Two-lap excellence
The boys 800 wasn't getting much talk heading into the meet, but it sure was after Friday's trials.
San Jacinto senior Immanuel Hutchinson (1:49.82) and Long Beach Poly senior Myles Andrews (1:50.65) absolutely looked in control and at ease while winning their heats.
Immanuel Hutchinson is looking to
dip in the 1:48s today.
Photo by Craig Morley
Both were lifetime bests.
"I was shooting for 1:49 today and tomorrow I want to get 1:48," Hutchinson said. "That may have looked easy but it's not really. It should be a great race (in the finals)."
While Hutchinson and Andrews are known commodities, the new kid on the block is Cole Williams, who ran the second best time of the day and 10th fastest in the country this year at 1:50.57.
Williams attends tiny
Urban (enrollment 350) in San Francisco and only started running track as a sophomore. He didn't race in any big invitationals all season but did place second in the state Division V state cross-country meet.
He caused a stir by breaking 1:52 at a Class A meet, but considering he hadn't seen the top competition, no one was sure what he could do. He showed it.
Afterward, it looked as if he just got off a roller coaster. He staggered, laughed and kept shaking his head as he left the track to do an interview.
"That," he said, "was fun."
