Official Site of the Shockers · May 25, 2023
RH: "He's A Brave Individual"
By Paul Suellentrop
The Outlaws did not pay attention to their coach, so they ran on the football field in Washington, Mo. Punishment, yes, but a revelation to Clayton Duchatschek's father as he watched his son's eighth-grade team practice.
"When those kids got tired, he didn't," said Mason Duchatschek. "People couldn't keep up."
Clayton remembers those wind sprints. He hoped coaches would notice his speed and move him to running back.
"I was still trying to get good at football," he said. "There were a couple times we had to run because we weren't listening."
Mason Duchatschek saw his son's future. Not running back. Distance running.