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Cook brothers reflect on racing together from childhood to college

Courtesy of Lori Cook

“Hey, I just talked [trash] about you,” a cross-country runner called out to a teammate after an interview.

“Oh really?” the other runner sarcastically replied, walking over from a workout. A smile broke out on his face.

Meet sophomore Zach Cook and senior Jordan Cook. They’re brothers, and they both run for the Missouri cross-country team. Before college, they ran together in high school. Before that, they ran with each other in grade school.

Basically, they’ve been running together their whole lives.

“We were on the Columbia Track Club,” Zach said.