There are plenty of reasons for people to run. For senior Joe Dixon, running is a way to escape the struggles life throws at him and to follow his dreams. Dixon is on the men’s cross country and track and field teams at UW-Whitewater. Dixon is a runner, an honors student, an aspiring chemist, a dancer and a loving son.

“We’re a big family here.” That’s how Mathias Werve described the team. At the head of the family is Head Coach Jeff Miller, who is entering his 30th season of coaching the cross country team at UW-Whitewater. But the heart and soul of the family are the five big brothers that have been here the longest.