A few small steps turn into big gains for Smock

FARGO — Looking back, it was just a couple of subtle steps that helped produce North Dakota State’s first United States Olympic track and field athlete. How Amanda (Thieschafer) Smock went from small-town Melrose, Minn., to the 2012 Games in London is a testament in “you never know.”

By: Jeff Kolpack, The Dickinson Press