Station Camp's Malone not just a football superstar
Bison sophomore made leaps as track standout during 2012 season
Jul 23, 2012
Written by
Michael Murphy
It?s no secret that Station Camp?s Josh Malone?s future in athletics will likely be in football.
The 6-foot-3, 186-pound wide receiver already holds scholarship offers from nine Division I football programs (Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Mississippi State,
Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, Baylor and Western Kentucky), and with two seasons left in his prep football career, more are likely to follow.
However, during the springtime, Malone, the Male Athlete of the Year on the 2012 All-County Track Team, has his attention elsewhere.
?I have a passion for track,? he said. ?It?s fun to me, just trying to go out and run as fast as you can to beat the other guy. I have to really thank my coaches too for the way they set up my season so that I could save by body for state.?
Malone, a rising junior at Station Camp High School, competed in several events for the Bison during the regular season including the 100- and 200-meter dashes, 800- and 1,600-meter relays and the 300-meter hurdles, but it was in the high jump that he had the most success.
Malone placed eighth in Class AAA in the event at the 2012 Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association Track and Field Championships in Murfreesboro with a height of 6 feet, two inches, after setting a personal record by clearing 6 feet, 4 inches at the Section 3-AAA finals at Brentwood High School on May 17.
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