* Will Venable of Broughton wins the 1,600m title by thousandths of a second at the Apex Lions' Relays
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Down To The Wire At Apex Lions' Relays
It came down to a thousandth of a second to determine the winner of the boys 1,600m at the Apex Lions' Relays.
Sitting back in fifth coming off the final turn, Broughton's (NC) Will Venable sprinted down the home stretch with some epic speed. As he leaned at the finish line, he stopped the clock at 4:15.36 to edge out Zack Gilbertson of Pinecrest (NC) by three-thousandths of a second.
Logan Dingman of Lake Norman (NC) was third in 4:15.83.
BOYS 1600 METER RUN FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT WIND H# 1 Will Venable 11 Broughton 4:15.36 1 2 Zack Gilbertson 12 Pinecrest 4:15.36 1 3 Logan Dingman 12 Lake Norman 4:15.83 1 4 Ian Rouse 12 Jordan 4:17.03 1 5 Marco Evans 12 Cary 4:17.11 1 6 Andrew Parker 12 NC School of Science & Math 4:19.59 1 7 Jack Anstrom 10 Seaforth High School 4:20.31 1 8 Griffin Wald 12 Middle Creek 4:20.41 1
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