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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Despite enjoying immediate success in local summer competitions, Eichner did not get serious about running until junior high school...
Upon entering Shawnee Mission High School in the fall of 1973, Eichner discovered that Coach Verlyn Schmidt had serious plans for his runners which did not include time for other sports...
...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...
...Reed had posted a high school two mile time of about 9:01 and even with his strong showings this season, has yet to reach his full potential," McCurdy said recently. "He is an unusually talented person physically...