That official died; not that it was Roman's fault. It was amazing he regained his composure to run that day. Roman knew he was going to USC for an education. Belmont did very well during that time in producing runners that accomplished something greater with their lives than racing laurels. I believe Roman, his brother Manny (sub 4:20) and Alex Carmona (9:04 3200) all returned to the city as teachers or administrators.