One of the best distance runners in the country converted on the distance double at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Track and Field Championships on Friday.
Cardinal Gibbons (NC) High senior and Stanford University signee Connor Lane dropped a 3-second win in the 3200m, going 8:59.90 over slick conditions at the North Carolina A&T University Track, and produced a 4:17.58 win in the 1600m to close his state postseason.
It was his second straight title in the 3200m and his third state championship overall.
Event 462 Boys 3200 Meter Run NCHSAA 4A
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Name Year School Finals Points Alternate
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Finals
1 Connor Lane 12 Cardinal Gibbons 8:59.90 10
2 Ian Shanklin 12 Page 9:02.89 8
3 Cameron Ponder 11 Mount Tabor 9:06.72 6
4 Ben Savino 12 Apex 9:10.71 5
5 Lanier Derbyshire 12 Broughton 9:15.08 4
6 John Tatter 11 R.J. Reynolds 9:15.83 3
7 Marshall Williamson 11 Myers Park 9:27.40 2
8 Hayden Blalock 12 Providence 9:37.33 1 
Event 434 Boys 1600 Meter Run NCHSAA 4A
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Name Year School Finals Points Alternate
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Finals
1 Connor Lane 12 Cardinal Gibbons 4:17.58 10
2 Cameron Ponder 11 Mount Tabor 4:18.61 8
3 Andrew Brooks 12 Broughton 4:19.61 6
4 Finn McBride 11 Green Hope 4:21.46 5
5 Hayden Blalock 12 Providence 4:22.44 4
6 Russell Engle 11 Providence 4:23.08 3
7 Jamie Witmer 11 Hoggard 4:25.07 2
8 Sam Grelck 12 Cardinal Gibbons 4:26.77 1 Related Links:
