Preview: HS Distances Races On Friday At Florida Relays


Boys 800m

The Fl #3 and 4 ranked boys, Jr. Kai Martin of Cambridge Christian (1:53.70) and Jr. Devin Jones of Miami Northwestern (1:54.21) have the challenge of Sr. Riley Smith of Buchholz.  It's Smith's first 800 of the season.  He has run 1:53.12 and is coming off the heels of running a 4:04.65 Mile indoors and setting a new All-Time Florida 3200m record of 8:39.71 last week at FSU.  

Three other sub-1:55.00 boys should be at the 600 with Smith, Jones and Martin one expects a frantic last 180.  Sr. Roman Mollicone of Fleming Island has run 1:54,56, Jr. Jeffrey Belizaire of Coral Springs has gone 1:54.71, and Sr. Elliot Anderson of South West Florida Christian Academy 1:54.98.  

Others to watch for that have run under 1:57.00:

Sr. Richard Circelli of Ponte Vedra 1:55.53                                                           

Jr. Lucas Coan of Montverde 1:56.26                                                                 

Sr. Nathan Henning of Lake Mary 1:56.26                                                             

Sr. Connor Critoph of Montverde 1:56.55                                                             

Jr. Jack Marshall of Naples  1:56.72                                                                       

Sr. Mason Spearin of Wiregrass Ranch 1:56.62