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Stephen
Ondieki sets the pace early on.
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Eventual
runner-up Julius Achon (8:49.08) leads Galen Rupp.
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Rupp
leads eventual winner Patrick Nthiwa (8:39.50).
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While
all of the attention was focused on Rupp's pace...
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...Josh
McDougal, a homeschooled senior from Peru, New York,
focused on racing...
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...and
was able to strike when Rupp began to fall off record
pace.
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McDougal
outkicked Rupp and finished third in 8:50.40...
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...to
Rupp's 8:54.45. Above, McDougal talks to Marc Bloom
(left) and John Dye (right).
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Six
weeks earlier, McDougal had finished fourth at the
Foot Locker Cross County...
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...Championships,
with Rupp second. Rupp had trained hard since then,
while McDougal had taken...
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...a
break before beginning his indoor buildup.
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The
boys high school mile was a hotly-contested race...
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...with
Gavin Coombs (1st, 4:11.35) barely edging out...
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Hakon
DeVries (right, 2nd, 4:11.38).
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NYRR's
Sam Grotewold (left) talks with the top two post race.
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The
men's mile included a quality field...
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...with
13 runners starting the race. Alan Webb made...
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...history
in this race three years ago when he became the first...
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...high
schooler in nearly 34 years to run a sub-4:00 mile.
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Lorris
Adams (leading Christian Hesch) was the early pacesetter.
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John
Honerkamp (left) and George Milic follow in the pack.
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The
race ended up being a tactical one, with no one breaking
4:00.
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James
Thie (right) wound up third in 4:02.89.
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Elkanah
Angwenyi (4:02.73) outleaned Anthony Whiteman (4:02.78)
for the win.
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Angwenyi
hails from Kenya and ran his first-ever indoor race
here.
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