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Matt Centrowitz
Flotrack Kick of the Week (May 4)May 22, 2009 The Flotrack Kick of the Week comes from Oregon's Matt Centrowitz Jr in the men's 1500. Centro kicks down a 3:33 guy (Lukezic) and a national champ (Emanuel) en route to the fastest outdoor time in the US this year (3:36)!! This was a race where the slowest time in the field was 3:39, just sick. The time also ranks 5th on the world list. Congrats to Matt, this week's kick of the week!
Full Race Vid
Watch Centro's Indoor 3:57 MileAbout Matt Centrowitz | Organization: | American University | | Bio: | Matt Centrowitz is one of the best American distance runners of all time. Coached by Bill Dellinger, he competed in two Olympics and broke the American 5k record. At Oregon he broke Prefontaine?s 1500… + See More +Matt Centrowitz is one of the best American distance runners of all time. Coached by Bill Dellinger, he competed in two Olympics and broke the American 5k record. At Oregon he broke Prefontaine?s 1500… + See More - See Less -Matt Centrowitz is one of the best American distance runners of all time. Coached by Bill Dellinger, he competed in two Olympics and broke the American 5k record. At Oregon he broke Prefontaine?s 1500 meter school record and won a NCAA cross title. As a professional, Centrowitz won four consecutive 5,000 meter US championships from 1979 to 1982. In 1982, Centrowitz broke the US 5k record when he won the race in 13:12.91. Today Centrowitz is coaching at American University and he has elevated the program from obscurity up to being a regular at the NCAA championships. Centrowitz has guided seven different athletes to All-American status and in 2004 the men?s cross team qualified for nationals for the first time in 20 years. |
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I agree - the dramatic part is when he began his kick with 300 to go, and it is in the race footage (starting at about 2:50 in the video below).
In the final stretch, it was more about maintaining form as Lukasic faded in the last few meters.
Good work