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As a senior, the two time Canadian cross country champion gave his University of Southern Utah its first NCAA Division 1 titles in the 5K and 10K this year.
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"I actually got to race him today," he said, finishing not quite three seconds behind. "That’s been a big dream of mine, so that was cool.
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"They’re Olympians for good reason and you should expect anything out of anybody. Everyone’s here for a reason."
Levins is a legend back home in the Comox Valley, once the curly haired kid whose feet were his preferred mode of transportation. He remembers helping out with the lawn care business his father runs in nearby Campbell River.
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When his excellent times in high school didn’t draw a sniff from an American college, he went online and sold himself to the University of Southern Utah, which put him on the track team.
Levins laughs about his freshman year, terribly ordinary 14:58 for 5,000 metres. He’s a stunning 2 minutes quicker now.
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