Angola s Steury finished seventh in mile at national meet
VICTORIA JACOBSEN | The Journal Gazette
Angola rising senior Izaiah Steury took seventh place in the boys mile at The Outdoor Nationals Presented by Nike, which was run at the University of Oregon s Hayward Field on Saturday. Steury ran his race in 4:09.61, finishing 6.31 seconds behind winner Nathan Green of Idaho.
That race came less than a week after Steury took fourth place in an 800 race at the 800 Meter Jamboree in Chicago on June 28, finishing in 1:52.45.
Wiley wins mile at Outdoor Nationals, is named Gatorade athlete of the Year
VICTORIA JACOBSEN | The Journal Gazette
Addy Wiley, a rising senior at Huntington North, was named the Gatorade Indiana Track and Field Girls Player of the Year on Friday.
On Saturday, she won the 1-mile run race at The Outdoor Nationals Presented by Nike, which were held at the University of Oregon s Hayward Field. She ran a 4:42.78 to beat runner-up Sophia Gorriaran by just over a second.
The Gatorade athlete of the year honor was announced on the same day that Wiley broke the high school girls state record in the 800, running 2:04.40 and taking second place at the Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle on Friday.