He just ran faster than Pre's 5k time, he had an insanely dominant win at NXN against an absolutely loaded field, including several sub 4:05 milers. He ran an 8:40 3200 mile his junior year (Pre ran that his senior year) and ran an 8:43 enroute in his 5k.
He got the HS record in the 3k way better than any performance Pre pulled off in HS, and doesn't have an awful moustache.