The girls 3000m race came down to the wire between middle school sensations Ani Veltcheva, and Lily Henne. With a little more than a lap to go Henne was 20 meters behind Veltcheva. As the duo hit the bell lap Henne started to close the gap. With 150m to go Henne was shoulder to shoulder with Veltcheva, battling down the home stretch. In the end, Veltcheva would walk away with the win, and
Henne 2nd, but that kick was still impressive. Watch the race video above, and check out more coverage from the FLYRA Middle School State Championship below.
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Event 23 Girls 3000 Meter Run Middle School ================================================================================ Name Year Team Seed Finals Points ================================================================================ 1 Veltcheva, Ani Abraham Linc 10:14.86 10:35.90 10 2 Henne, Lily Montverde Ac 10:40.63 10:36.20 8 3 Cardwell, Kendyl Montverde Ac 10:33.77 10:39.60 6 4 Ruiz, Alicia Lakeland Inc 11:20.72 10:40.80 5 5 Abanses, Jacquel Hillsborough 10:34.97 10:42.50 4 6 Pleune, Elyse Hillsborough 10:35.74 10:49.50 3 7 Kennedy, Claire Chiefs 10:43.00 10:53.20 2 8 Bodrato, Mya Central Flor 10:54.79 10:56.60 1