In one of the best prep 2-miles in history, Chris Spooner joined four other runners under 9 minutes for 2-miles at the Hartford Invitational, taking 4th in 8:56.56. Spooner's run is a new state record in the two-mile, eclipsing Mike Connelly's, (Upper Perkiomen) 8:58.9 3200 set in 1983. Spooner's 8:56.56 converts to about 8:53.5 for 3200.