This was Marble Falls Austin TX junior Leonel Manzano's first 1500 meters in 2-3 years, and he figures the difference in feel from a 1600-meter race cost him a chance at the meet record (3:50.24). "I should have kicked sooner," said Manzano, the Texas Relays 1600-meter champion (4:06.29). "I wanted the record." He also said the altitude affected him, and he scratched from the 800 meters, that was scheduled an hour later, even though he is one of the top 10 in the country in that event off his 1:51.54 meet record at the Kansas Relays.

The 1500 was a close race with everyone in it when Jason Coleman's move at the bell set off the final strategies. Sitting 5th at this point, Manzano moved swiftly to the front on the backstretch and won going away.

Splits and leaders:
300m 45.4 - Lefevre, Moctezuma
700m 65.0, 1:50.4 - Lefevre, Moctezuma
1100m 66.5, 2:56.9 - Coleman, Wilvers, Moctezuma, Burrell, Manzano
1500m 59.1, 3:55.92 - Manzano, Coleman, Burrell.

300 meters - 597 Levi Lefevre UT sets the pace. Also identifiable are 481 Jose Moctezuma TX, 322 Juan Ortega NM, 217 Jim Thorne NV, 118 Ian Burrell CO, and 139 Eduard Pasko CO.

700 meters - Lefevre still leads. Also identifable are 481 Moctezuma, 73 Charles Keating AZ, and 118 Burrell.

at the bell - Coleman and four others have gapped the field. Moctezuma, Burrell, and Manzano are running 3-4-5.

Manzano bears down in the stretch

Boys 1500 Meter Run
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 Sponsor: Chip Smith
Gr Southwest: + 3:50.24  1988        Ian Alsen, Northridge, CA                 
 HS National: * 3:38.26  2001        Alan Webb, Reston, VA                     
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Leonel Manzano               Marble Falls, TX       3:55.92    10  
  2 Jason Coleman             12 Watonga, OK            3:58.19     8  
  3 Ian Burrell               12 Colorado Springs, C    3:58.54     6  
  4 Hudson Wilvers               Lake Tahoe, NV         3:59.72     5  
  5 Jose Moctezuma               Lockhart, TX           4:03.58     4  
  6 Jim Thorne                12 Henderson, NV          4:06.47     3  
  7 Levi LeFevre              11 Bryce, UT              4:07.27  
  8 Andres Urbina             11 Albuquerque, NM        4:07.84  
  9 Eduard Pasko              12 Colorado Springs, C    4:09.73  
 10 Aleer Duot                11 Gilbert, AZ            4:10.35  
 11 Charles Keating           11 Phoenix, AZ            4:11.84  
 12 Stephen Pottey               Reno, NV               4:12.31  
 13 Juan Ortega               12 Albuquerque, NM        4:12.33  
 14 Seth James                   Lockhart, TX           4:12.51  
 15 Jared Glenn               12 Salt Lake City, UT     4:13.16  
 16 Robert Finicum            11 Provo, UT              4:14.78  
 17 Aden Amed                    Denver, CO             4:15.04  
 18 Josh Rogers               12 Albuquerque, NM        4:16.18  
 19 Geoff Casazza                Reno, NV               4:23.42  
 20 Joseph Gonzales              Lockhart, TX           4:29.19  
 21 Chris West                   Lockhart, TX           4:31.41  
 22 Marcus Jammer                Houston, TX            4:35.86  

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