Jonny ran at the Central District Meet today held at Watkins Memorial High School in Pataskala. The weather was 48 with winds at 15 MPH at the time of the Section I Boys Division II race. The top 12 boys and top 3 teams advanced to the Regional District next week at Pickerington North High School.
Jonny injured himself last week during warm ups and was told to take it easy for most of the race and not re-injure himself during this race. Two runners took off and distanced themselves from the pack early and left Jonny and a group of runners to vie for 3rd place. Jonny kept himself near the front of that pack for the first 2 miles of the race and because he felt good he opened it up in the 3rd mile and distanced himself from the pack to finish 3rd all alone. He finished in 16:46.71, which is his slowest time all season. He listened to his coaches and showed his experience by running smart and not taking the chance of pulling that right hamstring. He also made sure he got the points his team needed to finish 1st as a team in the Division II Central District Section I Championship by 3 points.
The results can be found here on the Granville Cross Country Database.
Here is the video I took from the race.