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Inspiring Video: High School Runner Quits Race to Help Collapsed Opponent Across Finish Line

Meghan Vogel, Ohio High School Runner, Helps Collapsed Opponent During State Finals Race

If you ever thought you couldn’t win by losing, here’s a story for you. Even though Meghan Vogel came in last place in the recent Ohio D-III 3,200-meter state finals, she came out as the winner.

With just 50 meters left in the race, Vogel — a junior who had earlier won the 1,600-meter race — noticed that one of her opponents, sophomore Arden McMath, collapsed in front of her. It was obvious McMath couldn’t finish, so Vogel did what the rules say she can’t: she helped McMath to the finish line despite facing a disqualification.

And as the two limped along, the crowd roared. Luckily for the rest of the world, the act of sportsmanship was caught on video:

Here’s how the News-Herald of Ohio describes what happened:

The athlete on the left is Meghan Vogel of West Liberty Salem, a school located in west central Ohio about 50 miles northeast of Dayton. The athlete on the right is Arden McMath of Arlington, which is about 15 miles south of Findlay. With about 50 meters to go, McMath’s legs buckled and it was clear she would be unable to finish. Vogel, who had earlier won the D-III 1,600, was running in last and saw what was playing out in front of her. She came up right next to McMath and, well, you see the rest. The crowd grew louder as they both crossed the finish line, with Vogel allowing McMath to finish ahead of her.

The Springfield News-Sun explains why the girls weren’t disqualified like they should have been:

By rule, a runner in track or cross country is automatically disqualified for aiding another runner. In this instance, however, meet management took no action. McMath was given 14th place in 12:29.90 and Vogel 15th in 12:30.24. Vogel made sure McMath crossed the finish line first because she had been ahead of her.

The move is reminiscent of what happened in 2008. Back then, during a a softball game between Western Oregon and Central Washington, two central Oregon players carried an opponent around the bases after she hit a home run and then tore her knee rounding first base. Watch as Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace carry Sara Tucholsky from base to base (Tucholsky’s teammates or coaches could not or else she would be ruled out):

“Helping her across the finish line was a lot more satisfying than winning the state championship,” Vogel told the News-Sun.

Not just for you, Meghan. Not just for you.

(H/T: Drudge)

Comments (148)

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  • Mr.Fitnah
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:05pm

    The Dbag is strong in this one.
    I would never hire her or allow her into my home.
    She is a natural born loser.

    Mr.Fitnah  
    • Blazebanned
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:19pm

      @fitnah aka encinom.
      The only douchebag here is you ,youlittle pos punk.Some day boy,some day.

      Drago.

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    • Captain Crunch
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:56pm

      TroLL.

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    • azsmitty
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:09pm

      So, natural born loser huh? There was a certain man on the walkway when Jesus of Nazereth under the weight of the cross bar He was carrying collapsed in the street and could not continue, this man was called upon to help carry that cross to Golgotha to complet the crucifiction of Jesus of Nazereth, the whole world would have changed had than man refused to carry the cross. There is more to life than winning at any cost………..our prisons are full of people who chose their own victory.

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    • AmazingGrace8
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:39pm

      Natural reaction to help others is sometimes a very quick reaction some people have to help someone in trouble. Others do not respond and go on with their own agenda. Bob Beckel (thefive) was choking and Eric B saved his life. Bob is a radical-liberal & Eric B is a conservative. This did not matter at the time Bob was about to die without someone helping him.
      I pray there will be someone near you and have a natural reaction to come to your aide in your time of need. God Bless!

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    • rickbob
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:14pm

      Hope I have the opportunity to help you one day Mr. Fit. Please post a pic so I can ignore you. . .

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    • ASE
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:20pm

      @MrFitnah – y‘all been starin’ in that there lookin’ glass agin aintcha?

