More than 700 men and women are set to run for the red, white and blue at the 2020 United States Olympic Marathon Trials Feb. 29 — and three runners have connections to Loyola’s maroon and gold.
Loyola associate track and field head coach Alan Peterson, 2012 Loyola graduate Danny Docherty and 2001 Loyola graduate Bry Lauck are preparing to head to Atlanta for a chance to represent the U.S. in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Runners could qualify for the marathon trials at any marathon from Sept. 1, 2017 to Jan. 19, 2020 — men could qualify with a time of 2:19:00 or faster, and women could qualify with a time of 2:45:00.