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Thomas Ratcliffe, Sammy Watson Star At Adrian Martinez Classic

Thomas Ratcliffe of Concord Carlisle, Mass. ran 4:01.5 to place eighth in the High Performance Men's Mile at the Adrian Martinez Classic on Thursday night on his home track. The Stanford commit is the fourth-fastest miler of 2016, behind fellow 4:01 performer Austin Tamagno, plus sub-four runners Drew Hunter and Michael Slagowski. Ratcliffe's mark stands as a new Massachusetts state record and New England record.


Watch the post-race video interview with Ratcliffe below:


Men 1 Mile Run Adro HP
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    Name                     Age Team                    Finals  H#
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  1 Penzenstadler, Sam           District Tra           3:57.80   1 
  2 Avila, Eric                  Hoka One One           3:58.23   1 
  3 Hubbard, Joel                Syracuse Uni           3:59.18   1 
  4 Oakley, Julian               Providence N           3:59.33   1 
  5 Cheplaiti, Abraham K         Kenya                  3:59.68   1 
  6 Ross, Nick                   New England            3:59.73   1 
  7 Cowart, Donnie               Saucony                4:01.16   1 
  8 Ratcliffe, Thomas            Unattached             4:01.50   1 
  9 Gregory, Pat                 Dartmouth Co           4:02.02   1 
 10 Hurt, James (Tripp)          Team Run Eug           4:02.12   1 



Rush-Henrietta, N.Y. junior Sammy Watson also competed in the High Performance section against pros, though the reigning IAAF World Youth Champion opted for the 800m. Watson placed second overall behind McKayla Fricker of Brooks, 2:03.06 to 2:02.77.

Watson's time is a new national leading mark and is just off the qualifying standard of 2:03.00 to enter the U.S. Olympic Trials in July.

She tweeted this after the race:


Women 800 M Run HP
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    Name                     Age Team                    Finals  H#
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  1 Fricker, McKayla             Brooks / Hpw           2:02.77   1 
  2 Watson, Sammy                Unattached             2:03.06   1 
  3 Praska, Bethany              Unattached             2:03.31   1 
  4 Chambers, Kendra             Texas Elite            2:03.41   1 
  5 Smith, Jessica               Valley Royal           2:03.58   1 
  6 Smith, BreAnna               Unattached             2:03.69   3 
  7 Wallace, Lauren              Oiselle                2:03.77   1 
  8 Iyevbele, Kenyetta           Unattached             2:03.80   2 
  9 Murphy, Sam                  Canada                 2:03.84   1 
 10 Fields, Hannah               Brooks Beast           2:03.89   2 


Full results and coverage from the Adrian Martinez Classic