By Jared Purcell, Michigan Live
By this point, Grosse Pointe South twins Hannah and Haley Meier are so used to racing on big stages and in the spotlight that nothing can catch them off guard.
Well, almost nothing.
On Friday, the twins participated in the Nike Elite 1-Mile high school race...
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Outdoor season continues U.S. trend of more top end Mile performances
By Bring Back the Mile
American prep Milers have had another banner year across the country as evidenced by the ESPN / Dyestat's Elite Rankings, which go back to 1999, and these rankings reveal for 2012:
By Doug Binder, ESPN / Dyestat
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- All three of them had built stellar resumes, made numerous appearances in big national races, and produced a lot of near-misses.
But Ahmed Bile (Annandale, Va.), Jacob Burcham (Ona, W.V.) and Kelsey Margey (Long Island, N.Y.) all became...
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Among the nation’s fastest, they are their own top challengers
By Kyle Goon, The Salt Lake Tribune
KAYSVILLE, Utah - For Brad Nye, five seconds is a world of difference.
A 4:08 mile might not sound much faster than a 4:13 mile. But measured in how much harder his heart pounds, how much more...
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In the Prep Zone this week, Andrea Nakano reports on Maddie Meyers, a senior at Northwest School where she is a 12-time state champion in cross country and track and field.
Maddie also competes around the country and beyond, running in California, New York and France. In...
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