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Staten Island, NY - It's time for the revamped Ocean Breeze Elite, mixing HS and Professional Talent in one final Invite before the kids head to the State Meet, and the Pros are right back here for the USATF Indoor Championships. We'll be on the scene for all of that and more, streaming from Ocean Breeze directly to your computer. Ahead of the meet, we wanted to see what piqued our interest the most, and have detailed the must-see's down below.
Five Biggest Matchups To Watch
Girls Long Jump
There are multiple layers to this competition, deeper than most. For a local crowd, you've got NY-1 Bella Galeas (Sachem East) taking on NY-2 and reigning State Champion Meaghan Lynch (Schuylerville), going head-to-head to break the tie on their 19-8 Season Bests. But when you add in the outside crowd, you also have Alexis Brown (Bullis, MD) at 19-8, Morgan Holley (Union Catholic, NJ) at 19-6, and Kendal Godfrey (ATL Zoom, GA) at 19-4. All athletes are within the Top 30 in the US, with more than half within the US Top Ten.
400m Facility Record Watch
Bullis is coming to town, and they are bringing the heat.
The current Facility Records are held by William Sumner at 46.63 and Zaya Akins at 53.26, both set when the facility hosted Nike Indoor Nationals. Entered for the Bulldogs are current US-6 in the 300m Cameron Homer, and US-9 in the 300m Kennedy Brown. Homer has run 33.29 for 300m, converted to 46.49, while Kennedy's mark of 37.82 converts to a 52.81, well under her Outdoor PR of 53.47 from last year. Could we see one or both go down? There is plenty of competition to push the pace, so we're ready for a race.
What About Quincy?
It would seem that if Bullis is running the 400m, there is one name to watch out for not included above. That's because Quincy Wilson is entered in the 300m, where he already holds the Facility Record at 33.11. Wilson ran 32.94 earlier in the Season, but is due for another outing at the under-distance. The big question will be, is this is his second race? The professional 400m is almost two hours prior, and he has the credentials to enter above. Depending on which he choses, one or both of the distances could be on Record Watch, so keep your eyes peeled.
Girls 4x200m
Focusing back in on NY drama, the Girls 4x200m showcases NY-1 Guilderland against NY-3 Colonie, with NJ-6 Union Catholic only a half second behind. All three teams will be back vying for their respective State Titles in two weeks time, so it's a good preview to see what each can do on fresh legs.
Boys Mile
The distance event of the day, we have eleven athletes under 4:20 for the full mile distance. Marshall McConville (Baylor, TN) is the top entrant at 4:10 from last spring, and is riding high off an Indoor State Title in the 2-Mile two weeks back. NY-5 Ian Frazer (Wantagh) keeps on improving, and has a 4:14 conversion from this very track earlier in the year. NY-12 Jayden Falcon (Xavier) has had two months between his last outing at 4:17, and as made big strides in their relay action. Several top athletes from New Jersey and Pennsylvania are mixed in the field, and look to throw in a surge to inject the pace. We're looking for a big race here, without a title on the line, so risking a big time is on the table.