Kenly wheelchair athlete on gold medal roll

OF

THE SEASON FOR NORTH

JOHNSTON HIGH SCHOOL IS

TOMORROW AND ONE OF THE

COMPETITORS HOPES TO ADD TO

HIS LIST OF LONG STATE

CHAMPIONSHIPS.

>> WE FIND OUR -- SCOTT

MASON HAS THE INSPIRATIONAL

STORY OF A YOUNG MAN BORN

TO EXCEL.

>>Reporter: WHAT DOES IT

TAKE AS A TRACK ATHLETE?

IT TAKES DRIVE.

HOW OLD

ARE YOU?

>> I'M 19.

>> HE'S A HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR FROM JOHNSTON

COUNTY.

>> YOU LIKE THIS TRUCK?

>> YES, SIR.

>> HE'S DRIVING HIS TRUCK

TO TRACK PRACTICE.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING I

ENJOY DOING EVERYDAY.

>> HE ENJOYS TRACK AND

ENJOYS RACING DOWN THE

TRACK.

DYLAN PENDER HAS

WHEELS.

>> GOOD JOB, DYLAN.

LET'S

GO.

>> KEEP GOING, BUDDY.

KEEP

PUSHING.

>> DYLAN HAS ALWAYS PUSHED

HIMSELF.

>> FINISH, FINISH, FINISH.

GOOD JOB.

>> HARD WORK PAYS OFF.

>> HE HAS ALWAYS GONE

BEYOND EXPECTATIONS.

>> EVER SINCE THE DAY HE

WAS BORN, THEY TOLD US HE

WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING.

AND

DYLAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABLE

TO OVERCOME.

>> I HAVE A LOT OF STRENGTH

TO THROW -- ESPECIALLY

SITTING DOWN.

>> WHAT IS DYLAN'S

CONDITION?

>> DYLAN WAS BORN WITH

SPINA BIFIDA.

>> IT'S WHEN YOUR SPINE

DOESN'T DEVELOP COMPLETELY.

>> IT DIDN'T SHOW UP ON

TEST AND I HAD ALWAYS TAKEN

FOR GRANTED HAVING A

HEALTHY KID.

YOU KNOW I

WAS THINKING JUSTIFICATION

IT.

AND YOU KNOW,

EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY.

>> HE WALKED ON A WALKER

FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

>> DO YOU WISH YOU COULD

WALK?

>> I HAVE GOTTEN USED TO

IT.

IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME

ANYMORE.

>> HE DOESN'T WALK, BUT HE

DOES FLY.

>> GO DYLAN.

PUSH.

>> AND DYLAN IS THE

NUMBER

ONE RANKED WHEELCHAIR

ATHLETE IN THE STATE.

>> HE HOLDS 13 STATE

TITLES, AND HAS SET MANY

STATE RECORDS.

>> HOW GOOD IS HE?

>> HE'S REAL GOOD.

>> HE DOESN'T HAVE

BOUNDARIES.

>> THERE'S PEOPLE THAT COME

UP FROM OTHER TRACK TEAMS

AND SAYS YOU'RE DYLAN

PENDER.

WE'VE HEARD ABOUT

YOU.

YOU'RE THE STATE

CHAMPION.

>> I HOPE CUTE GIRLS COMES

UP TO HIM.

>> THE GETS THAT ALL THE

TIME.

>> HAVE YOU MET ANY OF

THOSE CUTE GIRLS.

>> DON'T BLUSH, BUT RUSH

IT.

PUSH FOR ANOTHER STATE

TITLE.

>> KEEP PUSHING.

>> SET ANOTHER GOAL.

>> COME ON.

>> AND NEVER LOOK BACK.

>> GO DYLAN!

>> THE TRACK SEASON STARTS

TOMORROW, AND DYLAN WILL

TRY TO ADD TO HIS TROPHY

CASE.

>> HE HOPES TO GO TO

COLLEGE NEXT YEAR AND JOIN