PREP TRACK AND FIELD: PRIMM LOSES RACE, TOP MARK.Byline: MATTHEW KREDELL Staff Writer Cory Primm lost the race and his national-leading mark in the 800 meters Saturday at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . The Westlake runner finished third in a time of 1 minute, 52.30 seconds. Karjaun Williams, from New Bern New Bern, city (1990 pop. 17,363), seat of Craven co., E N.C., a port and trading center at the junction of the Neuse and Trent rivers; inc. 1723. There is lumbering and food processing, and textiles and clothing, pharmaceuticals, asphalt, metal and plastic products, High in North Carolina, won the race in 1:49.97, besting Primm's top performance of 1:50.53 set two weeks ago in winning the state title. Williams also boasted the nation's top prep time last year at 1:50.14. Elizabeth Olear got the opportunity to run against the national leader in the 200 meters. The Louisville of Woodland Hills runner's time of 23.54 into a headwind head·wind or head wind n. A wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship. headwind Noun a wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship was solid, but Bianca Knight of Mississippi's Ridgeland High extended the difference between her and the rest of the country with a 23.06. Royal of Simi Valley's mile relay team of Jason Pederson, Hudson Andrews, Michael Cybulski and Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan is a name shared by several people:
New York's Fayetteville-Manlius High won in a national-leading 17:18.33, the eighth-fastest time ever by a prep quartet and the best since 1986. The two teams also squared off during the fall cross country season at the Nike Team Nationals NTN emblem Nike Team Nationals (NTN) is an invitational cross country meet that serves as the unofficial team national championship of United States high school cross country. It was designed to heighten competition between high school cross country teams nationwide. in Oregon, with Fayetteville-Manlius taking third and Royal finishing sixth. matthew.kredell@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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