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Ten Years Later: One Photo, Three Different Paths

Three runners, one goal.

Three student-athletes, three different goals.

"You can do anything you want if you start at Appalachian State."

This is the motto that current Appalachian State head cross country coach and associate head track & field coach Michael Curcio tells every recruit: Appalachian State can help you get anywhere and do anything you want to do.

When Thomas Peterson (pictured left), Ryan O'Keefe (pictured middle) and Mark Maddox (pictured right) arrived at the 2008 Southern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, they hoped to lead the Mountaineers to another conference title.