NSU professor runs toward his dreams

Marathon Pour Tous at Paris Olympic Games
Dr. Damien Tristant runs along Chaplin’s Lake on the NSU campus.
Dr. Damien Tristant runs along Chaplin’s Lake on the NSU campus.

Northwestern State University physics professor is one of over 20,000 individuals from all over the world selected to participate in the Marathon Pour Tous during the Paris Olympic Games this summer.

Dr. Damien Tristant, a native of France, was selected for the event that will feature both amateurs and athletes alike, with a 50/50 split of male and female participants regardless of ages, physical c…