Part of that has to do with them being the former two-time champions.
She is a two-time French national champion: 1992 and 1994.
He is the only two-time national champion in the history of this competition.
He is also a two-time world champion, winning in 1987 and 1993.
He is a two-time Olympic champion at the age of 25.
She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5000 meters.
He is a two-time national champion in the men's 5000 m.
He also won the 2002 national title becoming the first and so far only two-time champion of the series.
But now Connecticut is a two-time champion, and huge things were expected.
They were two-time amateur champions before moving to the professional level.