EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High's distance runner Ryan Watts recently had a weekend to remember. On a Friday night in a showcase meet at Carmel, Ind., Watts broke the school's 3,200-meter run record previously held by Stephen Pifer since 2003 when he won the race at 8:54.09, then came back on Saturday to win the 1,600 meters at the Winston Brown Invitational meet at home, winning with a time of 4:19.93, with teammate Geo Patrylak coming in second at 4:27.49. Watts is the iCAN Clinic Male Athlete of the Month For Edwardsville High School. Watts was very happy with the outcome of the record on that Friday. "I'm feeling good," Watts said in an interview that followed the 1,600-meter race. "It's been a full day to recover. Now, this meet is nice to get a good mile in." The race Watts competed in had a loaded field, with a pair of state champions running with him and Patrylak. "It was great competition down at Carmel," Watts said. "Two All-Americans, a couple of state championships
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