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Schoedler Finishes Third Against Nation's Best High-School Milers
The Ocean City senior enjoys the experience running in Seattle against nation's best.
The race was only part of the experience for Miles Schoedler at the Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle.
The Ocean City High School senior finished third against some of the nation's top runners in the 1,600-meter race at the Dempsey Track on Sunday.
"I feel like I was treated like a rock star," said Schoedler when reached by phone. "Brooks did a good job putting it together. We were chaperoned everywhere. It was like a Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory situation. The hotel was a lot of fun. There was a game room, and you are with the fastest people in the country. We all worked hard to get here, but it's fun once you are here. You have to perform, but when it came to race you have to focus because there is a lot going on.
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"We were chaperoned by pro athletes and we had audio and camera guys following us around everywhere we went. It was a high-class thing. There was a lot of things to do. We are going to an awards banquet in this cool music studio. I have never been out here, and Seattle is great. I hate the weather. It's rainy and miserable, but there is so much to do at the hotel and to be in the company of the guys is great."
The event is in its inaugural year, and according to its website, the event was made to bring together the fastest high school athletes in the nation to run on a fast track against each other.
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Schoedler, who will attend Georgetown University in September, ran the mile in 4:11.42 seconds. Californians Jantzen Oshier (4:07.52) and Elias Gedyon (4:07.58) finished first and second, respectively.
Schoedler was pleased with his time.
"That's an indoor (personal record) for me," Schoedler said. "I'm not 100-percent sure, but I think it's a school record ... It was great. I was stuck in no man's land. I was behind two kids in front of me who both ran 4:07s so I was running by myself. It was a 307-meter track, so I was kind of lost. I didn't know where I was, but I tried to stay relaxed and tried to stay close. My time personally felt slow, but it's great to know that I can run 4:11 and it feels slow."
