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May 4-5, 2001 at Welcome Stadium, Dayton OH
27th Roosevelt Memorial photo page
those Rockford girls
They come in waves, these distance runners from Rockford MI. With
eight girls running under 5:20 for 1600 meters, they are well equipped
for a big relay meet like this one. On Friday, they won three relays
in 4 hours and set a national record in one, the 4x1600, with a
time of 20:14.89, with all four runners less than their best. They
had reasons to be tired, with this meet squeezed in between a meet
Thursday, 11 hours round trip driving, and a prom Saturday night.
Who knows what they can do rested? Coach Brad Prins thinks he knows
-- a sub-20 minute 4-mile relay at the adidas Outdoor Championships
in Raleigh in June. That would shatter their own national record
of 20:30.57 set at Raleigh last year.
4x1600 - DMR - 4x800
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