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    • 4GODUSAANDISRAEL
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:34pm

      Are you really that much of a sad, pathetic, worthless, spineless, waste of oxygen that this is how you respond to an honorable act of a kid? A KID!?!? Go upstairs and cry to your Mommy about how you’ve never done anything honorable or worth mentioning in your life and leave these kids alone. thank God you are so sad and worthless that nobody would ever want to procreate with you and that your spineless drivle will be buried with you when you die.

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    • Jezcruzen
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:39pm

      The man who carried the cross for Yashua was not in a race, dumbo.

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    • Mr.Fitnah
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 8:29pm

      Wow nice to hear from the nanny staters, thanks for reading my post. Freedom means the freedom to fail, and to learn the lessons from it.

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    • FatManChew
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 11:52pm

      If you ever get hurt on the side of the street I hope no one comes by to help. Then you can die like the dog that you are.

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    • Michael
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 11:54pm

      Are they not there to compete? Quitting when you are already not going to win is no sacrifice, it is just quitting… When you are there to win, that is what you do. It was no life or death struggle that she needed to be saved from. It is more of the same everyone gets a trophy mentality. Sorry if it offends some of you. Try doing this in the real world, say while qualifying for special forces….you will fail, and so will the miserable excuse for a soldier you carried.

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 12:10am

      He won in God’s eyes,, I have high regard for the parents who raised this young man!! He isn’t about me me me!! And in this day and age that is rare! God bless this young man!

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    • spikebu
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 2:29am

      @Abbeygirl…They were girls, kiddo.

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    • Stoic one
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 5:54am

      Mr.Fitnah

      I have a Really really good movie for you to watch,listen, & learn from: Cars.

      I have watched this movie with my currently four year old grandson several dozen times now. The moral is presented at an intellectual and emotional level I am sure you will appreciate.

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    • nelbert
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 6:38am

      Looks like MR. FITNAH was never in the military.

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    • HowardSternIsABigot
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 6:46am

      If she wanted to help she should have slapped her on the behind and said “get up and finish loser!”.
      And then maybe , if no one else in the stadium helped, she could go back and offer her a cup of gatorade, Good lord she wasnt on the sahara dying in the sun, lots of people to help right there. Further she could have killed the poor girl, what if she was stroking out? sure just get up and walk doll. Sometimes people fall out for good reasons. This is one more slippery slope toward communism. Cheers!

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    • mdeputy7
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:56am

      @Fitnah

      You, sir, are a tool. You’re right. We do have the right to fail. We also have the right to pick somebody else up and help them. Isn‘t that what it’s all about? Or are you concerned only with helping yourself. Conservatism is not about watching out for yourself. It’s about taking care of those that need it without being forced to by the government. It’s people like you that give the liberals so much strength.

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    • Mizurax
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 9:33am

      Finish the race. Then go help the other girl. I don’t see how this is inspirational at all.

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    • VRW Conspirator
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 10:37am

      Mr. Fitnah…you sir are an idiot, no doubt.
      She was already the 1600 meter State Champion…running the 3200 and the 1600 and winning them both at a State Meet is not easy, even for the best Olympic athletes. Running the 3200 was just academic for her because she probably had already won her league and county and regional in the 1600 and 3200 and now was at State. She made a choice, most athletes probably would have dropped out of the 3200. She is a Champion on all levels and I would give her a Division I NCAA scholarship just for her 3200 race character.

      I used to run the 1600 (2nd race of the meet) then the 800 (middle of the meet) and then the 3200 (last even of the meet save the 4X400 which I sometimes had to run 3rd leg on when other runners chickened out). I was 10th in my league, 10th in my county, 1st in my school, and graduted with a chest full of medals on my jacket from Invitationals. I have ran with Pnemonia and a 101 temp, I have ran with a hyperextended Achillies, but I always ran at 100% of my capability at that time.

      This young lady is more important to athletics than ANY NBA superstar or NFL big money player. She is more important to this country than even who wins the Presidency. Character, Honor, Integrity will save this country. She is a Champion because of those traits, not her running.

