Nicole and Samantha Humphries began considering their college options early last summer shortly after completing their sophomore year at Flower Mound (TX) High School.
The twins were among the best distance runners in their class and they had plenty of power conference programs on their radar.
Around that time, the University of Oregon hired Jerry Schumacher as its head coach and Shalane Flanagan as its assistant distance coach. The Humphries knew all about Schumacher, the founder of the famed Nike Bowerman Track Club, and Flanagan, a four-time Olympian and one of the best distance runners in U.S. history.
Still, the twins weren't sure if Oregon would be interested in them.
But that changed last fall near the end the cross country season when Flanagan reached out to them. Since then, the Humphries have been in touch with Flanaga...
