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With
two laps to go in the boys' two-mile, Chris Barnicle
(center) led Victor Gras (right) and Christo Landry.
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Ahmed
Haji (right) and Gavin Coombs ran together, but Coombs
dropped out just a few strides later.
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With
one lap to go, it was Gras, Barnicle and Landry.
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Landry,
who will attend William & Mary next fall, finished
third in 8:54.07.
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Cory
Thorne of Portsmouth (NH), a Foot Locker finalist,
finished sixth in 9:03.75.
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Barnicle
outran Gras on the final lap, set a huge PR, and finished
in 8:50.82.
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The
top five all broke Franklyn Sanchez's 1999 meet record
of 9:03.50.
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Gras
finished second in 8:52.05. We believe it was the
first time Barnicle...
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...had
beaten Gras, his frequent competitor as both are from
Eastern Massachusetts.
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Ahmed
Haji finished fifth in 8:58.69 and broke Dan Wilson's
CT state record.
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Landry
(right) congratulates his teammate, Chris Mocko, who
finished eighth in 9:15.83.
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This
race was a big breakthrough for Barnicle, who will
now be counted among the nation's best.
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Barnicle
(left) poses with fellow Massachusetts residents Gras
(center) and Michael Banks.
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