The Shorthorn
Date: September 7, 2016
By: Jeff Rose, The Shorthorn Staff
Marketing sophomore Eric Nguyen was recognized in a YouTube video by StudentUniverse and
Jayme Shedenhelm
invited by them to go to Taiwan to compete in a bike race.
Marketing sophomore Eric Nguyen received the opportunity to compete in a bicycling race in Taiwan in November. The race is called the Formosa 900 and is approximately 560 miles.
Eric Nguyen, marketing sophomore and member of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Early Leader Program, is traveling to Taiwan this November to bike 900 kilometers, or about 560 miles.
When Nguyen got the offer to tour Taiwan, he rushed out to buy a bike and taught himself how to ride through YouTube videos.
“This is essentially a bike tour around Taiwan,” Nguyen said. [FULL STORY]
