Alan Webb & South Lakes (VA)
The American Record Holder in the Mile at both the prep and senior levels, Alan Webb, was also a star of The Penn Relays Carnival in his high school heyday. The South Lakes (VA) runner was a two-time recipient of the High School Boys' Most Outstanding Athlete for Relays award in 2000 and 2001.
In 2000, the high school junior ran what is still the Relays' fastest-ever 1,600m split of 3:59.9 on the anchor leg of the Distance Medley Relay. It was not quite enough as South Lakes narrowly lost the Championship of America to St. Malachy's of Ireland, 10:02.32 to 10:00.70.
The crew came back in 2001 to much fanfare as Kanda Karmo (2:00.8), Yonathan Kebede (1:59.2), Richard Smith (1:52.7) and Webb (1:49.1) won the COA 4x800m on Friday night and the COA DMR on Saturday.
The Reston, Va. squad set what is still the Penn Relays Meet Record of 9:59.66, thanks to splits from Smith (3:07.2), Justin Smyser (50.4), Karmo (1:57.4) and Webb (4:04.7). They would go on to set the National High School Record of 9:49.78 later that year.
- Alan Webb Athlete Profile
- South Lakes and Alan Webb run the meet, other Virginians shine
- ALAN WEBB & SOUTH LAKES (VA) | TASHA STANLEY & ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (MD) | NICK VENA (MORRISTOWN, NJ) | MATT CENTROWITZ (BROADNECK, MD) | MARY CAIN (BRONXVILLE, NY) | OBEA MOORE & JOHN MUIR (CA) | BRYSHON NELLUM & LONG BEACH POLY (CA) | YOHAN BLAKE & ST. JAGO (JAM) | DATHAN RITZENHEIN (ROCKFORD, MI) | ALBEMARLE (VA) & MORRIS HILLS (NJ) BOYS 4X800M | OLIVIA BAKER & COLUMBIA (NJ) | SEAN MCGORTY (CHANTILLY, VA) | SHALONDA SOLOMON & LONG BEACH POLY (CA)
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