UH sprinter Shaun Maswanganyi was a forearm’s length away from winning the 100-meter NCAA national title in 2023.
He had stepped onto the starting blocks supremely focused, and as the race progressed, he felt himself ahead of his nearby opponents. As he crossed the finish line, he looked up to the scoreboard almost sure he had just won it all.
“I remember standing behind the blocks. I was in the zone, all I could hear were my thoughts and the starter,” Maswanganyi said. “I just remember running through what (UH track and field head coach Carl Lewis) would want: push, power, patience.