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Jumbo Package: Alabama had “unbelievable year” per Nate Oats

Happy Monday, everyone. It was a mixed weekend on the diamond as baseball swept Binghamton but softball dropped a series to LSU after coming in unbeaten.

Oh, and this happened.

Six years ago, Alabama’s Bobby Colantonio Jr. was diagnosed with stage-four cancer. He was given a 20-percent chance of surviving and if he did survive it was likely he would lose a leg to amputation.

Friday night he stood atop the podium at the Birmingham Crossplex in the midst of the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, gold trophy held overhead, the national champion in the men weight throw.