Daniel Filiatreau breaks US Middle School 5000m track record

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⏱️ | Bardstown | Filiatreau, an 8th grader running for Thomas Nelson, set the record in yesterday's "KYtrackXC.com 5K Showdown" at Bethlehem HS. 

☝️Daniel shaved 3+ seconds off of Stephen Garrett's (Tatnall, DE) previous US mark, and nearly a minute from LCA grad Conner Hayes' Kentucky middle school record. Congratulations young man!

🥇 The boys' race was won by Lafayette's James Ndayishimiye. Flora Brio of Manual topped the field in the girls' event.

The distance-centric meet held several races spanning two days. Results can be found at the link below

🔗 milesplit.live/meets/5K_Showdown 

✓ Shout out to Thomas Nelson's Track and Cross Country HC Matt Hoyes, who's gaining a reputation for molding Generals into NCAA D1 prospects.

• Filiatreau at last year's "Trinity Valkyrie Invitational."

• The all-time US Top 5 times ~