Michael Saruni and Jonah Koech prepare for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Bret Bloomquist/El Paso Times
UTEP's star 800-meters runner Michael Saruni said he'd wait until race time to decide whether to run from the front or the back at the NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championships on Saturday in College Station.
He picked the front and no one else had a chance.
The sophomore broke a string of bad luck at national championships, powering to the front of the field at the 500 mark and setting a meet record 1:45.