A hearty congratulations goes out to Austin Smith, runner extraordinaire from Princeton who just qualified for the NCAA cross country championships! In an effort to relive my own college glory days, here's a photo of me leading at my sole NCAA nationals appearance. I ran the indoor mile at Arkansas in 2003, finishing 13th overall. Austin actually came to the race to support me, which I quite appreciated (Coach Brady can get scary sometimes, especially when you're all alone). Enjoy Indiana!
Villanova runner Bobby Curtis also qualified individually, which I was glad to see, but alas, it was shocking that the team blew up and failed to qualify.