Schenectady, NY - You win some, you lose some. Sam Affolder's brother, Noah, grabbed a State Class Record just the night before his own State Record would be lost. That's because there is another Sophomore-8th Grade Duo in New York looking to make waves. Guilderland had an equally impressive duo of Noah Carey / Noah Tindale in Cross Country, and both are starting to break out this Spring Season.
At the 75th Anniversary of the Eddy Games, Noah Tindale clocked an 800m best by nearly three seconds, to take down the 8th Grade State Record in the 800m. Prior to Affolder, the record had stood nearly 40 years. Hear what Tindale had to say about the record, and Insiders can watch the full race below.
800 Meters / 880 yards
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8G: 1:57.89m Dennis Webster (Central, Clarence) 1984
1:57.61m Sam Affolder (Carthage) 2015 (May 1, CBA Basilian Invite, CBA Syr)
1:56.28m Noah Tindale (Guilderland) 2015 ** (May 16, Eddy Meet, Schenectady HS)
Fr: 1:55.6m Dennis Webster (Central, Clarence) 1985
1:55.20m Lionel Williams (St. Peters) 2004 (May 22, CHSAA Champ, Mt St Miichaels)
1:54.99m Cory McCarty (Elmira Southside) 2010 ** (Jun 19, NBN Nationals, Greenboro, NC)
So. 1:53.00m Dennis Webster (Central, Clarence) 1986
1:53.6y Mark Belger (Mepham, Bellmore) 1972
1:52.25m Brian Rhodes-Devey (Guilderland) 2005 (Jun 4, NY State Meet, Cicero-N Syr)
1:51.28m Zavon Watkins (Liverpool) 2010 ** (Jun 11, NY State Meet, Vestal)
Jr: 1:49.70 Zavon Watkins (Liverpool) 2011 (Jun 18, NBON Nationals, Greensboro)
1:50.3y Mark Belger (Mepham, Bellmore) 1973
Sr: 1:48.56m Jeff Van Wie (Suffern) 1983 (Jun 11, Golden West, Sacramento,CA)
1:49.4y Marcel Philippe (Mater Christi, Queens) 1969