Like most athletics tracks, the University of Pennsylvania oval at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is 400 meters long. Unlike most tracks, it's only 400 meters long in lane four. These odd dimensions haven't prevented Franklin Field from hosting the annual Penn Relays or, on 16-19 June 2022, the New Balance Nationals. Hartland High senior Riley Hough won the boys' 5,000 during the Thursday evening, 16 June 2022, session of the meet, throwing down a sub-60 last lap to outkick Hunter Jones, a Benzie Central junior, 14:21.81 to 14:22.57. Seniors dominated the field, Nine of the athletes in the field of eighteen were seniors, seven juniors. The remaining two were sophomores. The fastest of that pair was Pat Koon of Leon High, who took fifth in 14:40.21.It was Patrick Koon's first time racing 5,000 meters on the track, and probably for most of the rest of the field as well. Although 5,000 is a typical distance for high school cross-country races in the United States, high school events longer than 3200 meters are unusual. In the New Balance Nationals race, Koon was tucked into the lead group for 3,400 meters. Then, with four laps to go, Riley Hough picked up the pace. Koon slowed. The sophomore was out of contact by the time Hough and Jones had begun their bell-lap duel.
Koon wasn't the only Tallahassee distance runner to appear in the NBN boys' 5000. As a Leon senior, Matt Mizereck won the race in 20210, running 14:37.19. Another Leon senior, Ben McMahon ran 15:40.75 at NBN in 2012, placing 30th. Chiles senior Carly Thomas raced the girls' 5000 at NBN in 2012, placing 22nd in 18:20.96.
The seniors in the field won't be back for the 2023 high school track and field season; in fact, they've already graduated. Only the two sophomores, including Koon, could still be doing high school races in 2024. Nothing is given, but the Leon sophomore could have a bright future ahead.
High School Boys' 5000 Results, 2022 New Balance Nationals
- 14:21.81, Riley Hough (Hartland) 12
- 14:22.57, Hunter Jones (Benzie Central) 11
- 14:34.78, Jack Gregorski (Corning-Painted Post) 12
- 14:38.15, Micah Wilson (St Charles East) 12
- 14:40.21, Patrick Koon (Leon) 10
- 14:44.35, Brian DiCola (Hatboro Horsham) 11
- 14:53.74, Brayden Seymour (Hagerty) 11
- 15:00.39, Christopher Sullivan (Catholic Memorial) 11
- 15:00.53, Keegan Souhan (Beavercreek) 12
- 15:00.53, Evan Thornton-Sherman (St Johnsbury) 12
- 15:02.97, Eamon Burke (Xavier) 12
- 15:04.81, Andrew Littlehales (Delsea Regional) 12
- 15:08.99, Michael Bohlke (Newington) 12
- 15:19.16, Rithikh Prakash (Burlington) 11
- 15:31.44, Evan Jarold (Brunswick) 12
- 15:40.98, Jake Borgesi (South Fayette) 11
- 15:56.77, Paul Maguire (Don Bosco) 11
- 16:25.50, Connor Domoy (Oakfield-Alabama) 10
| New Balance Nationals Boys' 5000m Champions, 1994 - 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Athlete | School | Year |
| 20 June 1994 | 15:37.66 | Jordan Wolf | Hastings (NY) | |
| 15 June 2006 | 14:48.73 | Ben Massam | Chatham (NJ) | 12 |
| 14 June 2007 | 14:38.23 | Adam Vess | Xavier (CT) | 12 |
| 19 June 2008 | 14:38.23 | Solomon Haile | Sherwood (MD) | 11 |
| 18 June 2009 | 14:32.36 | Solomon Haile | Sherwood (MD) | 12 |
| 17 June 2010 | 14:37.19 | Matt Mizereck | Leon (FL) | 12 |
| 16 June 2011 | 14:25.74 | Edward Cheserek | Saint Benedict's (NJ) | 12 |
| 14 June 2012 | 14:27.16 | Jake Leingang | Bismarck (ND) | 11 |
| 14 June 2013 | 14:11.61 | Jake Leingang | Bismarck (ND) | 12 |
| 13 June 2014 | 14:16.61 | Alex Ostberg | Darien (ME) | 11 |
| 19 June 2015 | 14:35.71 | Will Lauer | Lincoln (SD) | 12 |
| 17 June 2016 | 14:37.09 | David Principe, Jr | La Salle (RI) | 11 |
| 16 June 2017 | 14:36.13 | Ryan Oosting | Arlington (MA) | 10 |
| 15 June 2018 | 14:32.96 | Andrew Mah | Newton North (MA) | 12 |
| 13 June 2019 | 14:26.18 | Robbie Cozean | Xavier (CT) | 11 |
| 16 June 2022 | 14:21.81 | Riley Hough | Hartland (MI) | 12 |
| After the 5,000 was introduced at the NSAF meet in 1994, it wasn't run again till 2006. The meet was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. | ||||
Links
- New Balance Nationals
https://www.nbnationalsout.com/
- Run in the Tallahassee region in a race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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