* Parkland Magnet's Antwan Hughes won the 60m on Saturday at The VA Showcase
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The action heated up on Day 2 of The VA Showcase inside the Virginia Beach Sports Center on Saturday, with two longstanding national records going down across the boys and girls fields -- making it now 16 indoor national records broken since this meet debuted in 2017.
The programs who captured those honors?
The boys sprint medley relay mark went down courtesy of The Bullis School boys, while a healthy 19-year-old time in the 4x400 was erased by the Montverde Academy girls.
Star power was omnipresent.
Considered two of the nation's top prep powers in high school track and field -- with strong pedigrees and equally as talented rosters -- Bullis and Montverde left The VA Showcase on Saturday with much to be satisfied with.
We recapped all the action from Day 2 below.
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Girls 3,200m: Sofi Alexander, a sophomore from Asheville (NC), ran the fastest time of the section in 11:09.87. Six runners went under 11:20.
Boys 3,200m: Old Mill junior Tsedeke Jakovics clocked a top time of 9:22.02 for the section, followed by Howard's Joseph Ensor, who ran 9:24.82.
Girls 4x800: South Lakes raised the pressure on their second leg and never quite looked back, clocking a winning time of 9:05.09, which was good for a new U.S. No. 1 time the third-best in Virginia history. South Lakes also cropped 40 seconds off their opener in December. Tatnall was second in 9:16.24.
Boys 4x800: It was a wild ride from start-to-finish between Bishop McNamara and DeMatha Catholic, as the two programs from Maryland went mano a mano. In the end, McNamara took the tape in 7:49.00, which was good for a new U.S. No. 2 time. DeMatha followed 0.66 seconds later in second.
Girls USATF 60m: The top race at The VA Showcase did not disappoint, as Mia Brahe-Pedersen shined in the final 20 meters to win in a new U.S. No. 1 time of 7.22 -- it was also seventh-best in history. Adaejah Hodge was second in 7.24 and Brianna Selby was third in 7.28. The first three finishes are now 1, 2 and 3 on the national leaderboard.
Girls 60m: Fort Myers Evangelical Christian School's McKenzie Travis continued her ascendence in the 60m, claiming a 60m win in 7.38 seconds. She held off Westerville Central's Olivia Pace, who followed in 7.46, and Joslyn Hamilton, who was third in 7.46.
Boys 60m: Parkland Magnet's Antwan Hughes celebrated at the line after taking the title in 6.82 seconds, a result that moves him up to U.S. No. 5 in the country. Archbishop Carroll's Jake Odey-Jordan was second in 6.84 and Westlake's Terrance Mahomes was third in 6.90.
Race Of The Day
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Boys 4x200 Invitational Championship
Archbishop Carroll (DC)
Winning time: 1:25.79
It was only last March at adidas Track Nationals that Archbishop Carroll scored the No. 2 boys time in history in the 4x200.
That wasn't enough.
The DC-based program reloaded with full effect, following on Saturday with an astonishing performance and one that left those looking on inside the Virginia Beach Sports Center with their mouths agape.
The Dragons secured the No. 3 time ever recorded in history -- though the program's 1:25.63 from last year will remain on the national leaderboard -- winning the 4x200 invitational section in 1:26.79 over Oscar Smith, which followed in 1:26.01.
Carroll, Oscar Smith and IMG Academy went 1, 2 and 3 on the day.
Stat Of The Day
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4:21
The second mile split for Berkley Nance during his 2-mile championship win in 9:04. The Mills Godwin senior put on the gas just after the 1,600m split, gapping the field almost in an instant
Girls 60mH: Somerset Academy's Aleesa Samuel, the defending NBNO hurdles, champ flew out of the blocks in Lane 2, gained steam and then withstood a strong challenge from Joslyn Hamilton, winning in 8.35 seconds. Hamilton followed in 8.42, while Bullis School's Kennedy Flynn was third in 8.49.
Boys 60mH: Dudley's Le'Ezra Brown secured the win by just a hundredth of a second, finishing in 7.83 seconds to defeat DeMatha Catholic's Anthony Waterman. Brown's performance moves him up to U.S. No. 4.
Girls (1,600m SMR): It was all Cuthbertson as they leaned on the team's anchor, Charlotte Bell, to bring it home in a new U.S. No. 3 effort of 4:08.02. Cuthbertson featured four times in the SMR, with their top three lineups all finishing inside the top four placements.
Boys (1,600m SMR): Records are meant to be broken, and it was on Saturday that Bullis School took aim at this one, moving past the former national record of 3:24.02 -- held by Chantilly since 2016 -- to win in 3:23.86. The team's anchor finished off the final 800m split in 1:53.03, while Quincy Wilson scored a 46.66 split over the 400m section.
