Jonny ran in the Licking County League Championships this week. The meet was held over two days, Tuesday was mostly field events and preliminary events. The one final event that Jonny ran in that day was the 4×800 relay. He was also scheduled to run the 4×400 relay and was a last minute entry into the 400 meter dash as a replacement for another Granville runner.
The 4×800 meter relay the team took 2nd with a combined time of 8:16.85. Jonny ran the 2nd leg with a new Personal Best of 204.1. The next race Jonny ran was the 400 meter dash. He ran it in 54.98 which was a fast enough time to get him in the finals on Saturday. He was only one of three freshmen to run in the heats and the only freshman to make it into the finals. His last race of the day was the 4×400 relay. The team took 2nd overall with a time of 3:34.9 which also put them in Saturday’s finals. Jonny ran his leg in 56.7 in the windy conditions.
Saturday, Jonny only had the two races. During his warmup and the 400 meter dash race it started to rain and the wind picked up with the temps falling back into the upper 40’s. Jonny ran the race in 54.39 and did not place. He was one of two Granville runners in the finals. This was the first time he got to race against his team mate Casey Lenfest who won the race with a time of 49.73 in the less than desirable conditions. The 4×400 relay the team took 3rd place with a time of 3:33.6. Jonny ran the final leg in 54.1 which is another personal best for him.