Sydney Seymour, an NCAA Division 1 All-American in the 5,000 meters at Tennessee who recently transferred to reigning women's cross country team champion North Carolina State, joins DyeStat editor Erik Boal to discuss her decision and how she was able to manage her emotions during the final month of competing for the Volunteers following the contract of her coach Beth Alford-Sullivan not being renewed. Seymour, 22, reflects on running a lifetime-best 15:34.01 on May 28 at the Division 1 East Regional in Indiana, despite not having Alford-Sullivan in attendance, and how significant it was for her to be able to race at NCAA final at Hayward Field after not being able to compete at the Division 1 cross country final in November in Tallahassee, Fla., as a result of illness. She revisits clocking 15:51.50 in her final 5,000 race for Tennessee at the NCAA championship meet June 11 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., and placing 13th to secure her first career All-America recognition, in addition to what it meant to be part of the race with five athletes from North Carolina State. She explains her communication with Wolfpack head coach Laurie Henes and how important it was in her evaluation of schools and programs she considered that she had the opportunity to collaborate with another female mentor. Seymour speaks about how impressed she has been with the cohesiveness and camaraderie of the North Carolina State athletes when interacting with them and racing against them at meets, and how significant it has been to witness the success of veteran transfers Allie Hays from Columbia and Hannah Steelman from Wofford, and how well they meshed with the Wolfpack program. She analyzes her opportunities to compete in multiple indoor and outdoor track seasons in the next two years at North Carolina State, in addition to her final cross country opportunity in the fall, and how much Seymour is looking forward to learning from Henes and continuing to develop under her guidance. After earning a marketing degree, Seymour explains her certificate program in sports management, as well as examining the future of Tennessee track and field under Duane Ross, who left North Carolina A&T to coach in Knoxville, as well as the cross country team under the direction of Sean Carlson, who came from Notre Dame.