It took four months and thousands of performances, but Thomas Worthington (OH) High School sophomore Justin Braun became the first boys athlete in 2020 to go under 47 seconds indoors for 400 meters, winning his OATCCC Division I State Championship on Saturday at the SPIRE Institute in 46.77 seconds on an oversized track.
While the performance didn't come on a 200m track, it was still incredibly impressive. Coming into Saturday, he already led the nation at the distance with his previous best of 47.36 seconds from the SPIRE Scholastic Showcase in February.
And by dropping a sub-47, he becomes a contender to potentially win a New Balance Nationals Indoor title next week in New York City.
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OATCCC Division 1 400m Results
PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | H# | |||
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1 | Justin Braun | 10 | Thom. Worthington | 46.77 | 3 | ||
2 | Korbin Martino | 11 | Canal Winchester | 48.61 | 3 | ||
3 | Cory Berg | 12 | Mount Vernon | 48.96 | 2 | ||
4 | Cameron Stevens | 11 | Centerville | 49.54 | 3 | ||
5 | Elisha Stroder | 11 | Wayne | 50.03 | 3 | ||
6 | Nic Manfroy | 11 | St. Xavier | 50.06 | 2 | ||
7 | Kenny Jordan | 10 | Mentor | 50.09 | 3 | ||
8 | Dylan Ball | 11 | Perrysburg | 50.22 | 1 |
Not only did Braun win the 400m, but he also doubled in the 200m, scoring a win in 21.38 seconds, which gave him a new US No. 6 time. In three straight performances across 2020, Braun has dropped time in the 200m.
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OATCCC Division 1 200m Results
PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | H# | |||
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1 | Justin Braun | 10 | Thom. Worthington | 21.38 | 3 | ||
2 | Tyler Scott | 12 | Norton | 21.39 | 3 | ||
3 | Jaeschel Acheampong | 12 | Olen. Orange | 21.62 | 3 | ||
4 | Rodney Heath | 12 | Lak. East | 21.95 | 3 | ||
5 | Tobias Hayes | 12 | Young. East | 22.14 | 3 | ||
6 | Xavier Preston | 10 | Stow-Munroe Falls | 22.15 | 1 | ||
7 | Ian Suber | 12 | Shaker Hts. | 22.16 | 3 | ||
8 | Korbin Martino | 11 | Canal Winchester | 22.23 | 3 |
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