Traditional thinking about college sports does not usually conjure images of Asian athletes, which Asian students say is hindering diversity on the playing field. “I know when I was younger, looking at some of the really successful Ivy League runners, none of them were Asian American,” said Kieran Tuntivate, a Thai American runner and recent graduate of Harvard University. “So, there wasn’t really a person I could see myself becoming or model myself after.” Tuntivate, 23, said he believes a lack of role models for young Asian American athletes leads to a loss of diversity. “I think whatever barriers theremore