american cross country track athlete connecticut went star princeton_university long distance runner successful ncaa american cross country metres ivy league champion metres current american collegiate record holder ncaa champion competed summer olympic games time ncaa american time individual ivy league champion long distance running champion high school winning class championships sophomore open state new_england championships junior senior running career high school early showed interest olympic competition high caliber racing watching patriotic flag waving summer olympics requested father wave american flag swim meets year old manchester road race age parents placed starting position runners run minute mile pace complained going win connecticut excelled track cross country time state open new_england cross country champion indoor track connecticut mile champion ran fastest high school metres country senior year established state records mile run freshman second slowest runner soccer team tried track work speed ran metres seconds end spring broke minutes mile considering joining cross country team instead participating usual fall sport soccer summer cross country coach sent letter encouragement sophomore year won boys class indoor track mile run placed finished 19th new england championships cross country performance earned class championship year junior won won new england cross country championships race time finished second team competition finished 21st time senior season won boys country championships won park san_diego finished 8th time tied best finish connecticut runner best mile time school year american high placed second metres championships qualifying world junior championships poland collegiate princeton running career time ncaa american time outdoor ncaa american meter time cross country ncaa american time indoor ncaa american meter senior ncaa champion having runner prior ncaa championships freshman endured tear compete cross country compete sophomore season princeton second time running event won penn year ivy league outdoor meter champion indoor runner meters meters finished second ncaa championships time junior repeated ivy league outdoor meter champion indoor champion meters meters selected outstanding performer indoor outdoor meets fall ivy league cross country champion finished second ncaa championships time ncaa national outdoor meter race established school record stand year spent summer training utah senior season purchased high altitude tent dormitory room months leading olympic trials enabled sleep study simulated altitude feet goal making body efficient oxygen spent hours day tent won consecutive ivy league outdoor meter championships repeated indoor champion meters won ncaa championships time running high performance meet california completed metre surpassing american collegiate record set smashing personal best time previous ivy league record set college holds ivy league record indoor metres ncaa champion june winning seconds undefeated season event princeton individual track event ncaa champion championship mile run field event champions high jump princeton ncaa outdoor track field champion combined men team marked academic year princeton national champions harris track field princeton distance runner qualified olympics class earned silver medal bronze medal mile summer olympics princeton runner olympics went summer olympics athletes ivy league competition years athletic eligibility participate ncaa competition princeton use final year cross country eligibility result intended business school continue training coach opted turn pro attend colorado international finished 17th metres world junior championships championships won time competitive collegiate runner focused training olympics june qualified united_states olympic team participant finishing second time united states olympic trials surpassing olympic standard time august olympic heat finished 4th time man heat earning automatic berth august finals time 10th fastest advancing runners slower heat faster heat finals led meter split time finished eighth place time instead continuing collegiate career institution decided pro runner summer graduating princeton_university signed professional runner following olympics little time moved washington trains coach world championships beijing china placed 10th metres time placed time united states olympic trials track field teammates qualify represent united_states athletics summer olympics brazil personal parents father coached soccer bachelor_of_arts degree economics
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