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18th Nike Outdoor Nationals
June 19-21, 2008 - North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro NC

800m

Boys - [Video]
Girls - [Video]

Joseph Franklin (FL) 1:50.48, Jillian Smith (NJ) 2:05.24

Joseph Franklin
 Jillian Smith


photos by Vic Sailer
 

Interviews

Boys


by Pete Cava for NSSF

Joseph Franklin (Godby, Tallahassee, FL) took the lead at the bell and picked up the pace, finishing strong in 1:50.48 for a solid victory.

The Tennessee-bound Franklin, owner of the year's quickest prep time (1:48.97), was part of a tightly-bunched pack that went through the first 200 in 54.8. When Franklin took the lead William Zahorodny (Damascus, MD) tried to go with him, but coming into the straightaway there was no doubt about the outcome. Franklin raced to the finish line with Charles Jock (San Diego, CA) in hot pursuit. As Jock closed, Franklin began to flail. He held on for first place in 1:50.48 with Jock second in 1:50.66. Third place went to Monroe Kearns (Jackson, NJ) third in 1:51.81.

“I didn’t get the time I wanted, but it’s okay,” said Franklin. “The race took a lot out of me. I get dehydrated a lot, so that slowed me up a bit. I tried to do better by drinking more water two or three days ago, but it apparently wasn’t enough. Races usually slow down after the 400 mark because people are trying to rest and I didn’t want to. I wanted to go ahead and get a lead. It took a lot out of me, but I got the win.”

In the first of four 800 meter heats Saturday, Barry Wilkins (Indianapolis, IN) set a deaf world junior record. Wilkins posted a time of 1:55.25 to better the year-old mark of 1:57.08 by
Germany's Daniel Helmis. Helmis's record came last July 11 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Wilkins, who was fourth in the 800 at this year's Indiana state meet, is a junior at North Central
High School in Indianapolis.

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Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/19/2008 to 6/21/2008
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC

Event 7 Boys 800 Meter Run
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Sections 1 and 2 at 1:38pm; Sections 3 and 4 at 6:00pm
National: $ 1:46.45 5/31/1996 Mike Granville, Bell Garden
Meet: M 1:48.51 6/14/1997 Moses Washington, Carol Cit
Freshman: F 1:51.03 1993 Mike Granville, Bell Garden
Sophomore: O 1:48.98 1994 Mike Granville, Bell Garden
Junior: J 1:47.96 1995 Mike Granville, Bell Garden
Senior: S 1:46.45 5/31/1996 Mike Granville, Bell Garden
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Franklin, Joseph 08 Tallahassee, FL 1:50.48F
2 Jock, Charles 08 San Diego, CA 1:50.66F
3 Livingston, Terrance 09 Great Neck, NY 1:50.80F
4 Kearns, Monroe 08 Jackson, NJ 1:51.81
5 Loxsom, Casimir 09 New Haven, CT 1:51.88
6 Smoody, Mathew 08 Palatine, IL 1:52.03
7 Walton, Jason 09 Hillsborough, NJ 1:52.36
8 Ward, Isaiah 08 Detroit, MI 1:52.39
9 Braff, Zack 08 Marion, IA 1:52.45
9 Palmisano, Michael 09 Dresher, PA 1:52.45
11 Berberick, Andrew 09 Littleton, CO 1:52.61
12 Wiggan, Sean 08 Aurora, IL 1:52.84
13 Fontanez, Eric 09 Rochester, NY 1:53.01
14 Hula, Alex 08 Litchfield, CT 1:53.06
15 Abda, Harun 09 Fridley, MN 1:53.22
16 Brinn, Tommy 09 Otsego, MI 1:54.25
17 Palmer, Ford 09 Galloway, NJ 1:54.26
18 Golden, Tyler 08 Harrisburg, PA 1:54.34
19 Stewart, Tyler 09 Niskayuna, NY 1:54.64
20 Zahorodny, William 08 Damascus, MD 1:54.90
21 Hoepker, Eric 08 Haymerket, VA 1:54.97
22 Confer, Brendon 09 Orange, CA 1:54.98
23 Wilkins, Barry 09 Indianapolis, IN 1:55.25
24 Scheetz, Ben 08 Lancaster, PA 1:55.41
25 Duby, Nathan 08 Winter Springs, FL 1:55.42
26 Evans, Aaron 08 Ashburnham, MA 1:55.83
27 Mallon, Tom 10 Chalfont, PA 1:56.18
28 Collins, Logan 08 Orange, VA 1:56.30
29 Keels, Allante 09 Alexandria, VA 1:56.68
30 Fleet, Mac 09 San Diego, CA 1:56.85
31 Santos, Nick 08 Albany, NY 1:59.10
32 Pregler, Chris 08 Doylestown, PA 2:01.55
33 Troxell, Tom 08 Lebanon, PA 2:14.59
-- Hendrix, Anthony 10 New Bern, NC DNS

