Syracuse, NY - As we mentioned earlier in the season, it was only a matter of time. Sam Affolder (Carthage) grabbed his first state record on Friday, tackling the 8th grade 800m state record set in 1984. Likewise, he finds himself only a few seconds off the State record in the mile as well.
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Official 800m time of 1:57.61 pic.twitter.com/D8LAbJdCLn
— Sam Affolder (@samaffolder) May 1, 2015
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 Sy)
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
One Mile (and: m=1600 meters)
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8G: 4:32.3m John Catlett (Albany Academy) 1993
4:32.13m Brian Rhodes-Devey (Guilderland) 2003 (May 22, Sec II (Div I), Averill Park)
4:30.61m Otis Ubriaco (Burnt Hills) 2007 (May 24, Sec II Class BB, Averill Park)
4:26.71m James Burke (Port Jefferson) 2011 (May 7, St Anthony's Invite)
4:26.49y James Burke (Port Jefferson) 2011 (May 21, Eddy Meet)
4:23.14m James Burke (Port Jefferson) 2011 ** (June 4, Sec 11 StQual, Port Jeff)
Fr: 4:19.7m Mike Hedgecock (Wantaugh) 1984
4:21.92y Zac Shea (Columbia, East Greenbush) 1984
4:17.64m Charles White (Garden City) 2005 (May 14, Loucks Games)
4:16.19m Charles White (Garden City) 2005 ** (Jun 4, NY States, Cicero)
So: 4:11.8m John Trautmann (Monroe-Woodbury, Cen Valley) 1984
4:13.60y Brendan Fennell (Pearl River) 2001 (Jun 17, AOC Nat, NC State Univ)
4:13.49y Brian Rhodes-Devey (Guilderland) 2005 (May 14, Eddy Meet, Niskayuna)
Jr: 4:05.7m Mike Stahr (Carmel) 1982
4:07.0y Mike Stahr (Carmel) 1982
4:05.24m Nick Ryan (Fayetteville-Manlius) 2012 ** (Jun 9, NY State Champ, Cicero-N Syr)
Sr: 4:02.7y Matt Centrowitz (Power Memorial, Manhattan) 1973 (Jun 23, AAU Jr Nat, Univ FL)