
Chris West, 37, is a married father of four children based in South Dallas, Texas, and is a Facilities Director for a school district. His second oldest, Jordynn, is a freshman at Waxahachie Life High School and is coming off a top 20 finish at the Texas UIL Class Class 4A Championships in cross country. Chris has penned this Parent's Perspective for MileSplit.
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By Chris West
I have been active in sports for the greater part of my life now and it has been a great, eye-opening journey. Starting as a youth athlete, I worked my way up to the collegiate level as a baseball player. My wife was a softball player. Now we find ourselves with children who are active in all sports.
Things have definitely evolved from back when I was an athlete, so learning has been a big part of the proce...