Sporting excellence flows through the family genes: Dibaba is the cousin of double Olympic 10, 000m champion Derartu Tulu, while she was also inspired by another cousin -- Bekelu, who she often calls her sister, and was an international distance runner.
High-scoring Albany, behind Miles and Lyle Thompson, and their cousin, Ty, helped lead the Great Danes to a 16-15 double-overtime victory over the Orange in the Carrier Dome to open the year.