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Boys Race Walk
by Pete Cava
Mile walk: Evan Crowdus opened the boys competition Friday with a wire-to-wire win in the walk. Crowdus (Morganfield, KY) marched to an early lead, followed by Patrick Shaffer (Mt. Vernon, NY). Crowdus increased his lead on the second lap, with Taylor Burns (Scarborough, ME) about seven seconds behind. By the third lap, Burns was the only challenger, with the rest of the field lagging. Brian Andrew (Spartanburg, SC) by now has moved into third. Heading into the final turn, the 5-10, 130-pound Crowdus maintained form as Burns began a surge. But Crowdus found another gear and rode home by himself in 7:13.79, the year's fastest prep performance. Second in 7:20.11 was Burns, with Michael Boucher (Ellsworth, ME) holding off Andrew for third. Boucher's time was 7:25.19 to 7:25.50 for Boucher. Friday's race was only the third of the year for Crowdus, a sophomore at Union County (Ky.) High School and lives in Morganfield, about three hours west of Louisville. “Coming into the race, I knew I could be near the front,” he said. “I didn't figure I'd lead the whole thing. I hadn't done a mile race in two years.” Crowdus's previous outings this season were a a 5k and a 10k, both on the road. “I run with my coach's daughters,” drawled Crowdus, who is trained by Dr. Douglas Johnson. “I didn't start until four years ago.”
Crowdus, 16, said he's competed at Junior Olympic nationals, finishing sixth two years ago and third in 2005.
Results
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Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/15/2006 to 6/17/2006
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Results
Boys 1 Mile Race Walk
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National: $ 6:03.60 6/1/2002 Adam Staier, Farmington, ME
Meet: # 6:11.05 6/15/2001 Benjamin Shorey, Ellsworth, ME
Freshman: 7:22.72 6/15/2001 Zachary Pollinger, Mahwah, NJ
Sophomore: 6:27.34 6/14/2002 Zachary Pollinger, Mahwah, NJ
Junior: 6:25.71 6/13/2003 Zachary Pollinger, Mahwah, NJ
Senior: 6:03.60 6/1/2002 Adam Staier, Farmington, ME
Name Year School Finals
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Section 1
1 Evan Crowdus 08 Union County Hs-,Mo 7:13.79
2 Taylor Burns 07 Scarborough HS,Scar 7:20.11
3 Michael Boucher 06 Ellsworth HS,Ellswo 7:25.19
4 Brian Andrew Adams 09 Spartanburg HS,Spar 7:25.50
5 Allen Cox 07 Bonny Eagle HS,buxt 7:35.81
6 Patrick Shaffer 08 Mt. Vernon Hs-Oh,ho 7:36.89
7 Ricky Michaud 06 Caribou HS,Caribou, 7:44.31
8 Aaron Carroll 08 Gardiner,Gardiner, 7:47.44
9 Padric Gleason 06 Hall-Dale HS,Dresde 7:49.69
10 Tyler Campbell 09 Unat-ME-Lisbon,Lisb 7:50.51
11 Ren Morse 06 Maine Racewalker,wi 7:52.17
12 Thomas Esponnette 07 Edward Little HS,Au 8:00.91