Thursday, December 28, 2017

Palin Breaks School Record in winning RI Classic 800 meter run!

Heading south to the Ocean State, senior captain Julia Palin took to the Providence Career and Technical Academy track to race the 800 meters at the Rhode Island Classic. Taking the  "Creative Capital" by storm, she wasted no time cutting in from the waterfall start and positioning herself for a shot at teammate and fellow senior captain Katie Bradley's school record of 2:25.46 set back during the 2014-15 indoor season.

Palin continued to pick off runners quickly moving from the middle of the 13-girl pack to the front by a little after the mid-way point of the four-lap race. Seizing the lead with about 460 to go, she was well on pace and continued a valiant effort. Even an unintentional clip by a Westerly (RI) runner could not derail Julia as she would not relinquish the lead and cross the tape first in a new school record of 2:20.96!!

MileSplit RI: Norton's Julia Palin, first place, Girls 800 m

Put through the NCAA Flat Track conversion, Julia's 2:20.96 converts to an even speedier 2:19.36! Excellent work today Julia!

Follow the turning of the calendar, the Lancers return to the track this coming Thursday when they take on Dover-Sheerborn in TVL action at Wheaton College at 3:30 pm.

-Coach Al

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