The Hoka Super Local time trial in Knoxville did not disappoint on Friday night.
As a tuneup for Foot Locker, Silas Winders and Jake Renfree battled for an excellent finish at Hardin Valley Academy. At the line, it was Winders who came up with the win.
The Henry County junior finished in 9:01. That's the fastest time in the country this year for 3200 meters in the fall. Winders closed in 65, giving him a two second cushion against the Knoxville Catholic senior Renfree. His time was 9:03, the second-fastest in America for 3200 this fall.
2018 Hoka One One Postal Nationals - Super Local - 11/16/2018
Presented by Knoxville Youth Athletics
Hardin Valley Academy
Results
Boys 3200 Meter Run High School
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Name Year School Finals H#
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1 # 577 Winders, Silas 11 Unattached 9:01.23 1
1:07.38 (1:07.38) 2:15.55 (1:08.17) 3:24.63 (1:09.09) 4:32.56 (1:07.94)
5:41.09 (1:08.54) 6:48.98 (1:07.89) 7:55.82 (1:06.85) 9:01.23 (1:05.41)
2 # 655 Renfree, Jake 12 Knoxville Ca 9:03.73 1
1:07.08 (1:07.08) 2:15.23 (1:08.16) 3:24.33 (1:09.10) 4:32.27 (1:07.94)
5:40.90 (1:08.63) 6:49.84 (1:08.95) 7:59.32 (1:09.48) 9:03.73 (1:04.42)
3 # 511 Faudi, Chase 11 Csthea Patri 9:30.59 1
1:09.31 (1:09.31) 2:22.30 (1:12.99) 3:33.12 (1:10.83) 4:45.29 (1:12.17)
5:58.63 (1:13.34) 7:13.23 (1:14.61) 8:24.84 (1:11.61) 9:30.59 (1:05.76)
4 # 574 Schultz, Andrew 10 Unattached 9:32.47 1
1:09.10 (1:09.10) 2:22.02 (1:12.93) 3:32.86 (1:10.84) 4:44.93 (1:12.07)
5:58.54 (1:13.61) 7:13.49 (1:14.96) 8:25.51 (1:12.02) 9:32.47 (1:06.96)
5 # 541 Ward, Tommy 11 Maryville Hi 9:40.91 1
1:10.09 (1:10.09) 2:22.55 (1:12.47) 3:33.28 (1:10.73) 4:45.89 (1:12.61)
5:59.93 (1:14.05) 7:14.56 (1:14.63) 8:29.77 (1:15.21) 9:40.91 (1:11.14)
6 # 554 Jones, Aaron 11 Science Hill 9:44.98 1
1:10.29 (1:10.29) 2:23.08 (1:12.80) 3:36.33 (1:13.25) 4:51.87 (1:15.55)
6:05.85 (1:13.98) 7:20.83 (1:14.99) 8:35.83 (1:15.01) 9:44.98 (1:09.15)
7 # 693 Keller, Kaden 9 HVA 9:47.73 1
1:10.11 (1:10.11) 2:23.83 (1:13.72) 3:38.16 (1:14.33) 4:53.71 (1:15.56)
6:08.90 (1:15.19) 7:24.48 (1:15.58) 8:38.77 (1:14.30) 9:47.73 (1:08.96)
8 # 658 Ruth, Preston 12 Bearden High 9:49.23 1
1:10.39 (1:10.39) 2:24.34 (1:13.96) 3:38.28 (1:13.95) 4:53.42 (1:15.15)
6:08.02 (1:14.61) 7:24.74 (1:16.72) 8:39.76 (1:15.02) 9:49.23 (1:09.47)
9 # 620 Jinks, Seth 11 L&N Stem Aca 9:49.27 1
1:09.44 (1:09.44) 2:22.96 (1:13.53) 3:36.81 (1:13.85) 4:51.95 (1:15.14)
6:07.87 (1:15.93) 7:23.33 (1:15.47) 8:38.00 (1:14.68) 9:49.27 (1:11.27)
10 # 667 Tardy, Gabriel 11 Homeschool 9:54.55 1
1:09.94 (1:09.94) 2:22.33 (1:12.39) 3:33.88 (1:11.56) 4:47.98 (1:14.10)
6:04.75 (1:16.78) 7:22.13 (1:17.38) 8:39.17 (1:17.05) 9:54.55 (1:15.38)
11 # 542 Grogan, Wes 10 McCracken Co 9:54.76 1
1:13.35 (1:13.35) 2:26.94 (1:13.59) 3:40.74 (1:13.81) 4:54.12 (1:13.38)
6:09.38 (1:15.26) 7:27.05 (1:17.68) 8:46.21 (1:19.16) 9:54.76 (1:08.55)Lots of runners ran new personal best times for 3200 meters as they gear up for postseason competitions this weekend. Landri Wilcox (Cookeville) won the girls race in 10:40.
3200 time trials in November are an excellent way to jumpstart your track season as well. If you don't quite run what you expect to the previous May, you could be coming into the next track season with expectations that are far too low. Mentally, it's beneficial to break that barrier and raise the expectations in the fall.
When it's time to race in March, these athletes will all have a leg up.