Just a day after setting the 200m national freshman class record, Tamari Davis of Gainesville High School broke her own freshman class national record in the 200m. Davis ran 23.42 in the 200m finals on Saturday at the Dunamis Super Meet in Atlanta.
On Friday, Davis ran 23.54, beating the previous record by .01 seconds. The old record of 23.55 was held by Ashton Purvis from St. Elizabeth High School in Oakland, California. Now Davis lowered the freshman class record even more with her new US No. 1 performance.
200m Finals Results:
| place | athlete | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire Athletics | 23.42 | |
| 2 | Killebrew-Semira-Unattached | 24.46 | |
| 3 | Igbinoghene-Hope-Unattached | 24.48 | |
| 4 | Legacy Athletics | 24.5 |
Davis ran the fastest time in the prelims but chose not to run the 60m dash finals. Semira Killebrew of Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School ended up winning the finals running 7.45. Killebrew's time ties her current US No. 2 time of 7.45 from the Vanderbilt HS Indoor Invitational.
60m Dash Prelim Results:
| place | athlete | team | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire Athletics | 7.3 | |
| 2 | Killebrew-Semira-Unattached | 7.51 | |
| 3 | Jackrabbit Track & Field Cli | 7.59 | |
| 4 | Igbinoghene-Hope-Unattached | 7.67 (7.663) | |
| 4 | Pedagogy Track | 7.67 (7.663) |