BOULDER – When Makena Morley graduated high school, she did not move far away from her hometown of Big Fork, Mont., heading to the University of Montana in Missoula, Mont. to continue her running career.
But after just one semester, which included winning the individual title at the Big Sky Conference Championships, she knew she needed a change. And thankfully for the University of Colorado, she had several connections that helped bring her to Boulder.
"I actually knew some of the guys on the team, Zach Perrin, Adam Peterman and Chris Herrick, that are graduated now, but they were from Montana and we were all good friends," Morley said.