State 2M Record For Van Der Els At Brooks PR



Eric van der Els finished his outstanding high school career in style on Saturday.

The Brien McMahon senior placed sixth overall in the two-mile run at the Brooks PR Invitational. More importantly, van der Els established a state record with his 8:53.49 clocking, His time broke the 2008 mark of 8:56.35, set by Donn Cabral of Glastonbury at the Danbury Dream Invitational.  The Brooks PR race, which was won by Ohio's Andrew Jordan of Watkins Memorial in 8:50.12, saw 13 runners dip under nine minutes!