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Masters and Lipari win at Grand Blue Mile; SE Polk athlete sets State Record in 400 hurdles

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April 25th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

After finishing second last year and third in 2016 Riley Masters finally stood at the top of the podium after winning the Grand Blue Mile in downtown Des Moines Tuesday night. His winning time was 4:03.12. Emily Lipari edged Olympian Brenda Martinez to win the women’s division and dropping her personal record nearly three seconds in the process. And, Southeast Polk’s Sydney Milani set an all time Iowa high school record in the 400 hurdles at the Tiger Relays in Grinnell. Her time was 53.70 seconds which breaks the previous mark of 53.96 set by Hannah Willms of Dike New Hartford in 2010. Milani is a senior and going to Iowa State.