Emma Grace Hurley, an ASICS professional athlete representing Heartland Track Club who was a three-time NCAA Division 1 cross country finalist during her collegiate career at Furman, joins DyeStat editor Erik Boal to discuss competing March 30 for the United States in the senior women's 10-kilometer race at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships at the Park of Friendship in Belgrade, Serbia. Hurley, 26, revisits placing second Jan. 20 in 33:35.9 at the USATF Cross Country Championships at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va., and qualifying to race in Serbia as part of an American lineup that also includes Weini Kelati, Allie Ostrander, Katie Camarena, Cailie Logue and Abby Nichols. Hurley, an All-American at Fellowship Christian in Georgia, reflects on competing with Kelati at the 2014 and 2015 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in San Diego and now reconnecting with her on the U.S. roster to race in Serbia. She also speaks about her opportunity to join Heartland Track Club after previously training with Atlanta Track Club, in addition to moving to Indianapolis in December. Hurley highlights the opportunity to be coached and mentored by Andrew Begley, Amy Begley and Bianca Martin, in addition to being teammates and training partners with U.S. indoor 800-meter champion Allie Wilson, as well as British middle-distance standout Gemma Finch. She explains how significant it has been to remain consistently healthy in recent months and how that has contributed to her confidence in training and competition following multiple years of being sidelined with injuries. Hurley analyzes her fifth-place finish March 2 in 49:52 at the USATF 15-kilometer championship race as part of the Gate River Run in Jacksonville, Fla., and benefiting from training with Finch and Wilson in preparation to compete in Serbia. She explains how meaningful it would be to contribute to the Americans earning a senior women's medal for the first time since the U.S. earned back-to-back bronze performances in 2010 in Poland and 2011 in Spain. Hurley also looks ahead to the outdoor season and improving on her personal-best efforts in the 1,500 and 5,000 in the pursuit of racing June 21-30 at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Oregon.