Hannah Kiser won 20 conference championships in her four years as a distance runner for the University of Idaho.
She graduated in 3 1/2 years with a 3.9 GPA.
She wanted to spend her last semester of competition at Washington State, training with the head coach who had left Idaho. Because of NCAA transfer rules, she needed Idaho Athletic Director Rob Spear’s approval to go.
He didn’t just say no. His words were so painful that Kiser decided she would rather see her spectacular career end early than run for the Vandals again. And that’s exactly what happened.