Cole Piotrowski (IMG Academy) - Boys 800m
One more racing opportunity for Cole Piotrowski at IMG Academy before he heads off to Ole Miss. The original native of New York, Piotrowski has been the top distance runner for the boarding school program based in Bradenton over the past two years and will be the top seed in a deep boys 800 meter field with 6 athletes having run 1:57 or faster this season including 3 at 1:55 or better.
Piotrowski ran a 1:52.95 personal best indoors as an All-American third-place finisher at adidas Indoor Nationals, while twice has run 1:53 this outdoor season. A 4:12 miler, Piotrowski has the strength to set and hold a hard pace throughout the race. The field of challengers could push him to best that indoor performance in Virginia Beach in order to take the win on Saturday.