Its pretty awesome when you get to watch a race where 10 athletes go sub 4:21 for a 1600. Wish we could have shot this race (video n/a on NFHS currently) There was alot of movement from postions 1-8 throughout. Yapp took the lead somewhere on lap 2?) with Schwind of Lambert, Mitchell Sanders of Walton, Stockwell of Lakeside, Khayvonn Benson of Marietta amongst others all in close contact. Yapp never really gapped those chasing keeping strong kickers in the race. He had to hold off a tough late challenge down the homestretch taking the win in 4:15.10. In a Finish Lynx photo finish Stockwell outleaned Schwind (-.02) both going sub 4:16. Sanders (4:17.23) outfought Benson for 4th (4:17.65) with Sam Costa of Mill Creek (who had quite a cheering section (4:18.06)
Boys Highlights
- 1,600 Meter Run - Logan Poteet (Kell High School) 4:12.01; Miles Yapp (Brookwood) 4:15.10; Frank Pittman (Marist) 4:16.38; Robby Keough (Whitefield Academy) 4:17.38; Sam Ellis (Decatur High School) 4:21.03; Miller Kettle (Greater Atlanta Christian) 4:23.24; Christian Bowles (Lakeside, Evans) 4:14.83; Davis Stockwell (Lakeside HS, DeKalb) 4:15.91; Tyler Jones (North Oconee) 4:19.62; Reilly Friedman(Galloway) 4:21.26; Chase Kennedy (East Jackson High School) 4:21.36; Jonathan Schwind (Lambert HS) 4:15.93; Grant O'Callaghan(Flowery Branch) 4:18.94; Quintin Miles (North Hall) 4:22.55; Chandler Kennedy (East Jackson High School) 4:23.15; Max Heaberlin(Paideia) 4:23.98; Mitchell Sanders (Walton High School) 4:17.23; Andrew Tuttle (Northgate) 4:19.33; Stephen Martinez (St. Pius X) 4:23.55; Khayvonn Benson (Marietta High School) 4:17.65; Jake Shewbert (Flowery Branch) 4:21.93; Sam Costa (Mill Creek High School) 4:18.06; Sam Bowie (LaGrange) 4:23.74; Owen Bailey (Woodstock High School) 4:18.92; Preston Meade (Milton High School) 4:19.88; Jack Bluth (Milton High School) 4:20.49; Isaac Penman (Peachtree Ridge High School) 4:20.78;