Nick Berra wins chilly Drake 800 in close race with defending champ
Nick Berra added another notch to his belt today at Drake. He overtook two-time defending champion David Nash in the masters 800, 1:59.34 to 1:59.88, as 22 men crowded the race at Des Moines, Iowa. (Results are here.) The National Weather Service puts temps in the area in the high 50s with light rain or mist. So this was a great time under the conditions. He went out in about 62 and finished in 57 and change. Next up for Nick: a flight to Philly, so he can run Saturday in the 4×4 with the Greater Philadelphia Track Club at Penn. Here’s the Flotrack video of the race, which shows Nick taking the lead with 100 to go:
Event 200 Men 800 Meter Run Masters
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Drake Relays: D 1:53.89 4/27/2007 Kip Janvrin, Unattached
Stadium: S 1:55.65 1998 Dan Futrell, Black Jack, Mo
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Nick Berra Unattached 1:59.34
2 David Nash Unattached 1:59.88
3 Jeff Burris Unattached 2:02.75
4 Brad Dittmar Unattached 2:04.88
5 David Bailey Unattached 2:06.91
6 Eric Parker Unattached 2:10.05
7 Jim Watry Unattached 2:11.75
8 Guy Greigg Unattached 2:12.01
9 Roger Cassill Unattached 2:13.74
10 Scott Smith Unattached 2:13.90
11 Dave Cairns Unattached 2:14.45
12 Rob Nesbit Unattached 2:16.22
13 Jim Schoffman Unattached 2:18.46
14 Tom Novak Unattached 2:19.05
15 Bernie Wilder Unattached 2:19.33
16 David Bakker Unattached 2:20.28
17 Rick Peterson Unattached 2:20.38
18 Mike Davis Unattached 2:20.60
19 Kerry Sloan Unattached 2:22.14
20 Mike Furrow Unattached 2:22.55
21 Bill Oliver Unattached 2:30.15
22 Brad Joens Unattached 2:38.18
4 Responses
Nash has great speed, those two must have been kicking hard at the end.
Must have been about 27 seconds for the last 200 they were flying: http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/236860/329052
Nick ran a great race!
Look at the 56 year old run!!!This is a proud sister!
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