Elsewhere in Florida, Miramar (FL) High senior Jamal Walton went 45.42 seconds in the 400m at the Miami Hurricanes Invitational on Friday, setting a new US No. 1 time at the distance.
It marked Walton's third fastest time in the quarter-mile in his career all-time, sitting just behind his 44.99 effort from the Pan American Junior Championships and his 45.05 from the world championships last summer. Both of those efforts are within the top-four fastest times of high school history in the 400m.
Walton ran 46.57 in the preliminaries. His finals effort marks one of the fastest times in March ever.
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamal Walton | 12 | Miramar HS | 45.42 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Monte Parker | American Heritage MS/HS (Plantation) | 47.90 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | caleb campbell | 12 | Everglades HS | 50.07 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Marcus Brown | 12 | Miami Southridge HS | 50.84 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Godswill Agim | 10 | South Dade HS | 51.76 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Ebelson Raphael | 10 | North Miami HS | 53.46 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Lorenzo Floyd | 11 | Miami Carol City HS | 55.19 | 1 | |||
| 8 | Johaun Beresford | 12 | Miami Carol City HS | 56.39 | 1 | |||
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