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Centrowitz Champion of the 5th Avenue Mile in NYC
The local athlete has been making a name for himself in running circuits across the world.
Hometown star track-and-field runner Matt Centrowitz, 22, took the top finish in Monday's New York Road Runners' 5th Avenue Mile run.
Arnold's hometown champion scored first place with a photo-finish of 3 minute 52 seconds in what running-enthusiast website Competitor called Centrowitz' first-ever professional road run.
Here are the results for the men's race:
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Matt Centrowitz—3:52.30
Bernard Lagat—3:52.90
Leo Manzano—3:53.10
Centrowitz, a native of New York, is fresh from competing overseas in the London 2012 Olympic Games, where he placed fourth, narrowly missing a bronze medal for the mens 1,500 meter run.
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He and his family, including former Olympic athlete Matt Centrowitz, Sr., reside in Arnold, where they saw hometown support during the Olympics with banners of "CentroNation" appearing across town. Centrowitz is a 2009 graduate of Broadneck High School.
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