Thursday, March 5, 2015

Bartlett and Tucker lead the milers at Chiles

Girl milersMaybe it's just a minority opinion that I hold, but I really believe that you can get so cold that it's painful. I know that was the case in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday afternoon, 28 February 2015. It was a cold, wet, and windy day at the Chiles High School track, and after a while it just hurt to be out there.


But you aren't much of a track fan if you won't endure some misery to see a few sections of the mile, and there were three sections of the 1600 that day at the 15th annual Chiles Track and Field Championships--one girls' section, and two boys' sections. If the weather had been like this at Oxford on 6 May 1954, Roger Bannister would have called off his attempt at a sub-4:00 mile. But even as the wind blew at Chiles, the races went on.


The girls ran first. Chiles juniors Alex Wallace and Emma Tucker set the pace for the field for the first three laps, blocking the wind for a lead pack of six runners that also included Buchholz senior Sarah Edens, Chiles frosh Ana Wallace, Chiles junior Juliana Krueger, and Maclay sophomore Caroline Willis. With 200 meters to go Willis bolted to the front and started her drive toward the finish line. As the lead pack stretched out, Tucker kept her sights on Willis. Tucker accelerated on the homestretch, overtaking Willis then charging across the finish line to a 5:25.68 win. Willis was second in 5:27.13, and Ana Wallace edged Alex Wallace for third, 5:29.78 to 5:29.91.


2015 Chiles Track Championships 1600 Girls
  1. 5:25.68 ~ Emma Tucker (Chiles) 11Emma Tucker
  2. 5:27.13 ~ Caroline Willis (Maclay) 10
  3. 5:29.78 ~ Ana Wallace (Chiles) 9
  4. 5:29.91 ~ Alexandra Wallace (Chiles) 11
  5. 5:31.23 ~ Juliana Krueger (Chiles) 11
  6. 5:35.08 ~ Sarah Edens (Buchholz) 12
  7. 5:39.53 ~ Zoe Sheldon (Leon) 10
  8. 5:53.81 ~ Grace Lockhart (Leon) 11
  9. 5:54.74 ~ Molly McCann (Maclay) 10
  10. 6:10.73 ~ Anna Gill (Leon) 9
  11. 6:24.28 ~ Aaysha Williams (FSUS) 9
  12. 6:28.38 ~ Asta Hemenway (Lincoln) 9
  13. 6:37.44 ~ Qunci Elphinstone (Port St Joe) 8
  14. 6:42.66 ~ Shayla Nguyen (Lincoln) 9
  15. 6:44.70 ~ Arianna Neely (Lincoln) 9
  16. 6:53.88 ~ Alithea Schoborg (Leon) 9
  17. 7:02.61 ~ Brooke Netherland (Leon) 11
  18. 7:10.26 ~ Amanda Carnley (Marianna) 11
  19. 7:11.63 ~ Rebecca Gilbert (Maclay) 9
  20. 7:18.57 ~ Amber Raisbeck (Blountstown) 12
  21. 7:20.68 ~ Maegan Parks (Buchholz) 10
  22. 7:23.69 ~ Daysha Williams (FSUS) 9
  23. 7:26.91 ~ Aliyah Johnson (Port St Joe) 9
  24. 7:28.28 ~ Khaliyah Johnson (Port St Joe) 10
  25. 7:29.84 ~ Lexis Fountain (Port St Joe)

The first of the two boys' sections followed. Carrollton (Georgia) frosh Donald Sener led the field through a 74-second first lap, followed by an 80-second second lap. The pace lagged further on the third lap and Leon sophomore caught Sener with 400 meters to go. Foster ran wide on Sener's shoulder till the last 200, when the Leon runner surged ahead, grabbed the pole, and ran home to win the section in 5:07.89. Sener was second in 5:10.34, and Andrew Rakestraw of the Florida State University School placed third in the section with a 5:17.69.


2015 Chiles Track Championships 1600 Boys (Section 1)
  1. 5:07.89 ~ Colter Foster (Leon) 10Colter Foster
  2. 5:10.34 ~ Donald Sener (Carrollton) 9
  3. 5:17.69 ~ Andrew Rakestraw (FSUS) 9
  4. 5:21.38 ~ Thor Swanson (FSUS) 9
  5. 5:22.47 ~ Chase Griffin (Carrollton) 10
  6. 5:25.23 ~ Daniel Sweeney (Maclay) 9
  7. 5:41.66 ~ Nick Park (Buchholz) 9
  8. 5:43.55 ~ Jacamby Parham (Carrollton) 10
  9. 5:59.01 ~ Jacob Lacour (Port St Joe) 10
  10. 5:59.35 ~ Luke Pascual (Buchholz) 11
  11. 6:00.36 ~ Justin Blount (FSUS) 10
  12. 6:16.42 ~ Michael Young (Marianna) 11
  13. 6:32.93 ~ Devin Crews (Port St Joe) 8
  14. 6:44.38 ~ Mason Young (Marianna) 9
  15. 7:18.32 ~ Devin Matkozich (Buchholz) 9

The second section produced all the scoring in the event, though. Almost from the crack of the starting pistol, Chiles senior Avery Bartlett was out in front, setting the pace. It wasn't the torrid pace you might expect from the state champ at 800 meters and a 4:16.79 1600-meter man, however. Bartlett passed 400 at 70 and 800 at 2:19. The third lap was a bit quicker, but the final lap was when Bartlett took off. As the big senior blasted a 57-second fourth lap, fans scrambled to check their watches to see if Bartlett had a chance at Matt Mizereck's 2010 meet record, 4:24.10. The record would live another year; Bartlett crossed the line in 4:25.26. Chiles seniors Tyson Murray and Allan Hernandez placed second and third in 4:30.63 and 4:30.90.

2015 Chiles Track Championships 1600 Boys (Section 2)
  1. 4:25.26 ~ Avery Bartlett (Chiles) 12Avery Bartlett
  2. 4:30.63 ~ Tyson Murray (Chiles) 12
  3. 4:30.90 ~ Allan Hernandez (Chiles) 12
  4. 4:46.91 ~ Thomas Howell (Blountstown) 12
  5. 4:47.79 ~ Calum McFetridge (Buchholz) 10
  6. 4:49.63 ~ Austin Dodson (Chiles) 11
  7. 4:52.60 ~ Blaine Thomas (Chiles) 12
  8. 4:57.28 ~ Will Gordy (Carrollton) 12
  9. 4:58.21 ~ Josh Wallenfelsz (Leon) 10
  10. 4:59.25 ~ Alexander Gruenewald (Chiles) 10
  11. 4:59.51 ~ Eli Payne (Carrollton) 12
  12. 5:01.07 ~ Clayton Carlson (Lincoln) 9
  13. 5:01.81 ~ Elijah Sarmiento (Wewahitchka) 10
  14. 5:05.54 ~ Donovan Duchene (Lincoln) 10
  15. 5:07.40 ~ John Dougherty (Buchholz) 12
  16. 5:10.96 ~ Jacob Dodson (Leon) 9
  17. 5:12.57 ~ Charlie Lang (Leon) 11
  18. 5:21.22 ~ Bowen Rudd (Marianna) 9

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