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Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/19/2008 to 6/21/2008
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC

Event 67 Boys 800 Meter Run Emerging Elite
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National: $ 1:46.45 5/31/1996 Michael Granville, Bell Gar
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Vrhovac, Zach 09 Charlottesville, VA 1:52.82
2 Price, Darwin 08 St. Louis, MO 1:52.88
3 Thomas, Nick 08 Bloomfield Hills, M 1:53.74
4 Krinjak, David 09 Manchester, CT 1:54.24
5 Hagen, Ryan 09 Sterling, VA 1:54.29
6 Laskowski, Brian 08 Glassboro, NJ 1:54.71
7 Halpin, Sean 09 Mt. Vernon, NY 1:55.00
8 Canary, Thomas 09 Versailles, KY 1:55.32
9 Van Ackeren, Trevor 08 Bethlehem, PA 1:55.74
10 Rushing, David 08 Virginia Beach, VA 1:56.59
11 Moore, Matthew 08 Youngstown, OH 1:57.01
12 Garrett, Bradley 09 Charlottesville, VA 1:57.34
13 Noble, Luke 09 Charlottesville, VA 1:58.15
14 Kostelac, Anthony 10 Earlysville, VA 2:00.42
15 Cheng, Chris 09 Simi Valley, CA 2:02.88
16 Edwards, Jovon 09 Greenbelt, MD 2:12.12
-- Brandstetter, Christian 09 McMurray, PA DNS
-- Price, Markeith 08 Baltimore, MD DNS



Girls


by Elliot Denman for NSSF

Jillian Smith has always been on the gold standard at Greensboro. At the 2006 NON, she won the freshman mile crown in 4:59.08. In 2007, she joined her Southern Regional High School/Manahawkin, NJ teammates in an 11:40.81 distance medley relay triumph. With Danielle Tauro, the 2007 Southern Regional anchor, now starring at the University of Michigan, Southern Regional coach Brian Zatorski opted to send his top stars, junior Smith and sophomore Chelsea Cox, after individual honors. And what a winning move it was.

Smith came to Greensboro with a 2008 best of 2:05.26 at the June 5 New Jersey Meet of Champions, took another small slice out of that with a rousing 2:05.24 triumph.

Queens New Yorker Phyllis Francis took out the pace from the gun, leading through 200 meters in 28.3. By 350 meters, Smith had surged in front and led after a lap in 1:00.6. With that kind of pace, record-breaking times were obviously within reach. Smith continued blasting away from the pack with a 1:31.8 at 600, and then it was just a matter of bringing it home.

A concluding 200 in the 31 range would have destroyed several chapters of the record book, but Smith at last felt the strain and finished with a last 200 in the 33.4 range.

“I wasn’t really thinking about records or anything else but winning,” said Smith. “The race went just the way I wanted it to. But I had no idea anyone was closing on me, either.”

It was Spring Lake, Minnesota junior Rebecca Addison who closed fastest of all and zeroing in on Smith when she ran out of track and settled for second in 2:05.61.

“I always close fast like that; I used to be a sprinter,” explained Addison.

Spanish Fork, Utah senior Nachelle Stewart snared third in 2:08.01 with Garden City, NY sophomore fourth in 2:09.17 and Smith’s teammate, Cox, fifth in a 2:09.57 PR and an
improvement on her own NJ sophomore best-ever.

Smith will now have to wait until 2009 to attack the record books. In her sights will be the national record (Kim Gallagher’s 2:00.07 for Upper Dublin, Pa. in 1982); the all-time NON record (Chanelle Price’s 2:02.76 for Easton, Pa. in 2007), and the all-time New Jersey record (Joetta Clark’s 2:03.54 for Columbia High of Maplewood in 1979.)

Southern Regional coach Zatorski was not on the Greensboro scene – but he did have the perfect alibi for remaining in New Jersey. He and wife Tricia welcomed second
daughter Juliet Lila to the world on Wednesday night.

