New Balance Outdoor Nationals, Greensboro, NC, June 17-19, 2016

Written by Reggie Henderson on . Posted in Outdoor Track

Gruttadauro takes National Championship in 1 Mile Racewalk

Thomas 7th in 200

Burke 8th in High Jump

* Outdoor National marks are not recognized for Section V Records.  This article will note when those records were beaten.

AJ Gruttadauro of Brockport won the National Championship in the 1 Mile Racewalk with a time of 6:45.17*

Lanae-Tava Thomas of Rush-Henrietta took 7th in 200 (23.58 legal-wind in qualifying*), 12th in 100 (11.82 legal-wind*),  on the  4th place Sprint Medley Team and Section V Record-beating 4x100 team.

Brandon Burke of Churchville-Chili took 8th in the High Jump with 6’8.25”.

The Rush-Henrietta Girls Relay Team of Tori Thompson, Stephanie Nwachi, Adama Donzo and Lanae-Tava Thomas took 4th in the 800 Sprint Medley (1:44.36), 8th in the 4x100 with a Section V Record Beating time of 46.92*, and 10th in the 4x200 at 1:40.19* (25.05 average split).

Dawson Bathgate of East Rochester took 10th in the 2000 Steeplechase at 6:13.44

Amanda Vestri of Webster-Thomas took 12th in the 2 Mile at 10:45.99, Natalie Neamtu of Webster-Thomas took 21st in the 2 Mile at 11:08.67

Haleigh Palotti of Livonia took 20th in the 800 at 2:15.18

Elsa Cole of Fillmore took 20th in the 2000 Steeplechase at 7:18.99

Erika Tillotson of Victor took 26th 400 Hurdles at 1:02.95

Kelly Brown of Wilson Magnet took 30th in the 110 Hurdles 15.04, and in the Emerging Elite 100 10.65, 200 21.82

The top Emerging Elite finish was Mike Mallow of Fairport taking 2nd in the EE 800 at 1:52.25