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The
start of the 2004 Foot Locker Midwest Regional.
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The
temperatures were in the 40s and the course was very
wet and muddy.
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#4
Daniel Roberts gets out well.
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Mohamud
Ige, a junior at Denver South High School...
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...in
Denver, Colorado, leads the race.
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Roberts
and #217 Landon Peacock (who wound up 60th) follow.
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Ige
went through the mile in 4:50, one second ahead of
Levi Fox.
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Ige
is a native of Somalia. He finished second at this
year's Colorado...
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...4A
state meet. Despite being a top runner last year as
well...
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...Ige
didn't come close to qualifying for Foot Locker nationals
in 2003, when he was 43rd at the Midwest Regional.
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Ige
treks through the mud.
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Levi
Fox, a senior from Troy, Ohio, runs in second place.
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Waterford,
Michigan's Justin Switzer was a Foot Locker finalist
in 2003.
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Rob
Finnerty, a freshman from Burnsville, Minnesota.
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Jeff
See, a senior from Middletown, Ohio, came from behind
to win the race in 15:22.
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See
is best known for having broken Alan Webb's sophomore
mile record, but he showed that he can run cross country,
too.
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Levi
Fox finished second in 15:23.
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Ige,
the early leader, hung on for third (15:33).
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John
Black, a senior from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, finished
fourth in 15:34.
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Justin
Switzer finished fifth in 15:37 and qualified for
his second-straight Foot Locker nationals.
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