directions_run Run • Nov. 24, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Welp. That happened. Passing out while giving a speech in front of the team isn’t really a good way to leave a lasting impact on the team but can’t really change the past. The night before, I went camping with a few friends and the low temperatures and lack of sleep really took a toll on me. Woke up feeling the worst that I’ve felt in months. Really didn’t want to skip the Banquet because of sickness and tried to power through it. As I was literally just two sentences away from finishing the speech, I shifted my weight and my body gave up on me. I know that it was not nervousness. That was probably the most confident I’ve been while giving a speech ever (besides the feeling like a piece of garbage all day). I think my body just didn’t have anything left to give and I collapsed. Wanted the speech to be memorable and I guess I got what I wanted. I am glad I was able to hang on long enough to get almost everything out and that I was able to say those last two sentences before leaving. I appreciate everyone that was worried about me and tried to help me. Took a nap and slept for almost 13 hours straight afterwards and it’s definitely helped. Anyways I passed out around this point so this is what I was trying to say: Lawrence often states that the impact and legacy that you leave on the team is not defined by your underclassman performance, but rather what mark you leave on the team as a senior. I can personally attest that the team is significantly positively impacted due to the efforts of Lawrence and that I am very lucky to call him Coach. Thank you. Very memorable banquet. Glad to have had a good send off to cross country. Sad that it’s over and that in a few months the same thing will happen with track. I think that the goal of track will be to leave an impact wherever possible, just hopefully that impact doesn’t include any more passing out.