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Athletics | 24th November 2022
 

It’s Conan the Unstoppable!

 
 
 

Now Langholm running star aims to conquer America

Langholm athletics star Conan Harper is to take a major step forward in his brilliant running career – in America.

The S6 pupil, currently ranked number one in Scotland in the U-20 5000m race event, has received no fewer than THREE full scholarship offers from colleges in the USA.

Scouts at Charleston Southern University in North Carolina, La Salle University in Pennsylvania and A&M University in Texas are vying for Conan’s signature after being blown away by his performances on the track this season.

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