NEW YORK CITY, February 08 — High School Records went tumbling at the Millrose Games, with a total of 7 falling as prep athletes took advantage of the refurbished “fastest-than-ever” Armory surface.
Among the most notable was the 800 standard set by Texas soph Cooper Lutkenhaus (Northwest, Justin), who brought down Josh Hoey’s 1:47.67 standard from ’18. Ironically, Lutkenhaus did it while placing 6th in the elite tilt as Hoey won the race in an American Record 1:43.90.
The Texan stayed near the back for the entire race, with laps of 25.15, 26.89 (52.04) and 27.95 (1:19.98). He closed with a 26.88, kicking his way out of last place.
“I was trying to stay in the race as much as possible,” he said. “And the last 200, just trying to crush it.”
In the 300, Jayden Horton-Sims (Imhotep, Philadelphia) passed through 200 in 21.48 and hit the line in 32.64 to tie the mark set by Georgia’s Brian Herron in ’18. Jordaine Johnson (East Orange, New Jersey) finished 2nd in 33.01.
A third boys HSR came in the 4 x 200, where Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC) toppled its own 1:25.36 standard from last season with a 1:25.15.
Junior Lisa Raye (West Warwick, Rhode Island) lit up the 60 with her 7.13, slashing the HSR down from the 7.16 that North Carolina prep Shawnti Jackson ran in ’23. En route, she clocked another HSR, her 6.63 for 55m breaking the 6.67 standard that Jackson set twice, in ’22 and ’23.
The runner-up performance was more than worthy of note, as 8th-grader Melanie Doggett of Mount Pisgah (Johns Creek, Georgia) crossed in 7.17 (and 6.67), becoming No. 3 all-time (and =2 at 55).
“She helped me run this time today,” admitted Raye, who knocked her PR down from 7.24. She later ran the pro 60 on tired legs, finishing 8th in 7.21.
Sadie Engelhardt (Ventura, California) ran in the women’s mile and nailed a pair of HSRs, hitting the finish in 4:27.97 to beat Mary Cain’s 4:28.25 from 2013. Her 1500 split of 4:09.84 bettered the en route 4:11.53 Engelhardt ran 6 days earlier.
“The field definitely helped,” said Engelhardt. “I don’t know if I would be able to do that on my own.” Her marks are still shy of the 4:06.63/4:24.11 that Cain ran as a pre-NIL pro prep in ’14.
Beyond the records, there were plenty of other great performances. Quincy Wilson (Bullis, Potomac, Maryland)…
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