GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, June 13–16 Florida recruits had an exceptionally good weekend at the New Balance Nationals. Hurdler Kurt Powdar (Smith, Chesapeake, Virginia) rocketed out to a quick lead in the highs and moved to No. 4 all-time with his 13.27. The future Gator ran 13.61 in his heat and also had to compete in the shuttle hurdles. “I had to keep a clear mind through all that,” he said. “I feel like that was the best race I have ever run.” He easily turned back Sincere Rhea (St. Augustine, Richland, New Jersey) and Warren Williams (West, Tracy, California), who ran 13.51 and 13.65.
Powdar’s future teammate Joe Fahnbulleh (Hopkins, Minnesota) lit up the sprints, first taking the 100 in a PR 10.35 on Friday, not long after anchoring his squad to a 41.34 runner-up finish in the 4 x 100. The next day he was after it again, hitting 20.67 to top Ashton Allen (Bullis, Potomac, Maryland) by 0.09. “I wanted it more,” said Fahnbulleh. “I’m OK if I die on the track. If I win, I win. Whoever wanted it more was going to win.”
A thrilling shot competition saw Tanner Duffin (Pius X, Atlanta) get past 69-feet twice but lose on the final throw. Junior Dylan Targgart (Coldwater, Michigan), who started the day with a PR of 66-7½, bettered that three times; his final 69-4¼ holding up for the win. “I knew if I hit the right positions, I could get a big one out there,” said Targgart.
Perhaps it was a measure of how good this meet has been over the years that despite a spate of nation-leading marks, few of the winners did much damage to the top 10 all-time lists. One impressive leader came from the Bullis 4×4, where the Maryland powerhouse led from the start, but faced spirited competition from Shiloh (Snellville, Georgia). On the anchor, Shiloh’s Omar Simpson busted a 46.36, but Bullis’s Ashton Allen managed to stay ahead with a 46.38 and deliver the win, 3:09.86–3:09.90.
Officials cracked down on the shuttle hurdles, using video review to DQ teams that left the zone early. Only 12 of 40 teams survived that replay, leaving Smith (Chesapeake, Virginia) the winner in 57.28, a performance good for No. 10 all-time. Yariel Soto (Centreville, Ohio) moved to No. 7 all-time in the decathlon with his 7509, winning by a massive 996-point margin.
NEW BALANCE NATIONALS BOYS RESULTS
Greensboro, North Carolina, June 13–16—
100(0.2): 1. Joe Fahnbulleh (Hopkins, Mn) 10.35; 2. *Javonte Harding (Prince George, Va) 10.39; 3. Cameron Rose (Hickory Ridge, Harrisburg, NC) 10.39; 4. Anthony Franklin (Bryan Station, Lexington) 10.44; 5. Charles Lewis (Sparkman, Harvest, Al) 10.47.
200(3.1): 1. Fahnbulleh 20.67; 2. *Ashton Allen (Bullis, Potomac, Md) 20.76; 3. Jaheim Jones (Lourdes, Poughkeepsie, NY) 20.82; 4. Rose 21.05.
400: 1. Randolph Ross (Garner, NC) 46.80; 2. Anthony Brodie (Columbus, Bronx) 46.88; 3. Alex Collier (Orange Park, Fl); 4. Sebastian Cooper (Cypress Woods, Cypress, Tx) 47.32.
800: 1. *Tyler Shue (Ephrata, Pa) 1:50.39; 2. Luis Peralta’ (Passaic, NJ) 1:51.09; 3. *Conor Murphy (Classical, Providence) 1:51.30; 4. **Miles Brown (Novi, Mi) 1:51.49.
Mile: 1. Dolan Owens (James Island, Charleston, SC) 4:10.52; 2. Evan Dorenkamp (Township, Mannheim, Pa) 4:13.29; 3. Riley Buchholz (Beavercreek, Oh) 4:13.88.
2M: 1. Caleb Brown (Shelby, Oh) 9:04.18; 2. James Gedris (Grosse Ile, Mi) 9:06.29; 3. Rishabh Prakash (Burlington, Ma) 9:08.02.
5000: 1. *Robbie Cozean (Xavier, Middletown, Ct) 14:26.18 (HSL):
2. Caleb Futter (Christian, New Albany, In) 14:28.95; 3. Gedris 14:29.92; 4. *Evan Bishop (East, Grand Rapids, Mi) 14:30.41.
2000St: 1. Parker Stokes (Maine-Endwell, Endwell, NY) 5:53.19 (HSL);
2. Mike Griffin (King Philip, Wrentham, Ma) 5:57.19; 3. Marty Dolan (Niskayuna, NY) 5:58.32; 4. *Yasin Sado (West, Denver) 5:59.24.
110H(0.5): 1. Kurt Powdar (Smith, Chesapeake, Va) 13.27 (HSL) (8, x AJ; 4,6 HS);
2. Sincere Rhea (St Augustine, Richkand, NJ) 13.51; 3. Warren Williams (West, Tracy, Ca) 13.65; 4. **Brevin Sims (Arts & Sciences, Chattanooga) 13.70; 5. Jaheem Hayles (Clark, Roselle, NJ) 13.72; 6. Cameron Harris (Brighton, Co) 13.86;… fs—Andre Turay (Bullis) (13.58h).
400H: 1. Aaron Shirley (Smith) 51.65 (HSL);
2. *Ramy Berberena (Township, North Brunswick, NJ) 51.66; 3. Ryan Williams (Bowie, Arlington, Tx) 51.76; 4. Jaheim Dotson (Longwood, Middle Island, NY) 52.05; 5. Jabari Bryant (Rickards, Tallahassee) 52.16.
