BYU 2024 NCAA champs chase marathon dreams

byu alum,cross country,marathon,byu former athletes,byu athletes,identical twins,creed thompson,davin thompson Parker High November 13, 09:00 AM November 13, 09:00 AM Standout cross-country and track runners, Davin and Creed Thompson, graduated this past spring with degrees in software engineering. Despite graduating, their love and dedication to running are not going anywhere. Since graduating, they began a startup company with former teammates selling software. They felt their degree was useful in the middle of the AI boom while also allowing them to continue training for their running goals. "Post-collegiately we've always wanted to be marathoners," Davin Thompson said. But after graduating, due to not having many healthy races for the past three and a half years, Davin Thompson felt like there was not much of a path forward for him, compared to his brother. "I felt like I kept going down the same road and hitting the same dead end," he said.

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