C.F.P.I. Timing & Data - Contractor License 
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/19/2008 to 6/21/2008
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC

Event 8 Girls 800 Meter Run
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Section 1 at 1:25pm; Sections 2 and 3 at 5:55pm
National: $ 2:00.07 7/24/1982 Kim Gallagher, Upper Dublin
Meet: M 2:02.76 6/16/2007 Chanelle Price, Easton, PA
Freshman: F 2:02.40 1974 Robin Campbell, Eastern, Wa
Sophomore: O 2:02.29 1974 Mary Decker, Orange, CA
Junior: J 2:01.82 1981 Kim Gallagher, Upper Dublin
Senior: S 2:00.07 7/24/1982 Kim Gallagher, Upper Dublin
Name Year School Finals
================================================================
Finals
1 Smith, Jillian 09 Manahawkin, NJ 2:05.24
2 Addison, Rebecca 09 Spring Lake, MI 2:05.61
3 Stewart, Nachelle 08 Spanish Fork, UT 2:08.01
4 Menges, Emily 10 Garden City, NY 2:09.17
5 Cox, Chelsea 10 Cedar Run, NJ 2:09.57
6 Stanley, Tasha 08 Greenbelt, MD 2:10.25
7 Lipsey, Charlene 09 Uniondale, NY 2:11.08
8 Francis, Phyllis 10 Laurelton, NY 2:11.72
9 Wallen, Skyler 09 Miramar, FL 2:11.99
10 Learch, Samantha 08 Barrington, IL 2:12.18
11 Bumpas, Taylor 09 Philadelphia, PA 2:12.90
12 Johnson, Amirah 11 Greenbelt, MD 2:13.07
13 Whitney, Lizzy 09 Montgomery, TX 2:13.29
14 Rapp, Laura 08 Lynchburg, VA 2:13.67
15 Chrisman, Chelsea 09 Pacific, MO 2:14.86
16 Schulz, McKinzie 10 Naperville, IL 2:14.89
17 Kott, Brooke 09 Millville, NJ 2:16.46
18 O'Connor, Alyssa 09 Bend, OR 2:16.49
19 Hoaldridge, Katie 09 Burleson, TX 2:17.22
20 Dougherty, Ellen 10 Moville, IA 2:18.03
21 Neutts, Ariann 09 Succasunna, NJ 2:20.72
-- Mack, Jeanne 08 Bristol, RI DNS

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Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/19/2008 to 6/21/2008
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC

Event 68 Girls 800 Meter Run Emerging Elite
================================================================
National: $ 2:00.07 7/24/1982 Kim Gallagher, Upper Dublin
Name Year School Finals
================================================================
Finals
1 Kinney, Monica 08 Walker, MI 2:12.11
2 Rodriguez, Grace 09 Norwich, VT 2:12.15
3 Patrignelli, Megan 10 Monroe, NY 2:12.60
4 Fabrizio, Vanessa 10 Littleton, CO 2:12.67
5 Simko, Rebekka 10 Mentor, OH 2:14.54
6 Seymour, Ashley 09 Washington, DC, DC 2:14.56
7 Shannon, Colleen 09 andover, MA 2:15.35
8 Groff, Ana 09 Orlando, FL 2:15.47
8 Meissner, Christina 08 Bethlehem, PA 2:15.47
10 Shoolbraid, Kari 09 Califon, NJ 2:15.90
11 Sylvia, Rachelle 09 Westerly, RI 2:16.20
12 Henderson, Sierra 09 Columbia, SC 2:16.73
13 Walsh, Dana 10 New York, NY 2:17.05
14 Henderson, Ryanna 09 Jacksonville, NC 2:18.39
15 Wessinger, Micah 09 Chester, SC 2:18.78
16 Malloy, Kaity 10 Temecula, CA 2:18.80
17 Adamski, Franki 10 troy, MI 2:18.94
18 Frank, Melanie 12 Novelty, OH 2:19.02
19 D'Orazio, Kaitlyn 09 York, ME 2:21.51
20 Gonzalas, Christine 08 Largo, MD 2:23.28
21 Lima, Tori 09 Westerly, RI 2:27.78
-- Civardi, Olivia 09 Brightwaters, NY DNS
-- Meadors, Laura 08 Manhattan Beach, CA DNS
-- Coburn, Emma 08 Crested Butte, CO DNS
-- Petruzzellis, Katie 10 Annandale, NJ DNS
-- Barnes, Stephanie 09 Bay Shore, NY DNS
-- Seymour, Kelsey 10 Ebensburg, PA DNS



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