6/20/08

Race recap by DyeStatIL editor Bob Geiger

Solomon Haile, winner of the Nike Indoor Nationals boys 5,000, once again championed the event outdoors, but did so a bit differently.

"Coach and I discussed the race [indoor] and realized that I went out way too fast and paid the price for it," recounted Haile. "This [time] I settled in early and I was better for it."

Zachary Ornelas of Cedar Park, Texas, took the early lead in the race. According to Zach, "I took it out hard because I wanted it to be an honest effort."