Three former Kentucky high school athletes competed in the USATF National Championship this week.
Hammer Throw
Former Mason County thrower Andy Fryman leads the way with a 4th place finish in the Hammer Throw with a toss of 237-10. Fryman recently announced that he was leaving his coaching job at Garner-Webb to train full-time for the 2016 Olympics.
1- Kibwe Johnson 243-04
2- AG Kruger 240-07
3- Chris Cralle 238-11
4- Andy Fryman 237-10
10,000m Run
Former St. Xavier runner Bobby Curtis finished 6th overall in the 10,000m Run with a time of 28:40.6. This placing is up from the last two USA Championships when he was 16th and 10th overall in the 10K.
1- Galen Rupp 28:12.07
2- Chris Derrick 28:18.18
3- Ryan Vall 28:26.02
4- Sean Quigley 28:29.84
5- Aaron Braun 28:34.43
6- Bobby Curtis 28:40.60
1500m Run
Former St. Xavier runner Matt Hillenbrand placed 12th overall in the 1500m Run after finishing 4th in his prelim race. He ran a 3:42.72 in the prelims. He is coming off a PR of 3:39.84 from Portland last week. He also qualified for Team USA at the NACAC U23 Championship in August in Canada.
1- Leo Manzano 3:38.63
2- Pat Casey 3:38.94
3- Lopez Lomong 3:39.11
12 - Matt Hillenbrand 3:50.31