there, he achieved his first championship in the 800-meter run and competed in the NCAA Championships. He broke Midland High School’s record as its first student to win a state championship in the 800-meter, then earned a scholarship in track and field to the University of Kansas. “Whether it came to his schoolwork or his running or his faith, he’s always been determined and driven.”Īs Bryce excelled in running, his dream suddenly didn’t seem so farfetched. “I know this has been a dream of his for a while, and he’s always been willing to put in that hard work,” Pope said. He made his goal known to his friends and church family, including Alison Pope, his former high school youth minister at St. That’s a good goal to have,’” said Rita Hoppel with a laugh. One day after a high school race, Bryce told his parents he was going to make the Olympics one day. I quit soccer and fully committed to track and field my junior year of high school.” I honestly didn’t love running at the time, but it was cool how I found that group and we went through the journey together, and I discovered I was good at. “One summer in high school, they had us do cross country to stay in shape for soccer, and I found an incredible group of friends,” Bryce said during a telephone interview from Kansas, where he attends college and trains. But it was soccer, not running, that was Bryce’s first love. The Hoppels have also always been a sports-centric family: Monty works for a minor league baseball team, and their three children played a variety of sports while growing up. Ann’s School, where his mother taught, and attended St. Raised in Midland, he and his sisters attended St. He’s running for God and knowing God gives him strength, and he knows he’s helping him accomplish all this.”īryce’s path to the Olympics wasn’t always clear cut. “He wears his cross (necklace) outside of his uniform. “Bryce knows God is playing a part in this and gave him the talents,” said Monty Hoppel, Bryce’s father. But his strong faith is one of the reasons few, if any, in his inner circle are surprised that the 23-year-old qualified in June to compete in the 800-meter race at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Ann’s Catholic Church, was once an adolescent with a lofty goal: growing up to become an Olympian, the odds of which are approximately. The Philippians Bible verse, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” could have been Bryce Hoppel’s mantra in his trajectory to the 2021 Summer Olympics. Diocesan Policies on Ethics and Integrity.In Honduras, Goodness Overcomes Difficulties.Dioceses Commit to 'Keep the Flame Burning'.Visitors See Work Done at Immigration Office.Hermanamiento: 'A Lot Done, a Lot to be Done'.Seal of the Office of Diaconal Ministry.Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Diocese of San Angelo.
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