▁university , ▁he ▁experienced ▁his ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁gran ul om atos is ▁with ▁poly ang i itis . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁at ▁Win th rop ▁without ▁running ▁compet it ively ▁during ▁his ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁years ▁of ▁under grad ▁studies . ▁As ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁student , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁App al ach ian ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁compet itive ▁running . ▁At ▁AS U , ▁he ▁posted ▁personal ▁best s ▁of ▁ 3 : 4 5 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁meters ▁and ▁ 1 : 5 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 ▁meters , ▁which ▁were ▁actually ▁faster ▁than ▁his ▁previous ▁best s ▁before ▁contract ing ▁gran ul om atos is . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁AS U ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Post - col leg iate ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁AS U , ▁Hud g ins ▁signed ▁a ▁semi - prof essional ▁contract ▁with ▁Sau con y . ▁However , ▁his ▁body ▁experienced ▁new ▁episodes ▁of ▁gran ul om atos is ▁starting ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁after ▁which ▁Sau con y ▁stopped ▁spons oring ▁him ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁performance . ▁After ▁having ▁lost ▁his ▁spons or ship , ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁full - time ▁at ▁the ▁West g low ▁Sp a ▁in ▁B low ing ▁Rock , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁got ▁co ached ▁by ▁James ▁S ny der , ▁one