Your time of 10:32.72 set at the Drake Relays is currently ranked 43rd in the nation heading into the NCAA Regional Championships. How has your training and preparation been as you look to qualify for the NCAA Championship meet?

Unfortunately, my past few competitions haven't been like I expected. At the Penn Relays, I lost one of my shoes in the first lap and at Georgia Tech this past weekend a professional girl took the race out in a first lap of 74sec and so everyone struggled even to finish the race. But my training has been going pretty good, I have been hitting my times in my workouts and I am confident I can run under 10:30.

You lost your shoe before the first water hazard and still managed to clock 10:35.91? Describe what was going through your head at the time knowing you lost your shoe and had to manage getting back into the lead pack during the race.