2016 New Balance Nationals

Written by Reggie Henderson on . Posted in Indoor Track

Samantha Watson and R-H Girls SMR win Nationals!

"2" - 2nd consecutive National Championship for R-H SMR

CHAMPIONSHIP Results:

Samantha Watson won the 800 with a nation-leading 2:05.11, she also broke her own Section V Record.

Rush-Henrietta Girls Sprint Medley Relay won with a 3:55.28, 6th best all-time USA High School (splits: 200m Tori Thompson 25.6, 200m Stephanie Nwachi 25.1, 400m Lanae-Tava Thomas 56.77, 800m Samantha Watson 2:07.94)  

Lanae-Tava Thomas also took 3rd in the 200 with a new Section V record of 23.66 breaking the record of 24.85 set by Zila Higgs of East High in 1992

AJ Gruttadaro of Brockport took 2nd in the Boys 1 Mile Racewalk with 6:39.88

Ben Bulkeley of Fairport took 7th in the 800 with a 1:55.16. just off of the Section V record of 1:55.07 set in 1999 by Doug Gunzelmann of Fairport

Wayland-Cohocton's Girls Sprint Medley Relay took 10th with 4:09.13 (Jessica Hammers, Taylor Quackenbush, Madison Lewis, Meghan Curtin)

Tobi Tella of McQuaid took 13th in the Long Jump with 6.91 (22'8")

Amanda Vestri of Webster Thomas took 15th in the 5000 with 17:53.05

Donny Glavin of McQuaid took 18th in the 5000 with 15:24.85

EMERGING ELITE results:

Kelly Brown of Wilson Magnet won the 200 with 21.64

Terry Taylor of Greece Olympia won the Pole Vault with 4.51 (14'9.5")

Connor Spiegel of Webster Thomas took 4th in the High Jump with 1.96 (6'5")