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Galen Rupp will skip Miracle Mile in Vancouver
Fresh off his national record 8:03.67 3000m in the Kajacks International Classic, Central Catholic Portland OR sr Galen Rupp was set to return to Vancouver BC Thursday (7/1) to run in the Miracle Mile against elite international competition. But word from Portland is that Rupp will defer his quest for a fast mile until later in the summer. He had two hard races recently in the Kajacks 3000m and the Junior Nationals 5000.

The Miracle Mile Gold Edition of the Harry Jerome Classic, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the famous Roger Bannister - John Landy race at Vancouver. The Harry Jerome web site says:

"The Gold Edition will feature an international field of competitors,
including representatives from Commonwealth countries Australia, New
Zealand, Great Britain, Kenya and Canada in celebration of that historic
1954 race that remains one of the great sporting contests to have ever been
held in Canada.

"Fifty years ago Australia's John Landy made an ill-fated glance over his
left shoulder as rival Roger Bannister surged past on the right side to win
the Miracle Mile in 3:58.8.

"Kenya's Elkanah Angwenyi ran 3:54.52 to finish third behind young American
phenom Alan Webb (3:50.85) at the recent Prefontaine Classic in Oregon. The
Kenyan may well be the favourite in the Gold Edition mile.

"But look also for another young American sensation seeking to dip under the
four-minute mark in the tradition of former American miling greats Jim Ryun
and Steve Scott and, more recently, 21-year-old Webb. Galen Rupp, 18, a
senior at Portland's Central Catholic high school, comes into the Jerome
meet with a personal best of 4:01.8 for the mile and will be seeking a
sub-four-minute time for a new best. "

Rupp, coached by former marathon great Alberto Salazar, came close to sub-4:00 when he ran 4:01.8, best in the US this year and US#8 all time, in the special Bannister Mile at Nike World Headquarters May 6. Last Friday (6/25), Rupp won the USA Junior Nationals 5000m in 14:16.21 over Josh McDougal and Foot Locker cross country champ Matt Withrow at College Station TX.

Victor Gras 3:45.19 1500m US#1
Belmont MA senior ran fourth in the Boston High Performance series Saturday (6/26), taking over the season lead from Galen Rupp, who ran 3:45.3 en route to his US#1 4:01.8 mile in the Bannister Mile at Nike World Headquarters, Beaverton OR, on May 6.
Matt Gabrielson Adidas 3:42.01
Erik Nedeau New Balance 3:42.78
Darin Shearer Run Florida 3:44.73
Victor Gras Belmont HS 3:45.19

Galen Rupp's 8:03.67 breaks US record
Portland OR's Galen Rupp broke the US high school national record for 3000 meters Tuesday (6/22) with a time of 8:03.67 at the Kajacks International track meet in Vancouver BC. The old record was held by John Trautman NY (8:05.8 in 1986). Rupp moved up from seventh on the all time list in Jack Shepard's HIGH SCHOOL TRACK annual (8:10.42 last year), passing such runners as Dathan Ritzenhein 8:08.78 and Steve Prefontaine 8:07.9. Dave Frank reported that Rupp was at 5:51.5 with two laps to go before tiring. His lap splits per Frank were 63.2, 66.5, 61.8, 63.2, 63.8, 65.9, 66.2, and 33.0 (200 meters). Rupp is entered in the 5000 meters at the USA Junior Nationals in College Station TX Saturday night along with Josh McDougal NY, who beat Rupp in the New Balance Games 2-mile in New York in January and ran 8:08.34 for 3000m June 6 at the Boston High Performance series, US#5 all time until this week. Adding to the mix at Jr Nationals is Matt Withrow, Foot Locker Cross Country national champion last December.
Rupp finished third in the Kajacks race:
1. David Galvan RGC 7:57.09
2. Joseph Mwai KENYA 8:01.84
3. Galen Rupp CCHS 8:03.67*

Pennsylvania at AOC Raleigh Craig Miller just misses adding sophomore class record to his national freshman class record in the mile. He looks ahead confidently to next year. His toughest competition could be his twin brother, Brad, who was slowed by injuries this year. Story and photos by Don Rich, publisher of PennTrackXC.

National Rankings

• DyeStat Elite - Top 100 in US in most events. List #9 as of June 17 has 4,145 performances. We still have some emails to process. Send information on performances that meet cutoffs for 2004 outdoor season using the page, How to Get Ranked.
• Junior National Leaders - top qualifiers for US Junior Nationals (under 20). by Jim Spier and John Blackburn. As of June 20 .
• Jim Spier's Top 5 outdoor - US top 5 leaders for 2004 outdoor season. As of June 20.
• Gourley's List - Bob Gourley's national hammer throw rankings as of June 14 . Erin Donnelly RI 165-7 and Nate Rolfe WA 237-1 top the lists.
• Roth's Race Walk - by Michael Roth. Outdoor rankings as of May 16

Arrhenius curse?
Anders Arrhenius, father of the throws champion Arrhenius brothers of Utah, sends the following message about injuries to all three sons:
"Listen to this: Leif has had the cast on for five weeks and has two more to go. Nik has broke the tip of his ulna bone in the wrist and has a light cast on it. Today we found out that Dan has been throwing with a broken foot since before nationals and he is in a walking boot. It's a curse on the Arrhenius family this year."  --- Anders Arrhenius

