Catching Up With 2023 NCAA Cross Country Champion Graham Blanks Before Outdoor Season
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🗓️ 13 March 2024
⏱️ 9 minutes
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"With the NCAA, you just never know. You always have someone coming around...It's cool to see. People get to have their moments every season. There are highs and lows. It's sweet to see so much change between the athletes."
While at New Balance Nationals Indoor in Boston, Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber caught up with 2023 NCAA Cross Country Champion Graham Blanks. Unfortunately, he had to miss the indoor championship season due to injury but has returned to running ahead of the 2024 outdoor campaign.
He shares his thoughts on Nico Young's breakout to break Graham's indoor 5000m record and what it's like racing while hot. Plus, why this is one of the most competitive eras in collegiate track and field.
Host: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez on Instagram
Host: Kyle Merber | @kylemerber on Instagram
Guest: Graham Blanks | @graham_voted_for_pedro on Instagram
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| 0:55.0 | during New Balance Nationals indoor Chris Chavez and Kyle Murber joined |
| 0:59.8 | by NCAA cross-country champion new balance NIL athlete |
| 1:03.7 | Graham Blanks Graham kicking off spring break no better way |
| 1:07.8 | at new balance nationals am I right? |
| 1:09.9 | That's been great great to watch the races |
| 1:12.2 | I've been really enjoying the pole |
| 1:13.2 | halt right in front of my face. I love watching these guys defy the odds get up |
| 1:17.6 | over that bar. All right, so what is the actual plan from Spring Break? You decided |
| 1:22.0 | to pop here to chat with some of the |
| 1:24.8 | high school kids, get to meet the next generation of stars, but where are you off to after |
| 1:28.7 | this? I'm off to Houston. Yeah, we do a big, you know, over at Harbor, we do a big spring |
| 1:35.3 | training trip over in Houston. A bit of a random city I guess, but the weather is |
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