Brandon McBride's rookie season as a professional middle-distance runner, filled with big expectations, stress and success, quickly became a lesson in how to balance academics and athletics. After graduating from Mississippi State University last year with a bachelor's degree in business administration, McBride enrolled in a master's program in public administration at his alma mater. "I took on too much earlier in the season with my assistantship, internship and my graduate program. It took much more than I thought out of me," McBride, 23, told CBC Sports recently. "I think people forget this was my first world championships," said McBride, who placed 14th in his Olympic debut last summer in Rio de Janeiro.

Source: CBC News September 05, 2017 21:09 UTC