In the crazed, euphoric moments after the Nike Outdoor National boys two mile, when the flashbulbs were still popping and the journalists were still circling for quotes, when stunned fans were still consulting stopwatches in disbelief and fellow competitors were still wobbling the post-race dance of the depleted, Matthew Centrowitz of Annapolis, Maryland, was scanning the backstretch grandstand for one grinning, mustachioed face—his father’s. Somewhere in that cheering throng was Matt Centrowitz Sr. and his wife Beverly, both accomplished runners in their own right, now watching their son bask in the limelight of an historic track performance.