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High School Sports
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
06/17/07
Matthew Centrowitz isn't your typical high school athlete. The bashful 17-year-old has brought a Penn Relays record crowd of 39,166 fans to its feet, has won three straight state cross-country titles and is the fastest mile- and two-mile prep runner in the nation. 
Paul W. Gillespie
Broadneck High senior Matt Centrowitz capped his incredible prep distance running career with a state record in the 3200-meter run last month.
One of the country's top distance-running prospects has competed against professional, world-class runners on national television and the word "Olympics" has even been attached to his name.
But the Capital-Gazette Newspapers' Male Athlete of the Year will blush and look the other way when the topic of his dominance in cross-country or track comes up. During a cell...
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