scholarship for Catholic high golfer Hudson Mitchell.

But we start with another standout Navy signee, arm.

True, it competed in a dizzying variety of track and field events for West Florida Tech.

Just managing the workload is stunning enough, but he reached legendary heights with a mind blowing climax to his high school career as a youngster.

Ahmad.

True, it was not very involved in organized sports.

I studied a lot there.

That's right.

That's about it.

It's just studied.

My mom really want to be a good student, so I just do a lot of work.

He dabbled in different sports at middle school and knew he was fast.

So was a freshman at West Florida Tech High School.

Armon went out for track, starting with a 200 meter tryout run.

He told me the pace to go at that, I went way too fast.

I was the first one here, but then I couldn't go again.

I was throwing up.

It was bad.

Everybody else is just getting the pace in.

I was full sprinting.

I wanted to make an impression.

He also stood out in another way.

I said, hey, who's crazy enough to try to pole vault?

He raised his hand.

I said, going over there.

Just wanted to try something new.

I was horrible.

I was doing a lot of.

I was falling.

I was hitting.

It was just bad.

This really bad.

What made you stick with him?

I don't want to quit.

If I quit, then, I wouldn't be here right now.

Pole vault takes a lot of time.

It's the hardest event to learn.

Most of my pole vault is.

All they do is pole vault.

They don't do other events.

Not.

Originally also a sprinter.

He picked up hurdles and jumps as a sophomore and started excelling in all of them.

He qualified for state and three events as a sophomore and again as a junior.

It is very tough to do.

Jump in takes a lot out of you.

Hurdles take a lot out of you and perform the all of those events take a lot out of you.

It's rare.

Very rare.

You just very competitive.

Why did you keep going with all these different in it?

Because I knew I could do it.

The set me apart from everybody else.

That's just.

That's just me.

I think that made me special.

I don't see anybody else doing that in the pole vault.

Ahmad kept pushing the limits with uncommon athleticism for that event, combined with improving technique.

He finished fourth in the state as a junior come senior year.

He was getting too good for the traditional high school pole, so his coach let him try the heavy 17ft pole that he had used as a college athlete 40 years ago.

I was impressed that he could move the pole.

I was a college pole vaulter, and here's a little skinny high school kid jump on pole that I used, and he could get it vertical.

That's a big thing.

No other kid in the state of Florida jumping on that pole.

Even the big heavy kids can't jump on that pole.

In April, Ahmed used it to clear a stunning 16ft.

The best job in the entire state this year.

I looked up.

I was so excited.

It was shaking a little bit.

I was like, oh my gosh, I actually did it.

And I went, I ran, I hugged my coach.

This is a great moment.

At the same time, improved technique in the long jump was producing personal bests almost every meet, and his times in the hurdles races both 110m and 400m.

We're going next level.

A light switch went off and, I'd say the last, maybe five weeks in practice, it was just okay, there's that.

And let's try this tomorrow.

Try that tomorrow and now.

Okay.

That'll work.

And it's just bang bang bang bang bang.

High school track meets are not designed for someone to do all the events that Ahmad does, and sometimes it's just not realistic.

At regionals, pole vault came after the 400 hurdles, an impossible turnaround meeting Florida's top ranked pole vaulter would not be able to compete at state.

Maybe an extra motivator for what was to come at the state meet, seeded eighth in the long jump.

He exploded for 23ft, 3.5in, shattering his personal best and good enough to be state champion.

Then came the 110 hurdles, where he was seeded third.

But again, he put it all together with a mind blowing personal best of 13.89 seconds to edge out the heavy favorite and win another state championship.

I crossed the line.

I looked up at the board.

I saw 13 eight.

Crazy moment.

I didn't know I was going to run, that I could not be happier.

I was not, I couldn't be more excited.

There's tears coming out of my eyes.

I'm on what Capitol?

Extraordinary day with another personal best in the 400 hurdles to finish a narrow second to gold and a silver in a track athlete.

Rich state like Florida.

Truly astonishing.

It still hasn't hit me.

I was just glad to be done with it, but it still hasn't hit me.

I've coached some great athletes.

I've coached, some state champions, you know, I've coached, a few All-Americans.

I don't think anything can compare to what that young man accomplished, at that state.

On top of all the athletic success, he's also still upholding those academic standards.

His family expects a high level honors class load with a 4.1 GPA.

Without academics, I would not be here.

My parents would kill me.

All of it landed him a prestigious scholarship to the Naval Academy.

It's an honor.

They're going to develop me both physically.

Mentally.

I'm going to be a better person.

I feel like that's a great spot to go to in college.

He'll likely compete in the decathlon, a ten event discipline reserved for the best of all around athletes.

He's probably going to set the maybe school record in the pole vault.

I think he's going to be that good.

They're definitely getting a special, special athlete.

He feels ready for the next step with a grander vision ahead.

How far do your dreams go with your long term dreams?

For really far.

I think I can represent the USA when they.