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SPORTS A10 — THE OBSERVER KNAPP Continued from Page A9 In addition to the school mark in the 3,000, he has the school record in the 1,500 at 4:08.46, and was attempting to break the school record in the 800 at the Special District 5 pre- view April 19 in Athena. The move to the next level is one Moody said was only made possible because of Knapp’s decision to drop soccer and focus solely on running. “The day that he com- mitted to be a runner instead of a soccer player — I’m sure it was a big decision on his part — it just opened the fl oodgates,” Moody said. “I don’t know anybody that has a better work ethic. He’s just so ded- icated in what he does.” Knapp said prior to that decision, he saw himself at best being a Division II runner, and even said that was a stretch in his mind. He said he already had committed to play soccer at a Montana school before the focus change. “The coach for U of I reached out to me, and that is when it started to occur to me (that) maybe I can be a D-I runner,” he said. “I want to thrive at that level. It was honestly a shot in the dark. I was aiming (for) D-II and lower.” Knapp will give the Vandals a second dis- tance standout from small- town Northeastern Oregon. Former 1A state champion Tim Stevens, a Cove grad- uate, is also on the roster in Moscow. Knapp said Stevens being on the team did impact his decision. “I see him and I as very similar runners,” Knapp said. “To see his success right now, that gives me hope, because I see we are so similar. I hope to be as quality of a runner as he is within the next year or two. It gives me that idea that if he can succeed, why can’t I?” Moody said Knapp has been welcomed “with open arms” at the U of I, and concurred that him joining the same school as Stevens is a plus. “Going to the University of Idaho is a good school. They’ve done a lot of good things,” he said. More school records could fall by the time Knapp graduates later this spring, though he knows that once he steps on campus in Moscow, the game will change. But he is also confi dent. “I’m defi nitely going in with the mindset of it’s going to be hard, but I’m going to have teammates that will push me every day,” he said. “If I continue with my diet, if I continue with my hard work, I can continue this upward trend of going faster.” His coach is also opti- mistic, and believes the sky is the limit. “I think he’s still got a long ways to go” before he peaks, Moody said. 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