Katelynne Hart battled throughout the race in Seattle (Alan Vershaw photo)
Renton, WA-
Cool temperatures in the 60's pre-dominated meet talk at the Brooks PR Invitational held at Shoreline High School. Three Illinois lads ventured into new territory over the weekend. Although the final results indicate less than what they wanted to run, they should be commended on a wonderful season.
The first race of the day was the girls two-mile which featured the top girls in the country including Brie Oakley (Grandview, CO) and Claudia Lane (Maribu, CA). The two titans set an impressive early pace that left the rest of the field in its wake. The first mile was incredibly fast in approximately 4:55. Glenbard West freshman Katelynne Hart tried to hang on in 4:57 but was eventually worn down and finished an exhausting 6th place in 10:19.29. She would finish the year as the #2 freshman in the country behind third placer London Culbreath (Mckinney, TX). However, it was all U of California bound Oakley who got the final say as well as the meet record and second fastest ever clocking for 2miles behind Mary Cain (New York).
| GIRLS TWO MILE RUN FINALS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |
| 1 | Brie Oakley | 12 | Grandview High School | 9:51.35 | 1 | |
| 2 | Claudia Lane | 10 | Malibu High School (SS) | 10:01.18 | 1 | |
| 3 | London Culbreath | 9 | McKinney North | 10:04.73 | 1 | |
| 4 | Lauren Gregory | 12 | Fort Collins High School | 10:05.26 | 1 | |
| 5 | Hayley Jackson | 12 | Patuxent High School | 10:14.57 | 1 | |
| 6 | Katelynne Hart | 9 | Glenbard West High School | 10:19.29 | 1 | |
| 7 | Emily Venters | 12 | Lawrence Free State High School | 10:19.31 | 1 | |
| 8 | Clara Savchik | 11 | North Allegheny | 10:19.85 | 1 | |
| 9 | India Johnson | 12 | Hilliard Davidson | 10:25.50 | 1 | |
| 10 | Erika Adler | 12 | Northwood High (SS) | 10:33.44 | 1 | |
| 11 | Jacqueline Gaughan | 11 | Exeter High School | 10:39.07 | 1 | |
| 12 | Rebecca Story | 11 | Christian Academy of Knoxville | 10:39.70 | 1 | |
The 100m was run into a strong headwind otherwise the winning time would have been much faster. Regardless, it was an impressive showing by a fleet of America's best sprinters. Isaiah Cunningham (Rancho Verde, CA) nipped pre-meet hype Chauncy Smart (Auburndale, FL) for the title. Freshman standout Marcellus Moore of Plainfield North maybe feeling the remnents of a long season that began in January. He finished 7th in 10.87.
| BOYS 100 METER DASH FINALS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |
| 1 | Isaiah Cunningham | 12 | Rancho Verde High (SS) | 10.53 | 1 | |
| 2 | Chauncy Smart | 12 | Auburndale HS | 10.55 | 1 | |
| 3 | Jeffery Hulon Jr. | 12 | Beaumont Westbrook | 10.57 | 1 | |
| 4 | Terrence Horne Jr. | 11 | Miramar HS | 10.59 | 1 | |
| 5 | Taylor Banks | 10 | Miramar HS | 10.62 | 1 | |
| 6 | Jordan Byrd | 11 | Manzano High School | 10.84 | 1 | |
| 7 | Marcellus Moore | 9 | Plainfield North High School | 10.87 | 1 | |
| 8 | Rodrick Fisher | 12 | East Valley High School | 10.91 | 1 | |
The final race of the day was what everyone was waiting for. The idea of anyone much less a trio breaking the magical 4:00 barrier in the mile would be tough. Sam Worley (Texas), Cooper Teare (California), and Casey Clinger (Utah) were among the elite entries looking to make the breakthrough. The first two check points were right on time as 58, and 1:58 were recorded. But a slowdown on the third lap did the field in. Despite a strong finish by Worley he came up short and settled for a very solid 4:02.04. Jack Aho (Grayslake North) did not get a great start and had to play catch up. He still ran 4:09.58 to place 10th.
| BOYS ONE MILE RUN FINALS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |
| 1 | Sam Worley | 12 | New Braunfels Canyon | 4:02.04 | 1 | |
| 2 | Cooper Teare | 12 | St. Joseph Notre Dame (NC) | 4:02.56 | 1 | |
| 3 | Casey Clinger | 12 | American Fork | 4:02.90 | 1 | |
| 4 | Patrick Parker | 12 | American Fork | 4:03.67 | 1 | |
| 5 | Waleed Suliman* | 12 | Douglas Freeman | 4:04.27 | 1 | |
| 6 | Callum Bolger | 12 | San Luis Obispo High (SS) | 4:05.06 | 1 | |
| 7 | Gabe Fendel | 11 | Hamilton Southeastern High School | 4:07.46 | 1 | |
| 8 | Dustin Horter | 11 | Lakota East | 4:07.82 | 1 | |
| 9 | David Principe Jr. | 12 | La Salle Academy | 4:09.35 | 1 | |
| 10 | Jack Aho | 12 | Grayslake Central High School | 4:09.58 | 1 | |
| 11 | Kyler True | 12 | Olpe High School | 4:10.35 | 1 | |
| 12 | Isaac Green | 12 | Monarch High School | 4:13.12 | 1 | |