Jonny ran in the Buckeye Qualifier #3 today held at OSU’s French Field House. He ran in the 800 meter run and the 4×400 relay.
In the 800 meter run he finsihed 8th in his heat and 9th overall with a time of 2:04.64. Once again he didn’t get a great start and ended up in the middle of the pack getting pushed around and pushing others to try to make space the first 100 meters or so. Once he got to the outside he was able to pass a few people. Although he let one of the kids he passed pass him back right at the finish line. I don’t think he realized the guy was catching him. I did take video, so here it is.
In the 4×400 meter run he was the first leg of the race and started out in the far outside lane, lane 6. At the gun, he started at a slow run and after the first person immediately passed him, he picked up his pace. He completed his leg in 54.9 and put the team in 2nd place after his leg. The team ended up winning their heat with a time of 3:44.27 which put them in 11th place overall out of 21 teams. After watching the race again they really belonged in the 2nd heat and may have been able to jump a spot or two if they had some competition. Again I have video of that race.
The official results can be found on FinishTiming.com, or you can see them on the Granville Track and Field Reporting Tool.