Princeton University Earns Four Top-End Distance Recruits

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* Bozeman's Weston Brown competes in the 3,200m at Arcadia last week

Photo Credit: Tim Casey/MileSplit 


By Tim Casey - MileSplit Recruiting Reporter

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On Saturday night, after running the 3,200m at the Arcadia Invitational, Weston Brown, Christian Groendyk and twins Brian and Collin Boler participated in a cool-down session. It was the first time the four had a chance to run together.

But it won't be the last.

Starting in the fall, all four boys will be enrolling at Princeton University and competing in cross country and track, adding a formidable freshman class to an already strong distance group that competed in the past two NCAA cross country meets.

At Arcadia, Collin was 13th in a loaded invitational field in 8:47.85, while Brown was one place behind in 8:48.24. Groendyk was ninth in the seeded field in 8:54.85, while Brian was 30th in 9:42.21.

"It was super fun to talk to those guys and hear about their races and how they panned out," Brown said. "It's definitely a great group of g...