Making a splash: La Porte grad Raymond finds his college track niche in the steeplechase at IU

Making a splash: La Porte grad Raymond finds his college track niche in the steeplechase at IU

The steeplechase might be the most interesting event in track and field, an unlikely combination of distance running (3,000 meters) with leaps over four 36-inch barriers and one water pit on each of the seven-and-a-half laps.