Eleven-second deficit?
No problem.
North Rockland (NY) High sophomore Katelyn Tuohy chased down a significant deficit on the 1600m anchor of the girls DMR at New Balance Nationals Indoor on Friday, helping her squad claim a well-earned victory in a new US No. 1 time of 11:44.38.
After solid legs by Haleigh Morales, Sofia Housman, and Deandra Francois, Tuohy took the stick with a little less than a 100-meter deficit for the final eight laps and threw down a dominant 4:38.63 leg that gapped Saratoga Springs (NY) High junior Kelsey Chmiel -- who started with about a 5-10 meter lead.
Chmiel found the lead early in the 1600m, but later faded behind a strong effort by Tuohy. Saratoga Springs eventually moved to second in a US No. 2 time of 11:52.96. Chmiel went 4:48 for the anchor.
This begins Tuohy's quest to help North Rockland to three national titles, including two more attempts in the SMR and the girls 2-mile on Saturday and Sunday.
Finals
1 North Rockland Tc-Ny 11:44.38 2
1) Morales, Haleigh 20 2) Housman, Sofia 18
3) Francois, Deandra 18 4) Tuohy, Katelyn 20
3:46.13 (3:46.13) 4:44.37 (58.24) 7:05.76 (2:21.39)
11:44.38 (4:38.62)
2 Kinetic Rc-Ny 11:52.96 2
1) Chilton, Bethan 19 2) Chmiel, Kelsey 19
3) Vetter, Carley 18 4) Vetter, Samantha 18
3:43.87 (3:43.87) 4:43.22 (59.35) 7:04.17 (2:20.95)
11:52.96 (4:48.79)
3 Impulse Tc-De 11:54.49 2
1) Bader, Elizabeth 19 2) Owens, Amber 18
3) McLaughlin, Judith 21 4) Olivere, Lydia 18
3:40.30 (3:40.30) 4:41.07 (1:00.77) 7:01.13 (2:20.06)
11:54.49 (4:53.36)
4 Breen Tc-Mi-Troy 11:55.41 2
1) Monaghan, Meghan 18 2) Fulcher, Lauren 19
3) Palomino, Hannah 18 4) Worrel, Megan 18
3:50.10 (3:50.10) 4:50.12 (1:00.02) 7:06.55 (2:16.43)
11:55.41 (4:48.86)
5 Koalas Tc-Ny 11:56.38 2
1) Flynn, Sarah 19 2) Sosa, Lauren 18
3) Wilson, Claire 20 4) Flynn, Lily 19
3:42.23 (3:42.23) 4:44.85 (1:02.62) 7:09.39 (2:24.54)
11:56.38 (4:46.99)
6 Niskayuna Tc-Ny 11:57.23 2
1) Kokernak, Amelia 18 2) Daviero, Megan 18
3) Smith, Sydney 18 4) Spiers, Abigail 18
3:38.52 (3:38.52) 4:38.45 (59.93) 6:59.74 (2:21.29)
11:57.23 (4:57.49)
7 Benjamin Cardozo Tc-Ny 12:06.13 2
1) Means, Shalah 18 2) Martinez, Tatianna 19
3) Peoples, Paris 18 4) Muccini, Sophia 20
3:40.66 (3:40.66) 4:38.21 (57.55) 6:54.63 (2:16.42)
12:06.13 (5:11.50)
8 Union Catholic Tc-Nj 12:08.61 2
1) Ysaac, Zamira 20 2) Evans, Khamil 19
3) Morant, Leena 20 4) Lufrano, Jerika 19
3:51.50 (3:51.50) 4:48.89 (57.39) 7:07.00 (2:18.11)
12:08.61 (5:01.61)