A year ago as a 7th grader Jamel Brown ran a 2:00 800m at the AAU Junior Olympic Games where he took 2nd overall. Yesterday he was able to improve on that mark breaking the 2 minute barrier placing 3rd in the Donna Davis 800m in 1:58.82.
The race was competitive from start to finish as Alex Tillock (IL) was able to pull away from Brown, Dillon Leacock, Viktor Idhammar and hold off a late charge from Camren Stamp who would all cross the line in 1:58.
Brown's mark is the fastest 800m mark from a North Carolina middle schooler and the first under 2:00. All-American Project teammate Christien Stamp will also crack the top 10 on that list from this event running an impressive 2:04.79.
| BOYS 800 METER RUN FINALS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | WIND | H# | |||
| 1 | Alex Tillock | 11 | Unattached - IL | 1:57.27 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Camren Stamp | 11 | Unattached NC (Club) | 1:58.68 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Jamel Brown | 8 | Unattached NC (Club) | 1:58.82 | 3 | |||
| 4 | Viktor Idhammar | 11 | Unattached NC (Club) | 1:58.84 | 3 | |||
| 5 | Dillon Leacock | 11 | Unattached NC (Club) | 1:58.95 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Kendall Harris | 9 | Unattached NC (Club) | 2:03.83 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Christien Stamp | 8 | Unattached NC (Club) | 2:04.79 | 3 | |||
| 8 | Spencer Young | 11 | Unattached NC (Club) | 2:05.20 | 1 | |||
