Same Old Story
Whether its a league or an elite meet, Eric van der Els has rarely lost this season. In a competitive 1,600m event where the top four finishers were separated by less than a half a second, the Brien McMahon senior continued his winning ways . Van der Els outleaned Esu Alemseged of Cambridge Rindge and Latin (MA) to win the individual title with a time of 4:12.47 to Alemseged's 4:12.51 effort, Right behind was the La Salle (RI) tandem of DJ Principe (third, 4:12.71) and Matt Bouthillette (fourth, 4:12.84). Staples' Ajax Diamandis was sixth at 4:18.34.