Mead Mania - 2 Mead Runners Crack 9 Minutes at the State 3200 Meter Championship - Part 4

By Ed Bagley

Another example of Mead High School's dominance came the following year in the 1994 state trackchampionship meet, when it won the title with 73 points to runner-up Clover Park's 36.

Four outstanding runners from the 1993 team returned to accomplish these results:

In the 1600 meter Greg James won in 4:10.06, Rob Aubrey was runner-up in 4:11.19 and Micah Davis was 4th in 4:14.81. In the 3200 meter, Aubrey won in 9:07.85, Davis was runner-up in 9:07.90 and Skiy De Tray was 3rd in 9:11.56.

In the 1995 state track meet something even more incredible happened: two Mead runners broke 9 minutes in the 3200. Micah Davis won the event in 8:58.34 and Skiy DeTray was runner-up in 8:58.35. This was the greatest high school middle distance race I have ever witnessed.

In the 1600 meter title race that year, Skiy DeTray won in 4:08.51 and Micah Davis was runner-up in 4:09.15. Another awesome effort.

Do you get the idea that Mead's great runners pushed each other in practice to become even greater? If you think so, then you get it. Success breeds success. Excellence breeds excellence.

In Mead's Golden Era of high school middle distance running, a legacy was created that may never be equaled or surpassed.

As a high school, college, master's and senior competitor myself, I have come to appreciate and respect great champions wherever I find them.

Trust me when I say that Pat Tyson's Mead running program and Matt Davis, Micah Davis, Rob Aubrey, Skiy DeTray and Greg James are champions of the first order. I would put them up against anyone in their day at the high school level.

All of this greatness may or may not continue in future years as Pay Tyson has since been hired by the University of Kentucky as its Assistant Coach in charge of cross-country in the fall and the distance runners for track in the spring.

Pat Tyson has proven he is a great coach at the high school level with 14 state championships for two different schools.

I have a feeling that the University of Kentucky's running fortunes may be on the rise. Too bad they do not sell stock, I think I would buy some.

(Editor's Note: This is Part 4 of a 4-Part Series on Mead High School's running success.)

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