Friendship Runs Deep at Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon

A competition about more than just winning

John Brussa

Sports Editor

October 11, 2018

COURTESY OF ALLISON SNARE Senior Asa Sweetser (left) and junior Jim O’Brien (right) both finished Sunday’s halfmarathon under two hours. The pair raised $2400 for fellow Bronco Ethan Collins.

Sunday’s annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, hosted just a few miles from campus, was a testament to the willpower of all who participated. For two Santa Clara students, the motivating factor was bigger than personal achievement.

Last spring, Ethan Collins was enjoying the final quarter of his sophomore year—attending class, hanging out with friends and going about his days like most of his peers. Following Memorial Day weekend,…