Jack Salisbury Kicks FTW In Boston
In a perfectly executed race, La Salle Academy's Jack Salisbury won the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix over nation-leading studs Thomas Ratcliffe and Aidan Tooker.
For most of the race, Ratcliffe--whose high school is about 20 miles from the Reggie Lewis Center--was pushing the pace, with Saratoga Springs' Tooker on his back. In the last 400 meters, Ratcliffe began to power away, and Salisbury maneuvered around Tooker. Ratcliffe opened up a solid four meter gap, but Salisbury had parceled out his energy perfectly and powered away in the last 75 meters.
Salisbury's official time was 4:08.33, giving him big wins over Ratcliffe (US #1 in the two mile and 1K) and Tooker (US #1 in the 3200).
| M One Mile Run - Finals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Overall | Athlete | Class | Team | Result | Heat | |
| 1 | 1 | Salisbury, Jack | 12 | La Salle Academy | 4:08.33 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ratcliffe, Thomas | 12 | Concord Carlisle High School | 4:08.74 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | Tooker, Aidan | 12 | Saratoga Springs | 4:09.54 | 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | Principe, David | 11 | La Salle Academy | 4:11.53 | 1 | |
| 5 | 5 | Van Der Els, Eric | 12 | Brien McMahon High School | 4:12.40 | 1 | |
| 6 | 6 | Neish, Randy | 12 | Glastonbury High School | 4:14.94 | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | Kolor, Mike | 12 | Seneca Valley | 4:15.00 | 1 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kimball, Liam | 12 | Timberlane High School | 4:16.75 | 1 | |
| 9 | 9 | Deokar, Viraj | 12 | Middlesex School | 4:17.16 | 1 | |
| 10 | 10 | D'anieri, Matt | 12 | Wellesley High School | 4:17.79 | 1 | |
| 11 | 12 | Ernst, Andrew | 2 | Marblehead High School | 4:21.95 | 1 | |
