Braves Turn Heads at Mt. SAC
Sprint
Medley Relay: 3:30.35
6th Fastest time in the Nation!
1600 Meter Relay: 3:17.22
5th Fastest time in the State!
It was a surprise to many watching, but only a matter of time
for the Braves Relay teams to show their talent. The time was
perfect at the 44th Annual Mt. Sac Invitational. This is where
the Braves Sprint Medley Relay and the 4x400 teams chose to
shine. Initially in the "B" sections of the relays,
the Braves were moved up to both Invitational races at the
last minute. In the Sprint Medley the team of Garrett Schott,
Josh Bradford, Joe Cowan and Randy Hills surprised the field
with their new School Record time of 3:30.35. Schott, and Bradford
averaged 22.35 for their 200 legs to put the team in first
place. Cowan raced through his 400 meter leg in a time of 48.1
to keep his team in first. Hills set a blistering first lap
of 55.5 seconds for his 800 meter, and finished in a split
of 1:57.4, but could not hold off a very strong runner from
Birmingham (L.A.) who himself closed with a 1:54.
It was much of the same sort of excitement in the 4x400 relay
where the Braves once again took the field by storm. The team
of Bradford, Schott, Matt Young, and Cowan broke the school
record by over 4 seconds to clock a fine 3:17.22. Bradford
set the tone with a 49.9 opener, while Schott put the team
ahead of the field with his 48.8 leg. Matt Young earned himself "Brave
Athlete of the Meet" with his leg here. Running towards
a 2 second PR, Young split a 50.2 to keep the team tied for
first. On the anchor Joe Cowan ran a blistering pace with a
47.9 split, but could not overpower a very strong Taft (L.A.)
team who's own anchor, Noah Smith, is a state finalist sprinter
in his own right. Through it all though two very strong 2nd
place finishes in two very high profile races make for a great
future for the Braves in the weeks to come. Great Job Braves! |
