The streak was supposed to be over.

Bishop Carroll didn’t have a dominant runner expected to win. Bishop Carroll was vulnerable after losing to North at the City League meet. Bishop Carroll was banged up and didn’t have the pieces for its fourth consecutive title.

What people outside the program didn’t account for was coach Cory Swords’ training program. There’s no tangible value to the commitment Swords asks, and receives, from his runners.

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