Francis looks to have fun with pros at NB Games

By Christopher Hunt

Claudia Francis has plenty going on. The Cardozo senior competed in three track meets in five days ending Monday at the MLK Relays. She has a final exam tomorrow in science class and she still needs to make a decision on where she will compete in college next year.

It’s no wonder that she forgot about once one of the biggest races of her life.

“I thought it was next week,” Francis said with a laugh.

Francis, the best high school half-miler in the country, will compete in the elite 800 meters at the New Balance Games Saturday at the New Balance Track and Field Center. The field already includes 2008 Olympian Maggie Vessey, fo...