Broadneck Star Centrowitz Prepares for Championship Showdown in Moscow

This week, Sports Illustrated featured a story tracking the progress of Broadneck High graduate Matt Centrowitz in the IAAF World Championship in Moscow this week.

Centrowitz handily rose through the ranks in his first heat of the 1,500 meter run in Moscow on Wednesday. He is scheduled to participate in the men's semifinal run on Friday.

In the article, Sports Illustrated interviewed Centrowitz' father, who was also a star runner in his time. Coincidentally, Centrowitz senior was unable to run the 5,000 meter race in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow due to a political boycott ordered by President Jimmy Carter.

Read the full article here.

Centrowitz grew up in Arnold, and spent his high school years at Broadneck High School.

During the Olympics in 2012, a wellspring of support could be seen around town, as signs bearing the slogan "Centronation" appeared on Ritchie Highway and elsewhere.