Kevan Hueftle

I came out of the bottom, and I went clear to the top. So, yeah, I got to wear that red, white, and blue. They send you a big old suitcase with it, and they... have all the Team USA stuff in it, which is the most amazing feeling in the world, knowing that you've worked that hard to be able to represent your country.

I came out of the bottom, and I went clear to the top. So, yeah, I got to wear that red, white, and blue. They send you a big old suitcase with it, and they... have all the Team USA stuff in it, which is the most amazing feeling in the world, knowing that you've worked that hard to be able to represent your country.

I came out of the bottom, and I went clear to the top. So, yeah, I got to wear that red, white, and blue. They send you a big old suitcase with it, and they... have all the Team USA stuff in it, which is the most amazing feeling in the world, knowing that you've worked that hard to be able to represent your country.

And then we went to Lima, Peru, which I don't know if you've ever been to Peru and Lima, but it's pretty run down where we were at. The buses we were taking, we had a road to the track and where we stayed at the village. And there was cones that were supposed to be, you know, lining your way. And there was people that are on both sides. Their job was to put the cones back up.

And then we went to Lima, Peru, which I don't know if you've ever been to Peru and Lima, but it's pretty run down where we were at. The buses we were taking, we had a road to the track and where we stayed at the village. And there was cones that were supposed to be, you know, lining your way. And there was people that are on both sides. Their job was to put the cones back up.

And then we went to Lima, Peru, which I don't know if you've ever been to Peru and Lima, but it's pretty run down where we were at. The buses we were taking, we had a road to the track and where we stayed at the village. And there was cones that were supposed to be, you know, lining your way. And there was people that are on both sides. Their job was to put the cones back up.

Because there's no... Stoplights don't work in Peru, Lima. Like, it's just... You get to an intersection, you just figure it out. Yeah. And they have all the tuk-tuks there and everything like that. Well, there's people that... They were leaning against... There's a cement wall and then cones. They were putting these cones up and they would be against a cement wall.

Because there's no... Stoplights don't work in Peru, Lima. Like, it's just... You get to an intersection, you just figure it out. Yeah. And they have all the tuk-tuks there and everything like that. Well, there's people that... They were leaning against... There's a cement wall and then cones. They were putting these cones up and they would be against a cement wall.

Because there's no... Stoplights don't work in Peru, Lima. Like, it's just... You get to an intersection, you just figure it out. Yeah. And they have all the tuk-tuks there and everything like that. Well, there's people that... They were leaning against... There's a cement wall and then cones. They were putting these cones up and they would be against a cement wall.

And they're this far away from the bus. And we're going by at 50 miles an hour. Jeez. Like, you'd put your head against the window and you'd be sleeping. You wake up and you see eyeballs go by. It was... Insane. And you go from that and go to Dubai. We went to UAE Dubai for the World Championships. Completely opposite. The bus we had in Dubai had every seat.

And they're this far away from the bus. And we're going by at 50 miles an hour. Jeez. Like, you'd put your head against the window and you'd be sleeping. You wake up and you see eyeballs go by. It was... Insane. And you go from that and go to Dubai. We went to UAE Dubai for the World Championships. Completely opposite. The bus we had in Dubai had every seat.

And they're this far away from the bus. And we're going by at 50 miles an hour. Jeez. Like, you'd put your head against the window and you'd be sleeping. You wake up and you see eyeballs go by. It was... Insane. And you go from that and go to Dubai. We went to UAE Dubai for the World Championships. Completely opposite. The bus we had in Dubai had every seat.

It was heated and cooled seats in Dubai. All the Ubers were BMWs and Mercedes. A lot of wealth in Dubai. Yep. It was the craziest experience of my life going to Dubai. We stayed in the hotel. It was the longest hotel in the entire world. The hotel is like three quarters of a mile long. Like... And I ended up placing fourth in the 100 and 200 meter dash in Dubai.

It was heated and cooled seats in Dubai. All the Ubers were BMWs and Mercedes. A lot of wealth in Dubai. Yep. It was the craziest experience of my life going to Dubai. We stayed in the hotel. It was the longest hotel in the entire world. The hotel is like three quarters of a mile long. Like... And I ended up placing fourth in the 100 and 200 meter dash in Dubai.

It was heated and cooled seats in Dubai. All the Ubers were BMWs and Mercedes. A lot of wealth in Dubai. Yep. It was the craziest experience of my life going to Dubai. We stayed in the hotel. It was the longest hotel in the entire world. The hotel is like three quarters of a mile long. Like... And I ended up placing fourth in the 100 and 200 meter dash in Dubai.

I missed placing in the podium at the World Championships by .03 seconds. So that was rough to come home from that. So what year was that? That was 19. And then the story keeps going. Roll into it. So then what happens in 20? Yep, COVID. COVID hits.

I missed placing in the podium at the World Championships by .03 seconds. So that was rough to come home from that. So what year was that? That was 19. And then the story keeps going. Roll into it. So then what happens in 20? Yep, COVID. COVID hits.

I missed placing in the podium at the World Championships by .03 seconds. So that was rough to come home from that. So what year was that? That was 19. And then the story keeps going. Roll into it. So then what happens in 20? Yep, COVID. COVID hits.

And when you're already 30-some years old, that you're too old to be training in the first place for this, and you're already on a schedule that's insane for years of you doing it. Because I wasn't athletic enough to be able to take time off. If I didn't keep with it, I knew it wasn't going to be fast enough to make this Paralympic training for Tokyo. Yep. And so they canceled, of course, COVID.

And when you're already 30-some years old, that you're too old to be training in the first place for this, and you're already on a schedule that's insane for years of you doing it. Because I wasn't athletic enough to be able to take time off. If I didn't keep with it, I knew it wasn't going to be fast enough to make this Paralympic training for Tokyo. Yep. And so they canceled, of course, COVID.