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Recruitment radar led by Eiji Daigo from the University of Kanagawa
“Kengo Suzuki”
It was when he was a freshman in high school that the player’s name was discovered.
“I received information that a player with a small pace and a very good career was at Uwajima Higashi High School in Ehime. At first glance, I knew he had a natural pace.”
Although he was still an unknown player across the country, Coach Ogo actively solicited Suzuki during his sophomore year of high school. I fell in love with so much talent.
“It is not comparable to the current era of platform shoes, but in the early 2010s, when Kengo was a high school student, if he was in second grade at 5000m and he was serving 14 minutes and 45 seconds, Kanagawa University I would be eligible for a scholarship. I made an offer without the directors of other universities noticing. “
Suzuki also liked Kanagawa University, who paid attention to himself from the beginning, and when he was in his second year of high school, he began to focus on Kanagawa University as his destination.
“Did Suzuki decide in East Uwajima somewhere?”
A few months later.
At the Inter-High School held in Oita prefecture, Suzuki finished in 10th place at 5000m (By the way, the star of this tournament was Yoshihide Kiryu from Rakunan High School who achieved the 100m and 200m individual double crown). Suzuki has shown the highest ability in the generation, while international students occupy the top three.
Then the directors of the Kanto universities, who were watching the race at the booth, got excited. Director Ogo smiles and remembers those days.
I heard a voice saying, “Is Suzuki in East Uwajima decided somewhere? This was the first time Kengo made his ‘national debut’ so it was on the radar of any university. I was not caught. I’m dying to be overruled, so I declared, “I’ve decided my!”
“I was having problems with my digestive system.”
Suzuki entered Kanagawa University in 2014, but to be honest, he didn’t get that degree until second grade. At Hakone Ekiden, when I was in the first grade, I was assigned 19th place in District 6 downhill, and in the second year they assigned me District 2, but I finished 14th. I interviewed him for the first time when I was in first grade and I remember Suzuki answering “yes” and “yes” with just a few words.
Director Ogo remembers what Suzuki was doing at the time.
