Phone Interview with Festus senior Drew White Festus the day after he ran a
9:04 3200 at the 2012 Arcadia Invitational. After he was disappointed with a
4:28 runner-up finish in the 1600 meters at last Tuesday's Festus Tiger Town Invitational, White decided to stick with plans to travel to California for the Arcadia Invitational, one of the top high school track meets in the country. In a field with some of the top distance runners in the country, White was looking for a fast time and hoping to break the
9:00 barrier in the 3200 Invitational race on Saturday night. The University of Missouri signee had a great race and finished in
9:04.08 to place 23rd.
White captued the 2011 Class 3 Missouri 3200 crown with a 9:16 on Saturday and followed that up with the 2011 Class 3 cross country title. White joins a small list of Missouri boys to run a sub 9:10 3200 in the last 12 years. White became just the 2nd Missourian to make the trip to Arcadia that I'm aware of. Lee's Summit North's Jacob Boone made the trip in 2006 and ran a 9:07.43 3200 to place 11th.
A rain delay on Friday of the 2000 Missouri Class 3-4 State State Track meet meant the 3200 was held in cool conditions Friday night under the lights at Lincoln University's Dwight T. Reed Stadium. Lee's Summit's senior Matt Tegenkamp was looking for the Missouri State track meet record, held by CBC's Chris Borsa with his 9:00.95 in 1984.
Tegenkamp was able to pull away from another Missouri distance superstar, West Plains junior Jason Sandfort, halfway through the race and scorch the track, clocking a 8:57.23. Sandfort finished not far behind in 9:06.43. A year later many wondered if Tegenkamp's record was in jeopardy from Sandfort. Sandfort was at a disadvantage in his attempt to break Tegenkamp's mark with the 1600 held on day one and the 3200 held on Saturday afternoon. Sandfort wasn't able to set the record but ran another impressive race with a 9:05.01 to pass former Zizzer star Chris Zinn's 1984 time by a ½ second to put himself 3rd on the Missouri State Meet performance list.
In 2007 in what was probably the greatest regular season 3200/2 mile race in Missouri High School history, CBC senior Dan Quigley won the Missouri Relays 3200 on a Friday Night, March 30, in Columbia. A day before the start of April, five Missouri boys went sub 9:23. Potosi senior Josh Mathis took the pace out quick but Quigley was able to come through late for the meet record in 9:08.91. Potosi's Josh Thebeau and Josh Mathis followed behind finishing in the 9:teens while Hickman junior Sam Masters edged Rock Bridge senior Phillip King for fourth, both bettering 9:23. Quigley and King were eventually out with injury for the season while Masters went on to a runner-up finish in the Class 4 3200 behind Eric Fernandez in 9:27. In Class 3, Josh Thebau and Josh Mathis went 1-2 in the 1600 in 4:11 and 4:12, and Thebeau won the 800 in 1:53. Then on Saturday, with Potosi sending four to the 3200 start line for the 2nd straight year, the Joshes went 1-2. Mathis clocked a 9:08.74 while Thebeau crossed the line in 9:19. Mathis followed up the state meet performance with a 9:06.06 full two mile at the Midwest Distance Gala.
In 2008 Parkway West senior Eric Fernandez set out eyeing Tegenkamp's mark. Fernandez blazed an early pace in the 3200 Friday, but locked up with 600 to go.
In 2009 good friends Chaminade senior Matt Estlund and Francis Howell North senior Nick Happe pushed each other near the 9:00 barrier at the Marion Freeman Clayton Invitational on April 29. Happe ran a 9:02.03 while Estlund was just behind in 9:06.30, both smashing the 9:14 meet record. The pair couldn't improve on those times at the hot 2009 state track meet, but both went to North Carolina for the Nike Outdoor National meet for the 2 mile race. Happe improved to a 9:02.47 full 2 mile 9th place finish while Estlund placed 19th in 9:22. The pair headed west for college to compete at Arizona State.
In 2010 Harrisonville senior star Maksim Korolev ran a 9:08.72 3200 at the Rockhurst High School Al Davis/Mike Lillis Relays. Korolev followed up with a sub 9:00 clocking at the Midwest Distance Classic. Korolev blasted an 8:58.85 full two mile to place third, which converts to an 8:55.73 3200 meters. Korolev now competes for Harvard University. Lee's Summit West's Kevin Colon won the Class 4 State title in 9:12.09.
In 2011 College Heights Christian senior Caleb Hoover won the Kansas Relays 3200 in 9:11.98. Hoover didn't face another fast field in the 3200 the rest of the season. Liberty's Cody Troy Smith won the Class 4 State track 3200 title in 9:12.71.
Aracdia 3200 invitational video: http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.p...
Drew Whte interview last Tuesday at Festus Tiger Town invitational
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtDLq3...
Chris Auckley
Missouri Track Fanatic
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