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| FitzSimons Earns Bronze in USATF Jr 800m Finals in Record Time |
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Created at 6/26/2010 7:53 AM by Ron Knapp
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Last modified at 6/26/2010 8:14 AM by Ron Knapp
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From somewhere deep down in his well of competitive spirit displayed all season, Chris FitzSimons of Hamden found enough energy as he finished third in the 800m Run Finals in 1:48.83 at the 2010 USATF Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Iowa on Friday afternoon. The Villanova-bound FitzSimons finished behind collegians Cas Loxsom (Penn State) who won in 1:47.45 and runner-up Robby Andrews (Virginia) in 1:47.75. With the 1:48.83 finish mark, FitzSimons lowered the State record of 1:49.36 that he had just set in the trials on Thursday.
Since last Friday at the New Balance Nationals, FitzSimons has run an amazing set of races that included a sub 1:49 anchor split on the winning Hamden 4x800m Relay, then a 4:05 split in the 1600m anchor leg on the winning Distance Medley Relay on Saturday as well as a 1:49.36 in the 800m Trials on Thursday. His travel itinerary over the past few days, from Connecticut to North Carolina to Des Moines, should also be factored as well in reviewing his string of stellar performances. What is more remarkable about these performances at the end of the season is the fact that FitzSimons limped off the track in pain from a lower leg injury earlier this season at the Irv Black Invite on April 17th after a lap of the 1600m race.
Results
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Men 800 Meter Run Junior
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WJC Qual: $ 1:51.00
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Casimir Loxsom Penn State 1:47.45$
2 Robby Andrews Virginia 1:47.75$
3 Christopher FitzSimons Hamden HS 1:48.83$
4 Darrin Gibson Florida State 1:49.28$
5 Nicholas Kaiser unattached 1:50.10$
6 Nathanael Litwiller Sacramento State 1:50.82$
7 Aduo Omot Augustana Co 1:51.00$
8 Gabriel Hilbert unattached 1:56.18
Chris FitzSimons - 2010 State Open 800m Champion | |
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