Girl, 16, wins mile at U.S. Indoors DIGEST

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Mary Cain, a high school junior, won the women's mile at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque on Sunday. Cain, 16, became the first high school student to win a national indoor or outdoor championship since sprinter Allyson Felix in 2003.

Although her time of 5 minutes, 5.68 seconds was fairly slow, that didn't bother Cain, of Bronxville, N.Y.

"I don't worry about time," she said. "I go in there to race, and that's what I did."

Cain took off with 200 meters to go to build a big lead, then held on to the finish.

Also, Will Leer ran the fastest indoor time "at altitude" in winning the men's mile in 3:58.79. Jeremy Wariner won the men's 400 meters in a time of 45.82, and Ryan Whiting won the men's shot put with a throw of 71 feet, 6 1/4 inches.

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