Ohio athletes continue to amaze at the national level.
Buckeye Valley senior Zach Kreft, who won the state's Division 2 championship last year -- two other Ohio athletes near the national rankings, Chad Johnson, and Dustin Horter, won the Division 1 and Division 2 titles, respectively -- claimed a career best effort in the race of champions at the Midwest Meet of Champions on Saturday, posting a U.S. No. 1 time of 14:29.95 at the 5K distance.
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Horter, previously mentioned, was second in 14:36.77. Eight boys were under 15:30 in the race.
| 13-14 BOYS 5,000 METER RUN FINALS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Zach Kreft | 12 Buckeye Valley | 14:29.95 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Dustin Horter | 12 Lakota East | 14:36.77 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Lucas Bons | 12 Dublin Coffman | 15:13.70 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Cesar Arellano | 12 Dublin Scioto | 15:15.00 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Ryan Johnston | 12 Lexington | 15:21.32 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Luke Brown | 12 Sheridan | 15:24.95 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Matt Duvall | 10 Pickerington North | 15:26.98 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Ashwin Briggs | 12 Pickerington North | 15:28.34 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Andrew Schroff | 11 Olentangy Orange | 15:30.74 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Brady Johnson | 11 Pickerington Central | 15:32.20 | 10 | ||