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Sprinter lives out dream, lives up to name (TW 5/30/08)


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Sprinter lives out dream, lives up to name

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ORU sprinter Andretti Bain, who won the 400-meter run at the NCAA indoor championships, hopes to go to the Beijing Olympics in August as a part of the Bahamian national team. SHANE BEVEL/Tulsa World

By MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer

5/30/2008

Last Modified: 5/30/2008  3:46 AM

Andretti Bain goes for another title starting Friday.

Oral Roberts sprinter Andretti Bain was programmed for speed at an early age and has a name to match.

Bain's Bahamian parents admired legendary racecar driver Mario Andretti, and they named their son after him when Bain was born in 1985.

Now a leading candidate to represent his country in the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, Bain said it was more than coincidence that he became a speedster.

FULL STORY: http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/extra/ ... ndre828250

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