Cross country: Riek hoping to find solace as a Viking

A dream of an education in the United States and an urgent need to escape a harrowing past presented Western Washington University's Dak Riek with a chance encounter to compete in a sport that has opened a world of opportunity for the Sudan native.
"If there is ever anything that is ever bothering me, I put on my shoes and take off," Riek said in a phone interview. "I use running as a medicine for me."