Several weeks ago, after he had set the Music City Distance Carnival meet record for the boys’ 3,200-meter run, Jackson Braddock said he was still a month or two away from deciding on his collegiate path. That changed last week.

“I was on a Zoom meeting with the University of Virginia, and the coaches were really personable and seemed to really want to get to know me,” said Braddock, who gave his commitment to UVA on Aug. 18 – his 17th birthday.