Sammy Watson, Keshun Reed Win Pre Classic 400m
Sammy Watson of Rush-Henrietta, N.Y. and Keshun Reed of Arlington Martin, Texas won the High School 400m races at the Pre Classic in Eugene, Ore. on Friday night.
Watson ran a new season-best of 53.21, which ranks No. 5 in the nation this year. The field included No. 2 ranked Makenzie Dunmore, No. 3 ranked Sterling Lester, the previously No. 5 ranked Maiah Walker and No. 11 ranked Kennedy Simon.
| Pos | Name | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WATSON Sammy | USA | 53.21 |
| 2 | LESTER Sterling | USA | 53.50 |
| 3 | SIMON Kennedy | USA | 53.96 |
| 4 | DOUGLAS Serenity | USA | 54.68 |
| 5 | DUNMORE Makenzie | USA | 55.44 |
| 6 | O'CONNOR Janie | USA | 57.75 |
| 7 | WALKER Mariah | USA | 58.05 |
| 8 | TERRY Twanisha | USA | 59.12 |
No. 4 ranked Reed ran 46.71 for the win, though he owns a season-best mark of 46.11. He defeated a field that included No. 6 ranked Elija Godwin and No. 12 ranked Brian Herron, who is the national indoor freshman record holder in the event.
| Pos | Name | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REED Keshun | USA | 46.71 |
| 2 | GODWIN Elija | USA | 46.89 |
| 3 | HERRON Brian | USA | 47.24 |
| 4 | ANDREWS Jostyn | USA | 48.67 |
| 5 | LENZY Braden | USA | 49.64 |
| 6 | EHIEMUA Shamon | USA | 49.74 |
| 7 | NEELY Cameron | USA | 49.84 |
| -- | TOLBERT Deonte | USA | -- |
