Originally Posted by
89MTBISON
Lot's to be proud of for Payton this year, bittersweet in that he missed an outdoor title. We rode him pretty hard this year, T&F at NDSU is all about team conference titles, but athletes like Payton only come around once in a generation. Would have been nice if he had stayed healthy, he had a legitimate shot at four NCAA titles in the same year. That's hard to get your head wrapped around, we think we have a great football team, Payton had the potential to be an all time great, Div 1 T&F athlete, period. When do we get another Bowerman semifinalist? Probably not in my lifetime.