PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, June 15-18 — There may have been no new High School Records to dictate the headlines during the latest edition of the New Balance Nationals Outdoor, but there was Issam Asinga. The fastest prep sprinter ever if his windy 9.83s — he’s put up two of them — mean anything, Asinga came to Franklin Field looking to make a splash. Mission accomplished, though he once again fell short of the 10.00 HSR.
Only competing in the 100 after his Montverde Academy (Florida) relay squads were scratched, the 18-year-old opened with an eased-up 10.19w in the heats. Then came the final, Asinga in lane 5, with 10.15 performer Brody Buffington (Catoctin, Thurmont, Maryland) in 4 and Nigel Ancrum, a 10.18 sprinter from Spring Valley (Columbia, South Carolina) in 6.
The wind that had swirled unpredictably all day became a nice 1.6 tailwind in time for the start. Asinga and Buffington got out together, and Buffington stayed remarkably close until Asinga pulled away with 30 to go.
He won in 10.05, close to his recent PR of 10.02. Ancrum caught Buffington for 2nd, 10.15–10.16. “I’m going for it all,” said Asinga. “I’m trying to do as much as I can… I’m just having fun with it at the same time.”
His mark was the fastest ever run at Franklin Field, topping the 10.09 that Carl Lewis set in ’83 (and tied by Churandy Martina in ’07).
One of the other top performances came from Tinoda Matsatsa (St. Andrew’s, Potomac, Maryland), who moved to No. 8 all-time with his 1:47.61 victory over an 800 field where 7 broke 1:50.
The only multiple relay winner for the boys was Carroll High of Washington, D.C., winner of the two shortest in 40.97 and 1:24.05. On the field, D.J. Fillmore (Licking Heights, Pataskala, Ohio) flew to a list-leading 25-4¾ in the long jump (and also took 3rd in the 200 at 20.83.
Bullis (Potomac, Maryland) dominated the girls relays, winning 6: the 4×1 (45.63), 4×2 (1:33.71—No. 3 all-time), 4×4 (3:39.07), 800 medley (1:42.60 HSL), 1000 medley (2:10.26) and 4 x 100H (55.97-No. 6 all-time).
Asinga’s Montverde teammate, Adaejah Hodge took the 200 in 22.64. The 800 went to Sophia Gorriaran (Brown, Providence) in 2:04.59. She tried to make it a double in the mile, making a bold last lap move to try to run down front-runner Sadie Engelhardt…
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