But my biggest take-away from the visit wasn't anything about the college itself.
When he emerged from the visit, he announced that the policeman had died.
"I did not know what to expect from the visit," said Sołtys.
He did not like the feeling he got from the visit.
Few expect any developments of earth-shaking importance from the visit.
He said any outcome from the visit would hinge on how the junta treated the elections.
A video recording from the visit shows Suleimani standing on a mountaintop, recounting the battle to his old comrades.
Foreign news outlets, including The New York Times, were excluded from the visit, despite repeated requests to take part.
Dewsbury, Halifax and Batley all benefited from the visit of a decent number of supporters from Wigan, Widnes and Castleford.
Yet the resounding message from the visit was that of team-work, on and off the track.
A "physician's note" from the visit says Duncan was "negative for fever and chills" despite having a 103F (39.4C) temperature.
