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Those rough workouts paid off quickly as Eichner became the number three runner on an undefeated, state champion cross country squad...
...next two years brought more honors for the school's cross country and track teams, as well as an impressive array of individual awards for Eichner. In his junior and senior years, Shawnee Mission South took second in the state's cross country championships, and nabbed consecutive titles in indoor and outdoor track. Eichner scored personal triumphs with indoor mile and outdoor two mile victories both years at the state meet...
After closing out his high school career on a positive note, Eichner turned down several track scholarships and chose to come to Harvard, where Coach Bill McCurdy was elated to have an athlete of his enormous potential...
Once at Harvard, Eichner turned in several impressive showings freshman year and then exploded with an amazing comefrom-behind win in the Big Three Championships that fall against Yale and Princeton. He capped off the season by winning All-Ivy honors...
After that first season, in which Eichner relied primarily on his innate ability, the long hours spent in the library began to catch up with him. In his mind, the next year and a half were a disappointment where running was concerned...