Simon Bedard competes in a race overseas earlier this year. Bedard is aiming to qualify for the Cross Country National Championship this season. Photo courtesy of Simon Bedard.
ETHAN POLAK | STAFF REPORTER | eapolak@butler.edu
Simon Bedard was watching a swimming championship in Indianapolis on the television when he saw lifeguards start demanding swimmers to get out of the water. Then, on March 17, 2020, the NCAA announced the cancellation of the Indoor National Track and Field Championships due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The first thought that came to mind was about running because if I don’t have people to run with me, then it becomes very hard,” Bedard, a second-year MBA graduate student, said.