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Senior track and field teammates Ned Brady (left) and Danny Docherty (right) have been playing sports together since they were 8 years old.
MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD Through thick and thin
Teammates and rivals, 15 years and running
the frozen lake in opposite directions, sometimes up to three times, and all while dribbling a soccer ball, they would routinely arrive near the finish line at the same time and make a mad dash for the close. “It was always neck-and-neck, and depending on who won, the other guy would be mad,” Brady recalls. There would be other competitions, first on the
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soccer field, and later on the running track. Brady and Docherty have played on the same team, or
t was a friendship forged along the icy banks of Lake Como in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ned Brady and Danny Docherty would awake at 7 a.m. on winter Saturdays to run around the lake as part of a travel team soccer drill. Racing around
competed against each other, since they were 8 years old. These days, they’re teammates, not com- petitors: both are on the track and field team. “We’ve just always been together. Kind of like
brothers,” Docherty says. Brady, 23, a senior theoretical physics and applied
mathematics major, runs middle distances: the 400m and 800m, and the 4 x 4 relay. Docherty, 23, a senior English and psychology major, is a distance runner, with races of 1 mile or longer. They have performed well in their individual events. Brady and Docherty were both outside midfield-
ers, on their 8-year-old soccer team, competing during practices, but playing together on opposite wings during games. They continued to play to- gether on travel teams through high school. As they grew older, they realized their true talents revolved around running. They became stars on their respec- tive high school track teams, competing against
each other a couple of times in relays. Both recall the races being close, with Brady eking out narrowing victories. Their decisions to attend Loyola were made
independently, but they chose the University for the same reasons: they liked Chicago, they liked the coach, and they liked the potential for the track and field team. “We talked about our choices as we narrowed
down our schools, but it was just a coincidence that we both ended up at Loyola,” Docherty says. “But when I found out we were both going to Loyola, I thought, ‘Wow. That’s cool.’” While their friendship is low-key, Brady and Do-
cherty say they appreciate having each other there for support. “Danny’s been there with me, and seen it all,” Brady says. “He’s seen all the struggles and triumphs along the way. He’s shared all the highs and lows.”
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