NB Nationals Boys Preview From 100m To 5K

This could very well be the race of the weekend.

US #1 Rai Benjamin was DQ'ed last year, for allegedly hooking the hurdles. He'll have something to prove coming in as the National Leader, and New York State Record Holder. He mentioned at Prefontaine that despite running the 200m there, he was already in his 400mH training periodization. That was three weeks ago. It's mind-boggling to think how much better Benjamin could be over hurdles in that period. He has stated sub-50 is on his mind, and with his speed, anything is possible.

But the road to a National Title is never easy. After a season of injury, Norman Grimes just launched a US #2 in Cuba, only .35 away from Benjamin's National Leader. Put these two together, and another significant drop for Grimes could yield a Gold Ring.

US #3 Taylor McLaughlin may have arguably the best 400m open speed, despite a fall at Indoor Nationals. Could he come in and shock the field in between the hurdles, in what looks like will be an all out sprint for the finish line?

And what of US #4 Infinite Tucker, the junior who looks to take over the title from Rai Benjamin next year in New York. Could he make his name one season earlier, and shock the field?

This very well could be the race of the weekend.

Event 17  Boys 400 Meter Hurdles Championship
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    National:  49.38  7/18/2002   Kenneth Ferguson, Mumford, Detroit, MI       
        Meet:  49.78  6/20/2009   Reggie Wyatt, La Sierra, Riverside, CA       
    Freshman:  52.70  7/9/2005    Trey Charles, Marietta, GA                   
   Sophomore:  50.10  6/16/2007   Reggie Wyatt, North, Riverside, CA           
      Junior:  49.56  8/1/2007    Robert Griffin, Copperas Cove, TX            
      Senior:  49.38  7/19/2002   Kenneth Ferguson, Mumford, Detroit, MI       
           Name                        Year School                                
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  1   2457 Almonte, Kelvin               15 West New York, N            
  2   4577 Andrade, Dylan                15 Yadkinville, NC             
  3   1110 Atavwigho, Chigozie           15 Oldsmar, FL                 
  4   1734 Banks, Jaylen                 15 richmond, VA                
  5   2655 Benjamin, Rai                 15 Mount Vernon, NY            
  6   1660 Borzelin, Alex                15 Hamilton, NJ                
  7    692 Bowman, Charles               15 Harrisburg, PA              
  8   3639 Briggs, Corey                 15 Saratoga Springs            
  9   5258 Brosier, Kenny                15 Willingboro, NJ             
 10   3556 Brown, McKinly                16 wake forest, NC             
 11   3331 Cachon, Brandon               16 Naples, FL                  
 12     61 Caveney, Sean                 15 andover, MA                 
 13   4630 Chimezie, Samuel              15 Dix Hills, NY               
 14     23 Clarke, Raymund               15 Roselle, NJ                 
 15   3611 Deshpande, Utsav              15 ronkonkoma, NY              
 16   2065 Dunning, Robert               15 Kennesaw, GA                
 17   3110 Givens, KJ                    15 Goose Creek, SC             
 18   1045 Graves, Ellott                16 Reidsville, NC              
 19   4769 Grimes, Norman                16 Canyon, TX                  
 20   2866 Guillory, Tyler               16 Houston, TX                 
 21   4771 Johnson, Cody                 16 El Paso, TX                 
 22   3666 Johnson, Domingo              15 Newark, DE                  
 23   4849 McLaughlin, Taylor            15 Dunellen, NJ                
 24   1209 Patterson, Dominick           15 Garner, NC                  
 25   1135 Poole, Cory                   17 East Orange, NJ             
 26   1033 Sanders, Mykele               15 Dover, DE                   
 27   2768 Spear, Andrew                 15 Newport, NC                 
 28   2918 Stokes, Aliquan               15 Mays Landing, NJ            
 29    754 Thompson, Corey               15 Mount Holly, NC             
 30   1874 Tucker, Infinite              16 Huntington Stati            
 31   1376 Villaman, Denzel              16 queens, NY                  
 32   5353 Wright, Tyson                 15 Jacksonville, FL            
 33   2528 Zor, Thomas                   16 Millville, NJ