In his quest to become only the tenth schoolboy to break four minutes for the mile, DJ Principe came mere strides from adding his name to that illustrious group on Saturday.
The La Salle Academy senior finished third overall in the elite mile of the New Balance Games with a four-plus second personal best and new state mark of 4 minutes, 0.97 seconds. That time ranks No. 3 all-time indoors behind Drew Hunter and Alan Webb. Hunter won Saturday's the race in 3:58.9