Top Florida Year-Over-Year Improvements in the 800m

George Jenkins sophomore, Alicia Ruiz, ran a 2:29.35 800m as an eighth grader in 2017. Last season, Ruiz took a whopping 12.9 seconds off that personal best to run a 2:16.45 at the USATF Junior Olympic Championships. Ruiz is coming off an incredible cross country season, placing state runner-up in the 4A girls race with a new PR of 18:06. Ruiz has quite the bright future ahead of her as she enters her sophomore season. 

We broke down the top year-over-year performances from athletes that raced the 800m distance in 2017 and 2018 to see how each athlete improved and what we can expect to see from them this season. 

Girls 800m YOY | Boys 800m YOY