Delaware High Schooler Splits 1:49 for 800m

That was a nice anchor leg. Split 53-56.

what is the Delaware state record in the 800?

Bruce Harris ran 1:49.50 hand time in the 80s. Went on to run for Villanova. Arguably the most impressive of all the Delaware state records.

I'd say Wilson has a legitimate shot at this historic record!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w4Nd4QCngZujCFbEDgqRyu0JG4baTyPDYx_i0kWiXVQ/pub#

Looks like 5 kids from that county broke 4:15 in the 1600m too (including Wilson). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tNnN46Yp2k&index=10&list=PLFVRQqz-IWH7Ah6LsvZrxQ0X6ehhGWF1i

Wow congrats to Mr. Wilson on the pr! However, my money is still on kieran tuntivate when they face off in the 1600 next week

fast wrote:

Looks like 5 kids from that county broke 4:15 in the 1600m too (including Wilson).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tNnN46Yp2k&index=10&list=PLFVRQqz-IWH7Ah6LsvZrxQ0X6ehhGWF1i

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fast wrote:

fast wrote:

Looks like 5 kids from that county broke 4:15 in the 1600m too (including Wilson).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tNnN46Yp2k&index=10&list=PLFVRQqz-IWH7Ah6LsvZrxQ0X6ehhGWF1i

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmXbJTDeOUw&index=17&list=PLFVRQqz-IWH7bcZrrRelRZGuERTbAZIUv

Impressive results, all from one county. Possibly one of the deepest counties in the country??

Looks like Boswell doubled back and ran 1:54 after the 1600. I'd like to see what these other runners could hit in an open 800.

Top 5 from the 1600:

1 Tuntivate, Kieran 12 Charter 4:11.71

2 Wilson, Jarod 12 Newark 4:13.93

3 McCoy, Eamon 12 Brandywine 4:14.24

4 Boswell, Ben 12 Tatnall 4:14.33

5 Hally, Andrew 11 Salesianum 4:14.84

I'm assuming he is a senior. Where will he be running next year? Fantastic race!

Kyle's Killer Lemonade wrote:

I'm assuming he is a senior. Where will he be running next year? Fantastic race!

According to OP, he is headed to MIT next year!

paper wrote:

Kyle's Killer Lemonade wrote:

I'm assuming he is a senior. Where will he be running next year? Fantastic race!

According to OP, he is headed to MIT next year!

Lol. Sorry. Laziness on my end. Do they have a team?

Kyle's Killer Lemonade wrote:

paper wrote:

According to OP, he is headed to MIT next year!

Lol. Sorry. Laziness on my end. Do they have a team?

MIT is division 3 and they do have a team. Current 800m best for an Engineer this year is 1:53.44 by junior Sam Parker

The guy who won the 1600 is going to Harvard. Tough to make academic all-state in the first state for distance.

I was there for both Friday and Saturday, and I'd have to say both the 4x800 and 1600 were probably the most exciting events there.

States for us is next weekend. It's very possible we could see some fast races, however, since the races are broken up into D1 and D2, it probably won't be as exciting.

Counties are normally good, because you see the D1 powerhouses (Sallies and Charter) against the dominant D2 school, Tatnall. In terms of distance running, there aren't really any amazing schools downstate.

This year for Delaware distance running has been a bit strange. We've seen a ton of fast times, but it's very few people posting those times. The number of people who are considered "elite" within the state has stayed the same, or increased, but the number of "sub-elites" has dropped considerably.

I've compiled some of the stats so you can see the change

http://imgur.com/a/I9yb9

It'll be very interesting to see who steps up next year. Tatnall, arguably the best distance school in the state, seems more beatable then ever, with their best runner graduating, and their performance declining.

At this point, it's all about consistency. Whoever can get a group of guy consistently to the 16:30 range could very well take states. This means some smaller schools, such as Tower Hill (or hopefully my own school), are starting to become competitive against these powerhouse schools like Tatnall.

Anyway, that's just some insight into whats going on with Delaware distance running. States should be good for next weekend. Hopefully we'll see some races as exciting as those ones.

Great to see these results coming out of a place not well known for it's track and field. Or anything else for that matter lol (just kidding Delaware, the beaches down south and the state parks up north rock. Plus Dogfish Head and a slew of other breweries).

excluding wilson's unoffical 4x8 split, we've seen the #2 all time 800, #1 all time 1600, and #4 all time 3200 for the state of delaware. there are some serious times being posted this year.

Halston Taylor wrote:

Kyle's Killer Lemonade wrote:

Lol. Sorry. Laziness on my end. Do they have a team?

MIT is division 3 and they do have a team. Current 800m best for an Engineer this year is 1:53.44 by junior Sam Parker

Parker ran 1:51 indoors.

fyiii wrote:

Halston Taylor wrote:

MIT is division 3 and they do have a team. Current 800m best for an Engineer this year is 1:53.44 by junior Sam Parker

Parker ran 1:51 indoors.

But that's a D3 1:51. Not the same as a D1 1:51.