That also made him the fastest high school runner to not break the 4 minute barrier.
Some of the more intriguing races in the semifinal meet involve high school runners.
"Not a champion, just another very good high school runner."
He quickly added: "On the other hand, she is as good as any high school runner today.
He seeks to become the first high school runner to break 4:00 in 30 years.
Rarely has there been more than one high school runner who could break the 4:00-mile mark.
He is tall and lanky like a high school runner.
Campbell, a 17-year-old senior, is the nation's fastest high school 400 runner this indoor season.
With the 2006 changes, the best high school runners in Connecticut completed the course just under 16 minutes.
This spring he hopes to become the first high school runner in 32 years to run under 4 minutes in the mile.