[2] Moore ran for John Muir High School in Pasadena, California, though his mother arranged for him to continue to run under Robinson.

In 1995, his sophomore year, Moore won the 400, beating future World Champion, Tyree Washington by a half a second.

[4] Later in the season, he represented the United States at the 1995 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Santiago, Chile,[5] where he set the still standing World Youth Best in the 400 metres at 45.14.

[1] Moore looked at 1997, his senior year of high school, as the chance to set records out of sight.

Moore aspired to go to nearby powerhouse University of Southern California, but his SAT and then ACT scores left him .1 point away from eligibility.

After a successful and healthy fall training season, he entered the Pomona Pitzer Invitational, a tune up meet before the Mt.