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Leaving her mark
Twenty-seven years and .78 seconds separate Bureau Valley's Alisa Baron and Mount Carroll High School alum Barb Fogel in the Illinois High School Association's record book.
But both always will have that one run. That one trip around the blue track at Eastern Illinois University. That one gold medal that no amount of time can erase from their memories.
For Baron, it's still fresh. The recent graduate concluded a historic running career May 18 when she broke Fogel's record in the 400 while winning her first state championship.
"I still find myself thinking 'Did that really happen?' or 'Did I really break the record?' " Baron said just over a month after the IHSA girls state track meet. "It really made me realize how good I could be.
"It was
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