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\"Cross<\/a>For as long as he can remember, Ross Mullooly has been competing for something. By age 3, he and his sister, Leila, had turned recreational trips to the pool into spirited swim meets. That youthful yet competitive drive eventually led the siblings to state championships with the Vandebilt Catholic High School swim team.<\/p>\n

During high school, Ross also began running cross-country, outracing his opponents and catching the attention of the Nicholls track coach, who offered him an athletic scholarship. Once his sneakers hit campus, Ross made an immediate impression \u2014 competing in all five cross-country meets his freshman year, joining several campus organizations and making the honor roll.<\/p>\n

But after his sophomore season, the 5-foot-8-inch runner found\u00a0himself in a doctor\u2019s office, searching for answers. Why he was losing\u00a0so much weight? Why was he finding it harder to run?<\/p>\n

The answer: Colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n

With those two words Ross was on the starting blocks of a new\u00a0race \u2014 the race for his survival.<\/p>\n

Running is my freedom<\/h3>\n

For Ross, cross-country running was a happy coincidence. By his freshman year in high school, he was already a force in the water,\u00a0earning a spot on the all-state swim team. Racing on land didn\u2019t\u00a0interest him until his coach suggested that running could strengthen\u00a0his skills in the pool. Soon, Ross realized that his feet could take him\u00a0virtually anywhere \u2014 without the hassle of borrowing his parents\u2019 car.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed the freedom of it,\u201d he says. \u201cThat\u2019s what led me to join\u00a0the cross-country and track and field teams that next season. It was\u00a0a bit of a drastic change for my muscles, though, because I was using completely different parts of my body to compete.\u201d Ross soon realized\u00a0that the endurance and breathing techniques he developed in the pool came in handy on the track. The stronger leg muscles he built on the track also helped his swimming. It was the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n

For the next three years, he earned five all-district and all-parish\u00a0honors in cross-country and track, as well as 2008 all-state honors\u00a0in cross-country. During his 2009 freshman season at Nicholls, Ross marked a career-best 8K time of 28:50 in the Southland Conference Championships. Clearly, competing against some of the country\u2019s most elite distance runners didn\u2019t seem to slow Ross down.<\/p>\n

Something isn’t right<\/h3>\n

The summer after his freshman year, Ross sensed something was wrong. He felt more tired than usual and was experiencing shortness of breath while running. But Ross chalked it up to stress. His first\u00a0year of college had been a hectic one. He had not only juggled the\u00a0responsibilities of schoolwork and college-level athletics, but he had\u00a0also joined the Student Government Association, Orientation Team,\u00a0the University Honors Program and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.<\/p>\n

During his sophomore season, he pushed through the warning\u00a0signs, consistently going to practice and competing at meets. But\u00a0James and Monica Mullooly grew concerned at the sight of their\u00a0visibly weakened son, who had suddenly lost 28 pounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they came to see me run in the meets, they saw how\u00a0much weight I had lost and how my times weren\u2019t as good as they\u00a0had been,\u201d Ross recalls. \u201cThey finally convinced me to see a doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n

At first, doctors said his symptoms seemed like a clear case of\u00a0mononucleosis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was basically sleeping all day, except to go to practice and\u00a0to class,\u201d Ross recalls. \u201cBut I thought I could run through it and it\u00a0would eventually go away as the season went on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite numerous tests, countless doctor visits and a lot of rest,\u00a0Ross wasn\u2019t able to run with his teammates at the cross-country\u00a0championships. Nearly two weeks later, on Nov. 10, he received his\u00a0diagnosis \u2014 stage 3 colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy initial reaction was somewhat of a panic attack of questions,\u201d\u00a0Ross says. \u201cThe questions shot at me from all directions. Am I going\u00a0to live? Will my life ever be normal? Is there a possibility that I can\u00a0return to running? The most daunting question of all was: How will\u00a0my family be affected?\u201d<\/p>\n

Triumphs and setbacks<\/h3>\n

\"Cross<\/a>In April 2011, Ross successfully underwent colorectal surgery, aided by a blood drive that his parents and Vandebilt Catholic sponsored. More than 86 units of blood \u2014 many donated by Nicholls students, faculty and staff \u2014 were collected.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that point, I didn\u2019t even know that I would need to have blood donated to me,\u201d he says. \u201cNever in a million years would I have expected that amount of people to give blood. I am so grateful to them and Vandebilt.\u201d<\/p>\n

A series of setbacks followed. His weight remained below normal as a result of his radiation treatments. He had colostomy surgery, requiring him to wear a colostomy bag for more than two months. When he attempted to return to school for the fall 2011 semester, he discovered that he was anemic and needed to receive nutrients intravenously. The sleep needed for recovery did not come easily.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t call running around to the doctors and dealing with the hospitals rest,\u201d he says. \u201cThe biggest fight you have is staying outof the hospital so you can really rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

During his hospital stays, he kept in touch with his classmates, teammates and fraternity brothers through text messages and email \u2014 not wanting them to see him suffering. When he was feeling stronger, he attended cross-country practices, cheering on his teammates.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt meant a lot seeing him still support us after he was diagnosed,\u201d says former teammate Tyler Folse (BS \u201912). \u201cIt motivated us as a team because we knew that no matter what we were going through, it was nothing compared to what he was dealing with. He never uses his situation as an excuse to quit \u2014 only as motivation to get back out there to do what he loves, and we all want that for him as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

A rollercoaster of emotions<\/h3>\n

According to the American Cancer Society, people at high risk for colon cancer are in their 60s, of African-American or Eastern European descent and have a family history of the disease.<\/p>\n

Ross is 21 years old, Caucasian and has no family history of colon cancer. His case is so rare that it has spurred a movement of colon cancer testing for younger age groups. Doctors hope that earlier detection and treatment will lead to better long-term outcomes.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have become more aware of it since my diagnosis, younger people, too,\u201d Ross says. \u201cThat\u2019s something I can feel good about, having possibly saved somebody else from going through this.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of now, there\u2019s no set timeline for when Ross will fully recover. In July, doctors found that the cancer cells had returned but are hopeful that they detected them early this time. Ross reminds himself of the quote, \u201cLife can only give a test of a person\u2019s spirit or will, but the person tested is what decides if he passed or failed.\u201d He\u2019s taking it day by day, using his downtime to get together with his family and take stock of the things he can control.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I can do is remain positive,\u201d he says, \u201cbecause I refuse to allow myself to mope around and feel sorry for myself and get worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ross tries not to place too much pressure on himself, but he hopes to return to school and the track. Not once, during the most strenuous test of his life, has he given up hope that a sense of normalcy will return.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always believed that if you never test yourself, you\u2019re not going to go as far as you could,\u201d he says. \u201cI want to go as far as I can. I plan on joining as much as possible at Nicholls because I want to repay them for what they\u2019ve done for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ross credits Nicholls and the Department of Athletics for\u00a0handling his situation with respect and care \u2014 helping him with classes, lending their support, allowing him to keep his scholarship while attempting his comeback.<\/p>\n

Of all the metaphors that could be used to sum up Ross\u2019 life at this juncture, the grueling, winding long-distance race seems to fit best.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel that it has been like a race, and although it didn\u2019t start out so well, I think it\u2019s starting to come together,\u201d Ross says. \u201cI don\u2019t just want to be good for a short time, then relapse; I want to be able to\u00a0outrun this thing for good, with no regrets.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Written by Clyde Verdin Jr., director of media relations for athletics<\/em><\/p>\n

This article originally appeared in the 2012 issue of\u00a0<\/em>Voil\u00e0!\u00a0magazine. Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to read the entire issue.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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