Syracuse Orange distance star Justyn Knight left no doubt that his motivation is still strong after his NCAA XC title. In his first race since finally getting his individual NCAA championship Knight broke his own Syracuse record in the mile with a time of 3:55.82 at the Terrier Classic. Knight took 2nd in the race but his time smashed his previous school record as he turned in the 2nd fastest time in the country this season.
There were other strong Orange performances in the mile in Boston. Noah Affolder (4:02.46), Aidan Tooker (4:02.