KYtrackXC.com celebrates the start of 2010 with a week long look back at the Top 10 Performances from the 2009 Track and Cross Country Seasons.
#2 2009 Performance
FRESHMAN BRANDON NICHOLS RUNS 47.60 AT STATE, #1 FROSH TIME IN THE NATION
As an eighth grader Brandon Nichols ran a 49.68 at the Region 5 AAA Championship last year, thus setting up the possibility of him being the next great 400m runner in Kentucky a few years later. Well he skipped the few years and developed into a truly great 400m runner as a freshman in 2009.
He cracked the 49 second barrier for the first time in mid-April and then came really close the 48 second barrier in mid-May with a 48.02. He saved the best for last as he ran a 47.60 at the Kentucky State Track Meet just .04 at the Kentucky State Record that was set in 1983.
This performance gave him the #1 time in nation in the 400m for all freshmen. Did I mention he also anchored the State Championship winning 800m and 1600m Relay teams at the same meet?
Brandon Nichols 2009 400m Times
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2009-03-24 |
50.64h |
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2009-03-26 |
50.03 |
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2009-04-11 |
49.69 |
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2009-04-18 |
48.78 |
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2009-04-25 |
50.44h |
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2009-05-02 |
49.59 |
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2009-05-07 |
49.22 |
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2009-05-11 |
48.02 |
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2009-05-14 |
48.81 |
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2009-05-22 |
47.60 PR |
