Bridger Burrows sat quietly, waiting his turn. Having put in a long day at the Laurel Sports Complex, Burrows would be the last competitor on an oven-baked Friday. He had been there since 8:30 a.m. He had already competed in the 400 relay, the 100 preliminaries and the long jump where he had set the Class A record 23-2.75, bettering the previous mark of 22-11.75 by Lonnie Gillette of Hamilton in 1979.