Redshirt senior Alex Baker, 22, never thought a simple hill workout would put his running career on hold, but that is exactly what happened to the cross country runner prior to his junior season.
While running down a hill, Baker stepped in a hole and sprained his ankle the summer before his junior year. What he and his coaches thought was going to be a two-week recovery became a season-long injury resulting in him redshirting his junior year.
“It was tough [watching Baker go through his injury],” coach Mircea Bogdan said. “It happened during preseason camp … the team lost a lot.