MINNEAPOLIS — Something about the way the freshman ran caught the eye of Hopkins track and field coach Nick Lovas and made him pay close attention. It was the power in his stride, the lift in his hips, his graceful form … everything looked so different.
"I was like, holy cow, there is something about this kid," Lovas recalled this week. "It was effortless and fast."
Lovas pulled aside Joseph Fahnbulleh after a workout that year and told the 14-year-old that, if he committed himself to training, his future in the sport was limitless.
