No doubt, comparisons to Prefontaine will be forthecoming. Pre was/is a hero - although his death is still shrouded in mystery. This generation is in dire need of a hero, but for Rupp, only time and his times will tell. Remember Alan Webb? What's up with him? Well, my PR for a 10K is 32:32 - nice and symetric, but I doubt I'll ever blaze up the track like this kid.
Found the article posted on Space Tramp's location:
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The magic is back at Hayward Field.
On the eve of his 19th birthday, Oregon freshman Galen Rupp charged into the history books on Saturday night by winning the 10,000 meters in a U.S. junior national record time of 28 minutes, 15.52 seconds.
Rupp's performance thrilled a crowd of 3,410 at the Oregon Twilight Meet which, in turn, spurred him on by chanting his name on the backstretch and rising to their feet for loud ovations each time he clicked off another lap.
"It was awesome. To win a race here in an Oregon uniform, there's nothing like it," Rupp said. "People can say that it's not what it once was, but I've thought about running at Hayward Field ever since I was in high school. Everybody goes nuts and you can't ask for a better environment."
Rupp's time is significant on several levels.
It shatters the 29-year-old national junior mark of 28:32.7 established by former Oregon great Rudy Chapa as an Indiana schoolboy at the Drake Relays back in 1976.
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