Girls 2-mile: Mary Bonner Dalton left no doubt, moving past the field early as she cruised to a winning and U.S. No. 1 time of 10:16.61. Caroline Hood was second in 10:36.72, while Emma Zawatski was third in 10:43.63.
Boys 2-mile: 'Dropping the hammer' took on new meaning after Berkley Nance, a senior from Mills Godwin (VA), laid down a 4:21 split over his last mile to win in 9:05.64. Nance came through the first mile split just over 4:40 and in fourth place before making the move that would decide his fate. Governor Thomas' James Partlow was second in 9:09.08 and Athens Drive's Noah Valyo was third in 9:11.27.
Girls 4x200: The Archbishop Carroll girls scored a new U.S. No. 1 time of 1:36.89 to down Bullis School's 1:37.33 and Montverde Academy's 1:39.03.
Boys 4x200: It became an Archbishop Carroll double when the boys clocked a time of 1:25.79, netting the third-fastest time ever recorded in the 4x200. Oscar Smith was second in 1:26.01, while IMG Academy was third in 1:26.28.
Girls 1K: Penn Charter's Alli DeLisi responded late after being passed and put down a 32-second last lap to win in a new. U.S. No. 2 time of 2:49.52. Fauquier's Cassidy Scott was second in 2:50.04, while Justine Preisano was third in 2:51.08.
Boys 1K: Pulaski County's Cole Boone took it out, got caught and then regained his composure late to secure the bag in 2:28.73, which was a new U.S. No. 1 time.
Girls 500m: Grassfield's Sophie Rambo measured her section perfectly, leaving with a new U.S. No. 2 time of 1:13.56 -- only second to Montverde Academy's Alivia Williams, who on the USATF section on Friday. Kenyah Conner recorded the second-best nod in 1:13.80, while Mary Flanagan was third in 1:14.14.
Boys 500m: Bishop McNamara's Nicholas Steed made off with the Heat 6 win in 1:03.39, overpowering Bayside's Andrew Salvodon in the final stretch.
MVP Of The Day
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Le'Ezra Brown, Dudley (NC)
60mH winner, 2nd in the 200m (open), 2nd in SHR
We don't want Brown to leave The VA Showcase without getting his fair kudos.
The high school junior from Dudley High School in Greensboro showed his versatility across the weekend, scorching the track first with his 200 meter time of 21.97 -- good for second-place in adidas section -- before following on Saturday with his tour de force effort in the 60mH, a winning U.S. No. 4 time of 6.83 seconds that ultimately came down to timing.
Brown never led until the tape, with his lean at the 60 meter mark being just a tad better than DeMatha Catholic's Anthony Waterman. Both were separated by just a hundredth of a second.
Still, Brown's win only reaffirmed his performance, a do-it-all approach that saw him feature across several different events across the weekend, including the shuttle hurdle relays.
Displaying power, poise and control, Brown walks away from The VA Showcase as one of the top emerging talents in the U.S.
Mixed 4x400: Using a boy-girl-girl-boy lineup, Salem (VA) compiled a winning time of 3:54.46 as it leaned on its final two legs.
Girls USATF 4x400: That record is gone. Montverde Academy erased a 19-year-old standing 4x400 record behind Adaejah Hodge, Olivia Smith, Alivia Williams and Skyler Franklin, scoring a time of 3:37.63. Smith was the fastest split on the day, registering a time of 53.79.
Girls 4x200: Olympic earned the honor of being the fastest team over the unseeded sections in 1:42.30.
Boys 4x200: West Springfield produced the best time of the unseeded heats in 1:29.32.
Girls 1K: Padua Academy's Sophia Holgado scored the top time over the unseeded 1Ks, posting an effort of 2:59.11.
Boys 1K: Tatnall's Jackson Downin claimed the top time in the unseeded section with a time of 2:31.81.
Girls 500m: William Byrd's Grace Onwi posted a top time of 1:19.13 over the heats.
Boys 500m: Massaponax's Davian Booker left with the fastest time of the heats in 1:05.87.
Girls 4x400: Olympic dived under the four minute barrier, clocking a time of 3:58.93.
Boys 4x400: Bayside notched the best time out of the section in 3:25.94.
Boys SMR: Yorktown scored a top time of 3:41.67.
Boys PV: Montverde Academy's Alex Georgiev won on attempts, clearing a bar of 15 feet, 7 inches.
Boys Triple Jump: It was a heady competition at the top, with three athletes marking over 46 feet. IMG Academy's Tyler Mathes scored the win with a mark of 47-2.75.
Girls Long Jump: Archbishop Spalding's Athena Stith earned the win with a mark of 19-5.25.
Quote Of The Day
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"I always have the mentality that I'm going to win. That's how you have to go into races." |
Antwan Hughes, Parkland Magnet (NC)
On asked of his approach to championship moments like Saturday's
Photo(s) Of The Day
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