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    • UrsaMajor
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 10:39am

      “Wow nice to hear from the nanny staters, thanks for reading my post. Freedom means the freedom to fail, and to learn the lessons from it.”

      And you would be right, Mr. Fitnah… IF that were the moral to the story.

      The REAL point of this video is that when the one girl failed, the other GAVE WILLINGLY OF HERSELF to help her finish the goal set before her. She was not FORCED to do so by the race officials.

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    • VRW Conspirator
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 10:50am

      To all the morons that spoke about “freedom to fail” or “quitting” while winning to help another or any other idiotic comment slighting this young lady for her actions…

      READ THE ARTICLE!!! She was already the STATE CHAMPION DIII for the 1600 meters which she WON earlier that day. She was currently in LAST!! in the 3200 meters. I bet you couldn’t run 160 meters let alone 1600 meters at the pace this girl did…never mind the 3200 meters.

      For those of you FAT GUTTED armchair quarterbacks out there drinking your beer and eatting your pizza…for runners, the 1600 is a middle distance SPRINT. The 3200 is a middle distance race. One and two miles respectively ran at near FULL speed for 4 or 8 laps. Men run these races at under 60 seconds per 1/4 mile, women right at or just over the 60 sec per 1/4 pace. Lets see you do that and then call this girl ALREADY at the State Champion level a loser. She had to have won her League, County, Region already to make it to State.

      She made a CHOICE, the most AMERICAN concept there is. FREEDOM of CHOICE to LIVE how you wish, seek Happiness how you wish, and preserve Liberty how you wish. Calling her a loser or quitter shows you have no character, ethics, morals and are an example of the WORST of us while she is the of the BEST of us.

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    • rstreet3
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 11:17am

      Here is the video of Meghan Vogel after she WON the 1600m race earlier in the day. She had also qualified for the 3200m and also she lead her team in the 800m. It seems just ran in the 3200 because you don’t miss an opportunity to run at the state championships therefore she was in last and was in the position to help the ailing runner Arden Mcmath.

      http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/248559-2012-OHSAA-Ohio-Outdoor-Track-and-Field-Championships/video/639035-Meghan-Vogel-West-Liberty-Salem-1600m-D3-Champ-2012-Ohio-State-Championships

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    • pantokrator
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 1:23pm

      So Michael, you’re in the heat of battle with your squad, platoon, whatever. You are surrounded and the only way out is extraction via helicopter. It’s behind you and your stronghold and you are ordered to run like hell to get out of the killzone. You, along with your fellow soldiers make a break for it with cover from the chopper and its crew covering the parameter while you retreat. Suddenly, as you all run, you notice the guy in front of you take a bullet to the leg and he collapses and you quickly pass him up. You are about twenty feet from the chopper, and home free. With time running out, you have to make a decision. Tell me, Michael, what would a ‘qualified’ soldier do? Do you think he’d just keep going, leaving an injured soldier behind, or go back and get him? If you think being ‘qualified’ means you will do whatever it takes to ensure YOU survive, then you sir, are the pathetic excuse for a soldier.

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    • Unix
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 1:29pm

      Sorry all, I know it won’t endear me to those who are overly compassionate, but it is the SIMPLE TRUTH.

      While I applaud her ‘compassion’, she FAILED in her ‘DUTY’, to win the race; therefore, letting her school, coaches and teammates down = unacceptable!

      She is NOT in the Military, and LIFE and LIMB is NOT on the line, she absconded to her SURETY bond to those mentioned above.

      IMHO =FAILURE in sportsmanship, WIN in compassion! She is not there to be compassionate, but to WIN the race. Bottom Line: she did the wrong thing.

      You (who bashed) Fitnah owe him an apology and Fitnah – you could have said it a nice way, and should apologize for being mean spirited!

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    • anOpinion
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 3:05pm

      I don’t really find this inspirational, its competition and unless it was a matter of life and death where the girl was in dire need of immediate help, she should have just kept going.

