Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I haere a Lehane ki te Whare Wānanga o Virginia mō ngā tau e rua, kātahi ka whakawhiti ki te Whare Wānanga o Boston. Ko ana mahi nui i roto i te whenua whakawhiti ko te wikitoria i nga NCAA me nga TAC National Championships i te tau 1982, ko te 5 o nga waahi i te 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, me te whakahoki ano hei toa TAC National Championship i te tau 1986. I a ia i Virginia, i wini ia i te Tohu Broderick (i tenei wa ko te Tohu Hakinakina Honda) hei toa toa toa wahine mo te motu i te tau 1982-83. Ko ona wa pai i roto i tana umanga ko te 4:08 1500 mita, 4:30 maero, 5:37 2000 mita, 8:44 3000 mita, 15:14 5000 mita i runga i te huarahi (15:19 i runga i te ara), 25:37 5 maero rere, 31:42 10,000 mita, 53:04 10 maero rere, me te 2 haora 32 meneti marathon. Ko tana tuahine takirua kotahi a Lisa Brady he kaiwhakataetae tawhiti hoki, i oma i te marathon 2 haora 34 meneti, i te tuaono i te Boston Marathon.