It’s 5:20 a.m. and freshman Austin Hindman’s alarm buzzes.
Hindman wakes up for the long day ahead. As a world champion triathlete and member of the Missouri men’s cross-country team, he doesn’t have a minute to waste.
He wakes up for cross-country practice in the morning, endures classes and homework, then finishes up the day with workouts either in the pool or on the bike. Hindman goes through the day with one goal in mind: Tokyo 2020.
After winning the junior ITU World Triathlon in 2016 and finishing 29th in this year’s championship on Sept. 16, Hindman hopes to compete in the 2020 Olympics as a triathlete.