      This, however, I do find inspirational:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Alt2DssYc&feature=player_embedded

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    • OhioRifleman
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 3:27pm

      @ UNIX

      Your analysis skills must be out of order today.

      The collapsed runner dropped 50 yards from the finish line, and Vogel was running last in the race. On an event like this, if you‘re 50 yards away from the finish and you’re last, you have already lost. Even if she ran through, she would have gained nothing. Stopping to help a downed competitor in this case was an act of honor and would have had zero bearing on her final standing.

      In this case, I applaud Vogel for her win in the 1-Mile sprint earlier in the day, and doubly so do I applaud her for the show of honor to a rival. I would much prefer to lose with honor than lose in a ‘meh’ fashion, because in this story the loss was inevitable.

      Going out last on a high note does not get you the gold, but it does get you honorable recognition. In a society that is so bereft of honor, this example shines out among many. I would readily hire the honorable loser over the person that stepped over the fallen to achieve their own ‘victory’. Doesn’t mean I would keep them if they turned out to be a detriment to my operations, but I would give them first shot before someone who is fixated on victory and nothing more.

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    • Unix
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 4:00pm

      OHIO..you know what, I was going off what she said about, ‘…I didn’t care about winning the State Championships…”, so I assumed she was up front…my bad. She should then be complimented as she had no horse in the race so to speak, so yes my tin foil hat failed me. My apologies to all.

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    • pantokrator
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 4:59pm

      Even had she been in first place, this was still in every way a good deed. Winning trophies is not all there is to sports. This is a story of a young girl who was willing to give up a trophy and approval from her school for something of FAR more value and honor. A lot of people here are saying, “It’s not like the girl was dying”. First off, Megan didn’t know that. She saw someone hurt and obviously needed help, that’s all you need to know. Second, maybe she wasn’t really dying, but what you do in minor situations like this defines who you are as a human being. Had Megan just left her there, then chances are, she’d do the same if it were actually a life and death situation. That’s why this is so important, and why it parallels to stories of life and death.

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    • trtmntdude
      Posted on June 6, 2012 at 9:38am

      Mr. F,
      It is disturbing how twisted your thinking is. Yeah we’re free to fail but we are also free to help a neighbor in need and not have to rely on the government to provide the help. It seems the only d’bag here is named mr. fitnah. And believe me, one of these days you’re fitnah have a rude awakening.

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    • trtmntdude
      Posted on June 6, 2012 at 9:44am

      Michael was never in the special forces. Period. If there is only one thing taught in spec op training it is teamwork and cohesiveness.

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    • sixtysix
      Posted on June 6, 2012 at 10:26am

      One‘s definition of a winner reflects one’s own self image. Though we run many races in the course of our lives, we run only one race before the Living God. That race is not against other runners, it is a race to determine whether we can finish the course God has laid out. I pray that when your time to stand before the throne of God comes, you will have found the race God chose for you and made a successful performance. Your comment does not bode well for you, but with God, all things are possible.

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  • Sharon Rose
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:00pm

    Her parents can be proud that they raised such a wonderful person.

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    • JRook
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:24pm

      Let’s consider exactly what she gave up. That is coming in second to last. Taking the limelight and focus away from the winner of the race was uncalled for. There are other people around the track that could have helped the fallen runner, including her coaches and people from her team. What this individual did was nice in a sense, but she gave up nothing to do it.

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    • hi
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:35pm

      I agree with jrook. I agree with fitnah too except for the cuss name

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    • FantaGirl
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:40pm

      @ Jrook, if you read the article, it did not say that she was in last or second to last initially. It said that she was behind the racer she helped. So she did in fact give something up. How ’bout them apples

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    • Centurian
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:43pm

      @JROOK,

      So, according to your line of thinking, the only thing that matters is winning, and as soon as there is a winner, the other runners should just walk off and quit.

      Great outlook you got going there.

