100 Days To The Olympic Trials - We catch up with Desi, Ritz and Jared Ward.

Jared Ward graduated from school at 27???

What the hell

can someone even compete in the NCAA as a 26-27 year old?

(lets skip the inevitable ches jokes)

wrgergerg wrote:

Jared Ward graduated from school at 27???

What the hell

can someone even compete in the NCAA as a 26-27 year old?

(lets skip the inevitable ches jokes)

grampa ches wishes he was only 27 in high school. Dude is way older than that now.

wrgergerg wrote:

Jared Ward graduated from school at 27???

What the hell

...With a master's

wrgergerg wrote:

Jared Ward graduated from school at 27???

What the hell

can someone even compete in the NCAA as a 26-27 year old?

(lets skip the inevitable ches jokes)

Yes, if you read the article, he has a master's in statistics!

Whatever the case, Ward really seems on his game.

He didn't run for two years due to a mission trip and got back too late to enroll in fall classes, so he was probably about 25 when he exhausted his eligibility.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/57130097-88/ward-ncaa-byu-cross.html.csp

He's a Mormon, so he served a mandatory(ish) two year mission, starting at 18. So there's at least 20 as a Freshman. Additionally, he has a master's, so that puts him at 24-25 as a graduate, after which he got his Master's, so there's 26-27. I'm also not really very sure which years he competed at BYU, so he could have very well been 26 and competing at NCAA meets. Finally, he actually lost a year of NCAA eligibility due to a fluke rules violation (http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/57130097-88/ward-ncaa-byu-cross.html.csp) that he successfully gained back and used. As such, his NCAA career was a bit more lengthy than most. Hope this helps!

wrgergerg wrote:

Jared Ward graduated from school at 27???

What the hell

can someone even compete in the NCAA as a 26-27 year old?

(lets skip the inevitable ches jokes)