MEMPHIS, Tenn. – They grew up almost nine hours apart, but University of Memphis throwers Steffen Nerdal and Knut Syversen have travelled many more miles together.

Hailing from opposite coasts of Norway, Nerdal from Bergen on the West and Syversen from Sarpsborg on the East, the duo found their way more than 4,000 miles to Memphis in time to hurl the Tigers into a throwing force to be reckoned with in Conference USA.