Senior Quinten Gunter is one of the fastest kids in Mooresville high school. He runs alongside some of his friends. They all help improve eachother and see who can become the fastest around.
Quinten interns for Marsha Green who is the administrative assistant in the athletic office. Quinten does a lot of work around the school and still has time to manage sports.
“Quinten approaches every task with a strong work ethic, takes initiative, and can always be trusted to follow through on responsibilities,” Green said.
Clearly, Gunter shows very excellent ways to pursue the things he does, making him a very likable person throughout the school.
“Quinten as an intern/senior member of the Track team, demonstrates strong leadership skills. He leads by example, through positive attitude, dedication, and supports his teammates,” Green said.
The speed Quinten holds makes him a very large threat on and off the track. With his background in football, he was a kick returner and a wide receiver. Speed helps him with everything he does and proves to help day in and day out.
Junior Miguel Zarate is a second year track member who has had Gunter to look up too.
“Going into Sophomore year I didn’t really know Quinten, I started track because the coaches told me about so I thought I’d give it a shot. That’s when I became really close to Quinten. He got me really close to Jesus and was just an excellent role model,” Zarate said.
Gunter loves what he does but also he loves to help out the others as well. Push others to their limits and give them something to strive for.
Throughout the week Quinten does a lot of things to prepare for his meets. At the beginning of the week he does acceleration with a heavy lift. Transitioning into mid-week he does isometric workouts in the gym with endurance training, and if we don’t have a meet one full day of speed and an arms workout.
Quinten plans his whole week around how to build his speed and become faster. Being fast doesn’t happen over night, it has to be trained into the body.
Gunter has also raced in college meets proving that he can hang with the pros.
“The mindset there is so much different. Like you can walk into a high school meet and for the most part know your the fastest one there, but in college you’re just another person trying to get work in, so it’s humbling. It pushes me to pursue greatness and get complacent,” Gunter said
Showing up is one thing but being able to compete with college students as a high schooler is another. Clearly this guy is here to show the world anything is possible, right? Maybe think through that again, he’s not just shooting for the stars, he’s shooting for his own greatness.
“My overall goal with life is to always reach self improvement. Every day trying to get better, trying to grow, and with track that doesn’t just happen overnight, it’s the constant work that makes the difference. Day by day you have to put in the work, never be satisfied. Once you’re satisfied you won’t continue to grow,” Gunter said.
Gunter wants to prove to people that being satisfied isn’t an option. He wants to continue to push himself and to grow. Not just with speed but with religion as well. He’s helped people through their faith and continues to grow in his own.
The final message Gunter wants to leave for the underclassmen that also want to exceed expectations is this.
“Consistency is key, no matter if you’re feeling bad, you’re sick, or whatever keep going. Coach Wood told me that even if you can’t get a shovel full of work in on a day, at least get a spoonful, one percent is greater than none,” Gunter said.
If you ever need help, maybe look to Gunter he has a passion for what he does and maybe he could help.
