Profanity at Finish Line DQs Second-Place Prep Runner in Michigan

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Words expressed in a moment of joy wound up costing Garrett Winter, a senior cross country runner at Parchment High School, a second-place finish Saturday in the Michigan state championship meet for Division 2.

Winter ran the 3.1-mile course in a personal-best 15 minutes, 27 seconds. By trimming nearly 22 seconds off his previous best time, Winter's runner-up finish far exceeded expectations, but officials said his profanities at the finish line violated a national rule that governs conduct in high school running.

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