Boston University

One of the pillars of the BU cross country program, Mark Kimball helped rebuild the Terriers' distance program in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He remains the only Terrier to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships in four straight years, a stretch highlighted by his All-America season in 1981.

Kimball helped lead BU to three straight NCAA Cross Country Championship appearances from 1979-81 and helped the Terriers claim the 1979 IC4A Cross Country team title. A revitalized Terrier squad also won three Greater Boston Championships during a period in which the GBCs were a major east coast competition.

On the track, Kimball qualified for the 1980 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 10,000m run. The next year, Kimball finished second in the 10,000m run at the prestigious Penn Relays in what former Terrier head cross country coach Bob Sevene called one of the greatest races he had ever seen. Kimball was a multiple-time New England champion in both indoor and outdoor track events, proving that he was an elite runner in all three seasons.