January 14, 2002
Illness robbed Debbie Heald of chance at Olympic Glory
By Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times
Debbie Heald will carry the Olympic torch Tuesday. Once, she expected to carry an Olympic medal.
Once, Debbie Heald set the world record. She was 16, a junior at Neff High in La Mirada in her first...
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June 01, 2001
Astounding high schooler Alan Webb smashed Jim Ryun's 36-year-old high school record for the Mile at storied Hayward Field
By Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated
There was little doubt that high school senior Alan Webb had arrived in Eugene, Ore. for Sunday's Prefontaine Classic physically ready...
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May 28, 2001
"It's great to write and read about these young guys now, but if you want to read about them in five or six years, my advice would be: Treat them gently."- coach Mark Wetmore
By Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated
Two high school runners. One is a pure Miler named Jim Ryun, a slender junior from...
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April 14, 2001
Other top high school distance performances also produced at annual storied prep invitational meet
By Ryan Lamppa, Running USA wire
ARCADIA, Calif. - At the Arcadia Invitational on Saturday, Alan Webb was the talk of the meet, before and after, as the senior from Reston, Va. who last January...
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