3000W: 1. *Samuel Allen (Kingsway, Woolwich Township, NJ) 13:31.53 (HSL);
2. *Sean Glaze (Greenon, Springfield, Oh) 13:40.82; 3. **Jonah Cuestas (Penfield, NY) 14:22.62.
4 x 100: 1. Marshall, Missouri City, Tx 40.69; 2. Hopkins 41.34; 3. Reagan, Pfafftown 41.45.
4 x 200(combined): 1. Marshall 1:24.41; 2. Bullis 1:25.03; 3. Reagan 1:26.16; 4. Hopkins 1:26.23.
Relay Events
4 x 400: 1. Bullis 3:09.86 (HSL) (Allen 46.38);
2. Shiloh, Snellville, Ga 3:09.90 (Simpson 46.36); 3. Anderson, Lauderdale Lakes, Fl 3:14.44.
4 x 800: 1. Ridge, Basking Ridge, NJ 7:38.48 (HSL) (Lindrud 1:50.76);
2. Weddington, Matthews 7:40.47; 3. Novi 7:42.32 (Brown 1:49.86); 4. Loyola, Los Angeles 7:42.76.
4 x Mile: 1. Christian Brothers, Lincroft, NJ 17:20.14 (out HSL);
2. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, Burnt Hills, NY 17:26.98; 3. Hendricken, Warwick, RI 17:27.93; 4. Laguna Beach, Ca 17:28.82.
800Med: 1. Fleming, Roanoke, Va 1:30.55; 2. Central Dauphin East, Harrisburg, Pa 1:31.21; 3. Manchester, Midlothian, Va 1:31.48.
1000Med: 1. Bullis, Potomac, Md 1:52.41 (HSL) (2,2 HS) (Allen 46.40); 2. West Side, Newark 1:55.93; 3. Montclair, NJ 1:57.10.
SpMed(combined): 1. Hall, West Hartford, 3:26.26 (HSL) (Anderson 1:51.05);
2. Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, NJ 3:26.48; 3. Ridgewood, NJ 3:26.53 (Baginski 1:51.12); 4. Tesoro, Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca 3:27.24; 5. Guilderland, NY 3:27.74; 6. St. Benedict’s, Newark, NJ 3:27.76.
DisMed: 1. Cathedral, Indianapolis 9:58.91 (out HSL) (Hocker 4:08.93);
2. Xavier, Middletown, Ct 10:06.90; 3. Loyola 10:07.74; 4. Arlington, Ma 10:11.35 (Oosting 4:07.51).
4 x 110H(28 of 40 teams DQed): 1. Smith, Chesapeake, Va 57.28 (HSL) (10 HS);
2. Jenkins, Lakeland, Fl 58.74; 3. North Rockland, Thiells, NY 59.65.
Jumping Events
HJ: 1. Trey Allen (Oak Mountain, Birmingham, Al) 6-11½; 2. David Ajama (Lowell, Ma) 6-10¼; 3. *Jieem Bullock (North Brunswick, Leland, NC) 6-10¼; 4. Jackson Marseille (Gibbons, Jacksonville) 6-10¼.
PV: 1. Nathan Stone (Lawrence North, Indianapolis) 16-8¾; 2. *Spencer Evans (Lake Norman, Mooresville, NC) 16-5¼; 3. Travis Snyder (Thornton, Saco, Me) 16-4¼.
LJ: 1. Etaijen Easter (Twinsburg, Oh) 24-9¼w; 2. *Caleb Foster (Clovis North, Fresno) 24-6½w; 3. *Christian Lewis (Douglass, Lexington) 24-6¼; 4. Bullock 24-5w.
TJ: 1. Justin Forde (McMahon, Norwalk, Ct) 51-6½w (51-5); 2. Lance Hamilton (State College, Pa) 51-¾w; 3. Cayden Spencer-Thompson (Mattanacook, Lincoln, Me) 50-7¼; 4. Jadon Brome (Barb, NC) 50-5¼; 5. *Sean Dixon-Brodie (Bloomfield, Ct) 50-5¼; 6. Meldon Grant (Manhasset, NY) 50-¾w.
Throwing Events
SP: 1. *Dylan Targgart (Coldwater, Mi) 69-4¼; 2. Tanner Duffin (Pius X, Atlanta) 59-2; 3. Sam Liokumovich (Deerfield, Il) 65-2¼.
DT: 1. Devin Roberson (Jefferson City, Mo) 210-4; 2. Jacob Lemmon (Ft Myers, Fl) 192-2; 3. Anthony Harrison (Ramapo, Spring Valley, NY) 189-5.
HT: 1. *Trey Knight (Ridgefield, Wa) 239-11; 2. Michael Soler’ (PR) 228-3; 3. **Logan Coles (Woonsocket, RI) 226-4; 4. Kyle Moison (Lincoln, RI) 217-3.
JT: 1. Ty Hampton (North Bend, Or) 222-11; 2. *Sam Hankins (Manhattan, Ks) 208-5; 3. *Jordan Davis (Sheehan, Wallingford, Ct) 207-6; 4. *Joseph Nizich (Central Catholic, Portland) 206-11.
Dec(6/15-16): 1. Yariel Soto (Centerville, Oh) 7509 (HSL) (7, x HS);
2. *Greg Desrosiers (Central Catholic, Lawrence, Ma) 6513; 3. Mitchell Conard (Noblesville, In) 6313.
