The meet officials of the inaugural Ocean Breeze Invitational knew what they were doing by extending an invitation to La Salle Academy teammates Jack Salisbury, Matt Bouthillette and DJ Principe.
On Saturday in Staten Island, N.Y., the Rams' talented trio did not disappoint.
Taking the lead with a little more than a lap remaining, Bouthillette earned the individual title with a winning time and nation No. 2 of 9 minutes, 5.48 seconds. Finishing second was Salisbury at 9:06.58 (US #3). Principe secured fourth with a time of 9:07.35 (US #5)..