Paul McMullen, '96 US Olympic runner, dies in ski accident
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Paul McMullen, a runner who was a member of the 1996 US Olympic team, died in a ski accident in northern Michigan, Eastern Michigan University said Friday. He was 49. McMullen died Thursday, according to EMU, where he still has school records for the indoor mile (3:57.34) and the outdoor 1500 meters (3:38.74). In '96, McMullen won the US Olympic Trials in the 1500 meters, qualifying for the Olympics in Atlanta that year.