JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Bolles School's Bulldog Classic track meet Friday attracted 47 schools, with more than 1,200 competing.
The featured event was the boys 3,200-meter.
Top-ranked runners Charles Hicks from Bolles and Jacob McLeod from Trinity Christian School in Dublin, Georgia, squared-off once again.
When the race started, Hicks had the lead and kept it for a couple of laps. But then McLeod, who was close behind, took the lead away from Hicks without looking back.
McLeod finished the race in first place.
"I had to go out hard because I knew he was going to come after me," McLeod told News4Jax afterward. "Charles is a strong runner and he’s a tough guy."
Hicks got second place.
"(McLeod is) such a talented runner. It was just a blessing to have him out there," Hicks said. "I was trying to get him at the end, but he was fighting just as hard and it was just a great race to be a part of."
McLeod's time, 9:03.44, is the fastest time in the nation on an outdoor track for a high school athlete. @WJXT
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This is Coach Evan Winegarner, Jacob's coach. In this post about Jacob, we wanted to clarify that he did not set a national high school record in the 3200. However, he does currently hold the fastest time in the nation at this point in the season for the 3200 meter run. I am not sure if you can change the wording on it or not, but we wanted to let you know. Thanks for posting this about Jacob. He has worked tremendously hard to be where he is, and we are proud of his accomplishments.
Blessings,
Coach Evan Winegarner