Previous record was 1:18.91 by Isaac Cortes, who went on to run 1:50.20 in the 800 during the outdoor season.
Poly is (was?) the 4 x 800 national record holder. Gotta assume we'll see Xai in a relay if not an open 800. Looking like a future all-american collegiate 800 runner.
I didn't realize this but the top 3 finishers in the 600 were all from long beach poly. I don't expect the 4x800 at states this year to be particularly close. I'll guess 7:36.
Holy crap. That 1:18 by cortes was NOT a soft mark. To break it by more than 2 seconds is DISGUSTING. What is the outdoor HS 600 record?
I think it's 1:15.58 by Will Summer last indoor season, who ended his season with PRs of 45.90 and 1:48.14
If you see a picture of this Xai kid you'll see he's got the perfect build for the 800 too, though I don't expect him to specialize in it until college
Xai went 17:38 for 3 miles this past xc season, and it appears he only did two races
Holy crap. That 1:18 by cortes was NOT a soft mark. To break it by more than 2 seconds is DISGUSTING. What is the outdoor HS 600 record?
I think it's 1:15.58 by Will Summer last indoor season, who ended his season with PRs of 45.90 and 1:48.14
If you see a picture of this Xai kid you'll see he's got the perfect build for the 800 too, though I don't expect him to specialize in it until college
Xai went 17:38 for 3 miles this past xc season, and it appears he only did two races
This kid is a talent. Could we see a 400/800 double at states this year? Only been accomplished once in California history.
I think it's 1:15.58 by Will Summer last indoor season, who ended his season with PRs of 45.90 and 1:48.14
If you see a picture of this Xai kid you'll see he's got the perfect build for the 800 too, though I don't expect him to specialize in it until college
Xai went 17:38 for 3 miles this past xc season, and it appears he only did two races
This kid is a talent. Could we see a 400/800 double at states this year? Only been accomplished once in California history.
Sounds brutal, but he went 47.27 two weeks ago and considering he ran a little bit of XC for the first time ever (according to athletic.net anyway) this past season so it certainly seems they are eyeing the 800.
400, 4x4, 800 and 4x8 are all possibilities at this point considering he's a Poly athlete and they'll likely be in those relay finals.
his race is around -2:01:00 mark of this livestream rn
The 2023 California Winter Championships track & field meet, held on February 4 at Arcadia High School, showcases high school athletes who qualified at all c...
Previous record was 1:18.91 by Isaac Cortes, who went on to run 1:50.20 in the 800 during the outdoor season.
Poly is (was?) the 4 x 800 national record holder. Gotta assume we'll see Xai in a relay if not an open 800. Looking like a future all-american collegiate 800 runner.
He is only a junior this year. He seems like a more likely candidate to break the 800m record than Sahlman.
Previous record was 1:18.91 by Isaac Cortes, who went on to run 1:50.20 in the 800 during the outdoor season.
Poly is (was?) the 4 x 800 national record holder. Gotta assume we'll see Xai in a relay if not an open 800. Looking like a future all-american collegiate 800 runner.
He is only a junior this year. He seems like a more likely candidate to break the 800m record than Sahlman.
I absolutely agree. I hope they both do CIF. This could be an all star showdown at states.
33.23 is quick. Seems like he may being eyeing a combination of relays and individual events. No doubt he is also in sub 47 second at this point too.
To give some perspective on how quick 33.23 is here's a list of the top marks since 2009 in the 300 indoor/outdoor combined, according to athletic.net
32.64 - Bryan Herron 32.77 - Jaylen Slade 32.84 - Cameron Rose 32.87 - Justin Robinson 32.87 - Eric Allen Jr. 32.87 - Tyrese Cooper 32.90 - Zach Shinnick 33.05 - Michael Cherry 33.09 - Dijon Stanley 33.18 - Noah Lyles 33.22 - Macaiah Harris 33.23 - Xai Ricks 33.24 - Justin Braun 33.26 - Josephus Lyles 33.26 - Marlo Heslop 33.29 - Rai Benjamin 33.42 - Miguel Edwards 33.50 - Isaiah Cunningham 33.54 - Grant Holloway
What stands out to me about this list is the fact that many of these guys were 100/200 runners stepping up - as a result, even if they ran 32 high or 33 low, they would only run 47 outdoors. However, for the guys moving down, like ricks or braun or robinson, they would consistently end up running in the 45s.
This is the Varsity Boys Invitational 800 Meters from the 2023 Meet of Champions Distance Classic track meet, held on March 25 at Azusa Pacific University (C...
Can someone tell A. Sahlman that he doesn’t need to go out in 24/52 to run 1:51?
Painful to watch and easily fixable.
I'm surprised he keeps doing it, as I figured he'd grow out of it. Plus he's got the strength to where you'd think he'd be able to hold a ~2 second differential. He's also been running in the Nike Superflys, a sprint spike so maybe he's preferring a more aggressive style this year?
Earlier this month he ran 50.05 in the open 400. He just went out at 51 high in an 800m. Pretty much red-lined that whole thing. If he rants to run 1:46.4 I see his optimal splits as 52 low/mid(52.2-52.4) on the opening then closing in 54 low(54.0-54.2)
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Earlier this month he ran 50.05 in the open 400. He just went out at 51 high in an 800m. Pretty much red-lined that whole thing. If he rants to run 1:46.4 I see his optimal splits as 52 low/mid(52.2-52.4) on the opening then closing in 54 low(54.0-54.2)
Weird strategy by him in the meets so far. Like why is the guy who's the NXN champ with a 50 low 400 pb sprinting out from the gun while the guy with a faster 300 pb than Grant Holloway and Rai Benjamin hangs back and kicks him down?