Dustin Horter Demolishes Eastern Relays 3200m Field For US No. 1 8:48.61
Dustin Horter put his stamp on the national leaderboard on Friday at the Eastern Relays.
The Lakota East (OH) senior started to distance himself from the field through four laps in the elite boys 3200m and then just went for it, finishing in a whirlwind final lap that saw him post a new US No. 1 time of 8:48.62.
Henry County (TN) senior Titus Winders was second in 8:52.36 while Colonel Crawford (OH) senior and Iowa State recruit Chad Johnson was third in 8:52.91. A total of five runners broke the important nine-minute mark at the distance, adding to a list that now includes 20 runners nationally to have achieved that feat.
But it was Horter's night, and the Indiana University signee, who was the defending champion, controlled almost the entire race, gapping the field so much in the final laps that it was hard for anyone to kick him down in the final stretches -- even though Winders had an impressive finish himself.
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3200m Boys Results
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Horter | 12 | Casey County | 8:48.62 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Titus Winders | 12 | Henry County High School | 8:52.36 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Chad Johnson | 12 | Colonel Crawford | 8:52.91 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Zach Kreft | 12 | Buckeye Valley | 8:58.48 | 5 | |||
| 5 | Matt Scrape | 12 | Pickerington Central | 8:59.88 | 4 | |||
| 6 | Silas Winders | 10 | Henry County High School | 9:01.85 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Matthew Schadler | 12 | Evansville North High School | 9:03.58 | 2 | |||
| 8 | David Ahlmeyer | 11 | Beech Senior High School | 9:03.90 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Nassim Oufattole | 12 | Lafayette (Wildwood) High School | 9:08.65 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Austin Mathews | 11 | Paul Dunbar | 9:09.32 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Trevor Warren | 12 | Trinity (Louisville) | 9:10.92 | 1 | |||
Links:
- Page 1: Zachary (LA) High's Sean Burrell goes school record 45.88 in beast mode effort
- Page 2: Dustin Horter throws down in an epic 3200m race at Eastern Relays for a new US No. 1
- Page 3: Kaitlyn Lacy wins in the final stretches on Friday in the girls 3200m at the Eastern Relays
- Page 4: Katelyn Tuohy drops a calm US No. 2 performance in the 3200 at the Red Raider Relays
- Page 5: Nyjari McNeil continues to impress at 800 meters
- Page 6: Katelynne Hart is on fire
- Page 7: Kansas Relays Recap
- Page 8: Mt. SAC Recap
- Page 9: Sadie Sargent claims Class 2A state record in 1600 in Utah
- Page 10: Breaking down the Distance Night in Palatine
- Page 11: Can Jake Merrell Break 1:50?
- Page 12: DeSoto's boys closing the gap in the 4x100 relay
- Page 13: Georgia's Surprise 400m Leader Goes US No. 1
- Page 14: Twanisha Terry takes NCAA lead in the 100m with wind-legal mark