Mile News


Mary Cain shows a talent far beyond her years at nationals

June 23, 2013

Teen phenom finishes USA 1500 meter runner-up to training partner Treniere Moser with sub-58 second final lap; youngest U.S. athlete to make a Worlds team

By Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated

DES MOINES, Iowa -- There will soon be a powerful urge in the world of U.S. track and field to envision...

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Broadneck alum Centrowitz finishes first in crowded 1500 final at USA Outdoors

June 23, 2013

2012 Olympian holds off pack for World Championships berth; five others finish within a second

From the Baltimore Sun

Matthew Centrowitz (Broadneck) won a jam-packed 1500 meter final at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. The 23-year-old from Annapolis...

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Teen phenom Cain keeps up with 1500 field at nationals

June 22, 2013

Can 17-year-old record setter earn first Team USA senior berth for World Championships in Moscow?

From AP wire

DES MOINES, Iowa — In many ways, Mary Cain is just your typical high school kid, taking great pride in getting her yearbook signed by all her friends and asking to go to a water...

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Cain’s able beyond her years

June 21, 2013

Teenage runner on record-breaking pace competing at USA Outdoor track championships

By Philip Hersh, Chicago Tribune

DES MOINES, Iowa — Among the first words out of Mary Cain's mouth Thursday was "Moscow."

That said it all.

Here was Cain, having just run her first-ever race at the USA...

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