Why BYU Olympic marathoners stayed at finish line to give other runners ‘what I would have wanted to hear’
Conner Mantz and Clayton Young made their Olympic debuts and finished in the top 10 in a field of 82 runners from 41 countries.
(Rebecca Blackwell | AP) United States' Clayton Young, at right in white, joins competitors as they run through the streets of central Paris during the men's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.