Wesley Korir

University of Louisville cross country/track and field head coach Ron Mann and former letterwinners Wesley Korir and Michael Eaton have confirmed they were not harmed by the explosions at the Boston Marathon and are currently safe in their respective hotels.

Bradley Sowder is the Head Boys XC Coach at Eastern High School in Louisville.  He has also coached at Lexington Christian Academy and the University of Louisville.  His full biography is below along with his blog post about Trust between coaches and athletes.

I Beat the Boston Marathon Champ..... (photo by boston.com)

Former University of Louisville cross country and track and field standout Wesley Korir captured the 2012 Boston Marathon title on Monday afternoon. (via www.uoflsports.com)

 Led by four individual event titles and eight total medalists, the University of Louisville track and field program closed the first day of competition with the outright lead in the men's championship and in a first-place tie in the women's competition Saturday at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships at the University of Akron's Athletics Field House. (Pictured: Big East 5000m Champion Wesley Korir)