Ryan Wilson, a graduate student-athlete at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the reigning NCAA Division 3 indoor and outdoor 800-meter champion as well as the division record holder in the indoor 800 and mile, joins DyeStat editor Erik Boal to discuss MIT pursuing the first men's indoor track and field championship in program history March 10-11 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Alabama. Wilson reflects on MIT capturing its first men's cross country title Nov. 19 in East Lansing, Mich., after placing second behind Pomona-Pitzer in 2021. He also shares how significant the coaching of Riley Macon has been in his development and improvement throughout his career at MIT, and how instrumental the training was for the group during the time away from competition as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that canceled the 2020 indoor championship meet and all of the spring outdoor season. Wilson also expresses gratitude for interim coach Todd Linder being able to unify all event groups during the indoor season as MIT prepares to earn its first men's podium finish at the NCAA meet since 1990. Wilson explains how beneficial it has been to train at the Track and Tennis Center at Boston University because of the close proximity of the venue to the MIT campus, in addition to examining how meaningful it has been to race there, especially achieving the Division 3 indoor mile record of 3:55.29 on Feb. 11 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, along with producing the all-time division indoor 800 mark of 1:46.61 on Feb. 26 at the Last Chance meet. He reveals the decision to focus on the mile and 3,000, instead of the 800, at the Division 3 indoor championship meet, along with the potential to join the distance medley relay lineup on the opening night of competition. Wilson also speaks about the quality of the MIT training group, including Sam Acquaviva, Matthew Kearney and Andrew Mah, in addition to analyzing the historical depth present in the men's 3,000 final in Alabama, with the graduate of Carlmont High in California earning the final entry at 8:11.65.