Marist alums in Arizona

In an unusual bit of convergence several time zones away, two Marist Running record holders were in the same track race in Arizona on Friday night. Competing at the Willie Williams Classic at the University of Arizona in Tucson were 2011 alum Adam Vess and 2007 alum Justin Harris.

Vess placed fifth in the 5,000-meter run in 15:04.36. Vess is now running as a post-graduate for Northern Arizona. He is training hard at high altitude in Flagstaff and this was his first race back. After all that he has been through, we are proud to see Vess back on track, literally.

Harris placed 19th in the same race in 15:38.87. We most recently saw Jut at the AAU practice at Vassar, where he is now assistant coach to our good pal, head coach James McCowan, across town. Jut reported via text and email that it was an “amazing experience” and that he was happy to be at the level he is at based on his current training.