Coach Runs Boston Marathon

By mattheW capaldi Heights Staff

Like most Boston College students, BC softball’s Nicole Giery and Abigail Knight woke in the early hours of the morning on Marathon Monday.

While many students solely looked forward to Flo Rida’s performance in the Mod Lot, Giery and Knight, two of BC’s top four hitters, looked forward to something else—watching their head coach, Amy Kvilhaug, run in the Boston Marathon.

For the first time since 2014, Kvilhaug participated in the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Kvilhaug, who has been at the helm of BC’s program since the end of the 2019 season, set out to trek the 26.2-mile route for the third time in her life, and her players made sure they were there to cheer her on.

“When she ran by us at Mile 21,

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KENNETH CHEN / HEIGHTS STAFF you could tell how much it meant to her that we were there waiting for her and screaming for her to keep pushing,” Knight said. “Being there for people in those moments is something really special.”

Kvilhaug crossed the finish line in 3:46.21, and she said the experience was rewarding.

“I think the marathon is one of the ultimate tests of the human spirit,” Kvilhaug said. “I love how hardcore the training is.”

Kvilhaug said that her players were there through every step of the intense training process and showed constant love and support.

Knight said this seemed to make a difference in Kvilhaug’s experience.

“A lot of the girls had conversations with her about how she was feeling during her prep, and I think it made her happy to know that we were rooting for her and genuinely excited for her success,” Knight said.

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Many economics majors are currently expressing frustration with the shortage of economics electives available for the upcoming fall semester.

The economics department will do everything it can to help seniors who need specific economics courses to graduate on time, according to Christopher F. Baum, chair of Boston College’s economics department.

“If it’s their only major, and therefore they need to complete the major, we’ll give them priority and make sure that they get what they need and they’ll be able to, you know, head into Alumni Stadium next May, a year from now,” Baum said.

Baum said he is hopeful students who already completed a separate major and are pursuing economics as a double major can be accommodated, but the department can not guarantee it.

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