Photo Sequence - Boys

Half Mile 2:21
a single pack of 32 runners is headed by (from right) Bobby Curtis, Lauren Jespersen, and Mohamed Trafeh, with Chris Solinsky and Matt DeBole in the wings on the left.

Mile 4:43
Solinsky has moved alongside Trafeh in front as the runners start to string out.

Hill 1
Solinsky starts to take command. Hill 1 pix

Halfway 7:21 left, 4 Midwesterners form a lead pack. below, Curtis leads the next group.

right, Mack and Tschirhart lead next group Keino and Poe are 10th and 11th

2 Miles 9:37 Solinsky starts his winning surge Wesley Smith, Nef Araia battle for second

Hill 2
Solinsky stretches out his lead. Hill 2 pix

Finish - Solinsky wins

2. Wesley Smith

3. Bobby Curtis Curtis launched a furious stretch charge in the last 75 meters to catch Araia at the finish line

4. Nef Araia

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