      It doesn’t matter where you are at in the race, doing the right thing is doing the right thing…

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    • 208hendrix2020
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:22pm

      @Jrook, it says in the article she was in last place when the other runner collapsed so she did in fact LOSE NOTHING! And, i would walk away feeling better about myself helping the other person than just walking on… your line of thinking is what is wrong in this world, all anyone cares about is what they are doing no matter that 300 people are getting slaughtered as they walk by and they could have stopped it.

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    • spikebu
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 2:26am

      @ Jr…I read nothing in the article referencing a sacrifice. Not what the story was about. This young woman won’t simply pull out her camera phone when she sees wrongs.

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:36pm

    In another part of town, the injured player would of been robbed, then kicked in the head.

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    • Mr.Fitnah
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:10pm

      She was . Her chance to fail on her own was robbed .To big to fail.

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    • Average_Joseph
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 7:55am

      When did “big” become a verb? I must have missed that class in school. To big: I big. You big, He/She bigs. That sounds right. Thank you Mr. Fitnah but I think you meant “too big to fail.”

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    • stage9
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 8:16am

      And no one knows more about failure than a liberal.

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  • 4GODUSAANDISRAEL
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:31pm

    Thank you Blaze for posting stories that help renew my faltering faith in the youth of our country. the majority would have just passed her by. I hope that this also becomes a huge story nation wide like the baseball one. We need to start teaching our kids what true class and honor is again and show them how much larger the reward is by being honorable compared to the little plastic tropies, cheap ribbons, and worthless participation paper awards they earn just to come in first.

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    • Wilma
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:26pm

      Well said.

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    • TucsonDude
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 11:41pm

      Actually, I would like to respectfully disagree with you. I often use the Cherokee legend of The Two Wolves to remind people that we are all capable of terrible evil or amazing good. And, I think it is important to remind our children of this as well. I believe there are lots of great kids out there, and it’s our job to remind them of the good they can do for those around them.

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    • nelbert
      Posted on June 5, 2012 at 6:52am

      TUSCONDUDE

      I’m not sure I get the “respectfully disagree” part. Both you and 4GODUSAANDISRAEL seem to be pretty much saying the same thing.

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  • troymac20
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:29pm

    Great story but really not that uncommon. I‘ve seen it happen numerous times at my son’s track meets.

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  • OutofSympathy
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:29pm

    @exrepublisheep…

    Funny. Hate to burst your bubble though, it’s a proven fact conservatives and republicans (please don’t mistake the two for the same thing) give more to charity than Dems and Progressives. IF Obama hadn’t been running for office that last minute donation to charity never would have happened.

    What you fail to understand is this, conservatives and republicans have no issue HELPING people. What we have issue with is providing those unwilling to put forth an effort with their brand new car, clothing, food, housing, healthcare and birth control… GET IT?

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    • buzzkill59
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 4:30pm

      Does being an exrepublisheep make him a current democraphead?

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    • Exrepublisheep
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 5:03pm

      Makes me an Independant.

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    • DesdemonasCrew
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:52pm

      No. Makes you a full time POS with no humanity. Anyone who does not understand what was in play here is cretan. So, what is your count of ants burned with your magnifying glass?

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    • Furious American
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 7:51pm

      An independent is just someone afraid to pick a side.

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    • phrogdriver
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 9:38pm

      @furious -
      Whose “side” are you one? We are locked in a car headed for a cliff. The republicans want to go over the cliff at 50 mph, the democrats want to go over it at 100 mph.

      Whose side are you on?

      Republicans want to spent $4 trillion next year, democrats want to spend $4.5 trillion next year.

      Whose side are you on?

      I’m on the side of the America I grew up in. The republican party left me behind years ago. There is right and wrong, good and evil, black and white. There is NO “republican” and “democrat” anymore.

      The only “sides” that matter these days are coleslaw or mac ‘n cheese.

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  • chubby
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:24pm

    These two young women will make a big impact on our country in the future I’m sure!

    Winning any type of award can not hold a candle to what these young women won today. Thanks to the Blaze and this article perhaps more adults will take the opportunity to help someone who has fallen.

