On July 11, 2014, the Mizzou cross-country team announced that Marc Burns would be the Tigers’ new head coach. As soon as he could after the announcement, Thomas George sent him an e-mail. George wanted to be recruited by Mizzou.
Burns had recruited both George and his twin brother Alex while he was the coach at Bradley University. When Burns came to Mizzou, he continued to recruit George, who is a year behind Alex in school.
George, a freshman from Gloucester, England, is one of three British runners who have joined the Tigers’ cross-country and track programs.