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Zelenak caps his stellar prep career with a state title
BY KEVIN HAYWARD FOR THE OLYMPIAN
Based on his father\'s success as a distance runner in high school and college, it would be easy to assume that Kevin Zelenak was born to run.
Zelenak, a senior at Black Hills High School, won the 3,200 meters in electrifying fashion at the Class 3A state championships in Pasco last weekend, punctuating an already outstanding high school career.
Zelenak\'s winning time qualified him to run in two additional events this spring: the Brooks Meet of Champions Friday and Saturday at Lewis and Clark College in Portland and the Nike Outdoor Nationals June 15-17 at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C.