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    • roy3331
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 7:26pm

      Well said Chubby, We only need a few millon more of these girls !!

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  • thorkyl
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:19pm

    Honor, Integrity, and Morals

    Doing the right thing when nobody is watching

    Knowing you will be disqualified for doing the right thing is true Honor.

    Kudos to you Megan, thank you for showing that there are truly good people out there.

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  • BoliverBBucklenutz
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:16pm

    Great act of selflessness, the judges even had some character. Awesome to see.

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  • deerfawn
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:15pm

    so nice to hear about something nice for a change. if you like this check out the Kids in CHEROKEE TX. Really proud of this senior class. http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Area_Senior_Class_Gives_Graduation_Party_Money_For_Classmates_Funeral_151244355.html#.T7F9gL2VaD8.facebook

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  • 2smart4libs
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:08pm

    If she was so worried why bother to finish in the first place?? The race was won so what was the point??

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    • RLTW
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:20pm

      Amazing these kids know more about what it means to finish what you start than you obviously do.

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  • MONICNE
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:07pm

    Well done! She displays the honor of a hero and the ethics of an competitive athlete. She is welcome on any team, anywhere.

    POW-MIA bring the remains back

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:03pm

    Inspiring and wonderful story; thank you Blaze for showing it.

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  • right-wing-waco
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:02pm

    This is what I call a HERO. We need more people with this kind of ethics. She deserves a a very special recognition and I hope she gets it.

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  • MAMMY_NUNN
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:55pm

    Obviously failed to read the Union Manual they call for the clipping of knee caps in order to get ahead.

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    • Exrepublisheep
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:08pm

      She must be a Democrat. Repubes are all for themeselves. Was either runner a communist or illegal alien? Sharing your legs at the expense of victory reeks of socialism. Are they paying for college on their own, or are they sucking off the publics teat?

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:22pm

      @Exrepublisheep
      If she was a Democrat, she would have waited for the government to come and help.

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    • ConservativeInOhio
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:30pm

      @ExRepub

      This girl was obviously a CONSERVATIVE as SHE offered her assistance instead of waiting for the government to show up and do it. Liberals don’t offer assistance, they offer other peoples money/labor when there is someone in need.

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    • MAMMY_NUNN
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:31pm

      I‘m sure the Government will step in and punish her for lending aid without the Government’s approval.

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  • Timothy_Reid
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:55pm

    Good on her! Coming in first is not always winning. I realize she basically had nothing to lose, but doing the honorable thincounts for so much more.

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  • rickc34
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:54pm

    Adults can take a lesson from this young woman. Hear that Ried hear that Obama hear that Pelosi this girl has more class than the whole democratic party combined.

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  • Talent-Keyhole
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:53pm

    Well, I’m waiting for someone to complain about this. Surely our common taters where will find a way to blame the collapse on Bush or Obama.

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  • pavepaws
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:53pm

    Wow. Meghan will always be a winner.

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  • Exrepublisheep
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:52pm

    Sweet!

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  • Obama Snake Oil Co
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:50pm

    There is still hope with out youth. What a great story!

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:50pm

    Goes to show, no good deed goes unpunished.

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    • deeberj
      Posted on June 4, 2012 at 3:45pm

      The girl was in last place and helped the girl in front of her who collapsed. They didn’t punish her; they didn’t disqualify her. I don’t see what you mean?

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  • lukerw
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:49pm

    For the Love… of Sparta!

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  • honor007
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:49pm

    I would love to shake her parents hand and say “job well done”.
    Gives me hope for today’s youth~

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on June 4, 2012 at 2:48pm

    There you go, BLAZERS, GOD IN ACTION!!!
    Thank you track team that let the girls’ stay in without disqualifying them. Rather like GOD does us when we mess up and someone who knows HIM comes along to help us out.

    GOD BLESS YOU Meghan Vogel and Arden McMath! NICE GOING, young women.

    Thank you BLAZE for this story!

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