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Get to know RPI XC legend Nolan Feola: Section V's Greatest. Feola was a member of the cross country team from 2012-2016. Feola got to experience the beginning phases of Coach John Lynch's growth of the team into an annual national powerhouse. Feola talks about how RPI Athletics helped him with his goal of becoming a medical doctor and his time in medical school for the past 3 years and how he has continued to run since graduation. He talks about growing up in Irondequois, NY just outside of Rochester and playing hockey for most of his youth and then transitioning into running during high school. He talks about the United States Air Force giving him the opportunity to study medicine freely and how RPI Athletics helped him during boot camp. We also get to learn how Nolan's father, a former hockey captain at Elmira College and IIHF referee at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, taught him to have the work ethic like no one else. We also learn about the close bond that he has with former teammates and how running continues to keep them in contact. Lastly we talk about the infamous Capital District Classic 5000 meter race of his senior year.