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Considering how successful he’s been during his track career at Utah State, one would never suspect AJ Boully being frightened before a big race — any race for that matter.
But, he does.
“Honestly, I’m secretly scared every time I get on the field,” said Boully, who graduated from Utah State earlier this month with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies. “It’s terrifying. It could be at nationals, it could be at the (Mark) Faldmo (Invitational), it could be at anything. I am very much aware of how people can just PR out of nowhere, or what seems like nowhere — maybe just suddenly run to their potential and it can catch you off guard.