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Sam Burgess Clocks US No. 4 Two Mile At The MIAA Meet Of Champions

* Sam Burgess ran a 8:59 to win the MIAA Meet Of Champions title this weekend

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At his first-ever MIAA Meet of Champions, Sam Burgess of Framingham (MA) put together one of his best indoor performances.

The seventh-place finisher at Champs Sports Cross Country Nationals lined up at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston in the two mile. Burgess clocked a season-best of 8:59.27, which is the fourth fastest time in the country. 

He finished just ahead of St. John's Prep (MA) Nathan Lopez and Westford Academy's (MA) Paul Bergeron who finished the race in 9:01.32 and 9:04.08 respectively. 

BOYS TWO MILE RUN FINALS	
PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	RESULT	H#
1	Samuel Burgess	12	Framingham High School	8:59.27	2
2	Nathan Lopez	12	St. John's Prep	9:01.32	2
3	Paul Bergeron	11	Westford Academy	9:04.08	2
4	Ryan Leslie	11	Billerica Memorial High School	9:12.34	2
5	Rithikh Prakash	12	Burlington High School	9:16.46	2
6	Ryan Sarney	12	Oliver Ames High School	9:17.34	2
7	John Garvey	12	Catholic Memorial High School	9:20.29	2
8	Adam Balewicz	11	Nashoba Regional High School	9:22.60	2

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