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1,097 College Choices by Class of 2004
The NCAA national letter of intent signing period for this year's seniors runs from April 14 to August 1. DyeStat has received 1,097 college choices by the class of 2004 as of May 13. Send choices to John Dye, giving your name and how you know the information is correct. We will update the lists periodically.
Some noteworthy choices with this update:
Colette DeBenedetto NJ, jumps, to Virginia. Alex Miletich FL, distance, to Florida State. Michael Mason CAN, HJ, to Kentucky. Chris Rohr MO, throws, to Missouri. Lindsay Scherf NY, distance, to Harvard. Ari Zamir NJ, distance, to Brown. John Ealy OH, distance, to Ohio State. Julius Jiles-Tindall MO, hurdles, to Kansas. Laura Bowerman FL, distance, to Florida State. Kirsten Hagen VA, distance, to Florida State. Kate Papenberg PA, distance, to US Air Force Academy. Lashawn Merritt VA, sprints, to East Carolina. Tahari James CT, jumps, to Boston U. Scott Wall OR, distance, to Stanford. Liam Boylan-Pett ME, distance, to Columbia. Richard Wooten TN, throws, to Tennessee. Jenny Homan OH, distance, to Butler. Maddie Schueler KY, distance, to Missouri. Ben Delay NE, distance, to Kansas State. Jonathan Cardenas NV, distance, to Northern Arizona. Justin Langdon AZ, distance, to Northern Arizona. Evan Garber WA, distance, to Iona. Frances Vital LA, hurdles/jumps, to Mississippi. Jacob Gurzler NY, distance, to Quinnipiac. Corey Brown NC, sprints, to Clemson. Scott Gemberling WV, distance, to Wheeling Jesuit. Melissa Salerno NY, mid-distance, to Fordham. Jacob Fortney KY, distance, to Eastern Kentucky. Brittni Dudley CA, 400, to San Diego State. Jared O'Connor NY, PV, to North Carolina. Danielle O'Reilly NJ, pole vault, to Arkansas. Ricardo Chambers FL, sprints, to Florida State. Dave Zaycek NJ, throws, to South Carolina. Laneisha Waller IA, sprints/jumps, to Illinois. Jesse Carlin NY, 400/800, to Pennsylvania. Norris Frederick WA, jumps, to Washington. Amanda Miller WA, distance, to Washington. Bonnie Snyder KS, jumps/sprints, to Washington. Jeremy Mineau CA, distance, to Washington. Michael Cooley AL, sprints, to Alabama.

Icahn Stadium replaces historic Downing Stadium at Randall's Island in New York City New York Armory will help manage modern new facility

Last Week Results and other news posted in week ending June 24. AOC Raleigh adidas Outdoor Championships June 18-19 NC State U., Raleigh NC a DyeStat featured meet INDEX AOC Raleigh Gallery of Stars photos of the best performers of the meet AOC index page - COMPLETE RESULTS - Event Summaries steveu's distance report - Stephen Underwood tells about the girls mile (Blood Proving them Wrong), boys 800 (Front Runner Has Another Gear), girls 800 (Bowman All Out), boys steeple (Hampton mentally tough), girls steeple (Ferguson in Control), boys 4xMile (Shen You Dig It?), boys DMR (double-double for Saline), girls DMR (double records for Bay Shore, Eureka), boys mile (Beasts of the East), and girls 4xMile relay (College Park Pulls Away). . Dave Casper photo album - Bay Shore NY, West Catholic PA girls set national records Bay Shore NY girls 11:33.42 smash national DMR record, with Eureka MO right there. 3 golds for Ted Ginn. Kickers win thrilling miles: Gavin Coombs 4:05.72 over Victor Gras 4:06.39 and Nicole Blood 4:42.40 (US sophomore class record) over Caitlin Chock 4:42.52. Lashawn Merritt doubles 200-400. Sarah Bowman's 2:04.94 is fastest US 800 in 8 years. Jason Richardson 49.79 400H is US#3 all time, but Ginn repeats in 110H. Skyline Dallas girls triple. Shalonda Solomon wins 200. Saline MI boys repeat in great DMR. Erica McLain double includes 44-1.25 MR US#1, one inch from USR. Scott Sellers repeats. Natasha Hastings 52.89. West Catholic girls 3:52.22 for 1600 SMR national record. Shadrack Kiptoo and Sunni Olding win 2 miles. Glenville Cleveland OH boys and Skyline Dallas TX girls dominate. Donna on the Side Father's Day at AOC Raleigh Donna talks to athletes and their Dads left, pole vault champion Adam Sarafian and his dad, Steve   AOC Raleigh Photo Albums 190 action photos by John Dye tell the main stories Ted Ginn repeats in 110m hurdles. Gallery of Stars - best performers of the meet field - Sellers, McLain, Sarafian, McPherson, Donnelly 800m - race walk - Bowman, Harris, Pollinger, Michta relays - Skyline TX , Spirit of Pre (Saline MI), Newburgh NY, Glenville 2 miles - Kiptoo, McDougal, Olding, Bergstedt hurdles - Ginn, Richardson, Moss, Sappleton sprints - Merritt, Tyson, Hastings, Solomon, Kimmons et al those fabulous miles. Kickers get up just in time. record setters - Bay Shore NY and West Catholic PA girls Scott Sellers HJ and Erica McLain TJ are repeat champions, and they both flirt with national records. 2 Miles - Shadrack Kiptoo and Sunni Olding win thrillers over Josh McDougal and Shannon Bergstedt. Webb named USATF Athlete of the Week Alan Webb's 3:50.85 mile at the Prefontaine Classic last Saturday, fastest ever by an American on US soil, earned him USATF Athlete of the Week honors. John Schiefer called it "the most impressive American mile performance in history." photo by Victah Sailer, PhotoRun

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