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Results
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Rockford MI (red "R" on white singlets)
is back in the pack after graduation of most of last year's team,
including superstar Dathan Ritzenhein. They finished 8th. How is
"life after Ritz" for Rockford? "Quiet," said
Coach Prins. "Empty," said a member of the North Kent
Running Club, the booster club for Rockford runners.
800 meters - Nef Araia,
Lawrence North IN (323) and Wesley Smith, Hudson OH (168) get
out quickest in 2:17. Araia said he wanted to go hard and "make
it hurt."
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1600 meters - Araia and
Smith (hidden) open up big gap on the field with 4:42 split
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1600 meters - Sammy Shaw, Carmel IN
(297) leads the chase pack
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3200 meters - Araia starts to pull away
at 9:39.
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Nef Araia
Araia had a poor outdoor season last spring and asked his coach
how he could go under 15 minutes for 5k and under 9 minutes for
2 miles. "Do everything times 10," the coach said. Araia
may be following his advice. He was planning to go to USATF Junior
Olympics nationals with his friends, but now may enter the Foot
Locker Cross Country Championships instead.
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