“Bittersweet is not the right word,” redshirt senior Kent Morikawa said. “It’s …”
His voice trailed away and escaped him, a lump forming in his throat.
For in the world of cross country in which runners are judged by the smallest seconds, the fastest times and the quickest mile pace, time seemed to stop as Morikawa faced the uncomfortable realization that the results from Saturday’s race really did happen.