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Connor Lane

School: Cardinal Gibbons

Grade: Senior

Future: Stanford University

Skinny: One of the nation's best long distance runners will try to double in the 1600m and 3200m.

Lane has a US No. 6 time of 8:47.00 in the 3200m, which he accomplished at the Arcadia Invitational in California, and has run 4:15.84 for the full mile. His time of 4:24.07 in the 1600m is ranked just No. 25 in the state, but there is plenty in the tank for Lane, who's run the race just once this season - at regionals. 

Lane eluded to his strong distance foundation in March at the Texas Distance Festival when he finished the elite division of the boys 5K in a time of 14:17.89, good for second in an absolutely loaded race. 

While he won't surprise anyone in North Carolina, Lane is perhaps one of the more underrated talents in the nation running this weekend.