Mary Cain – 16 years old sets a New American High School Record in 2 mileFinishLynx technology provided timing and results for the New Balance Indoor meet on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. The IAAF permit meet saw 16 year old Mary Cain run 9:38.68 for 2 miles – a performance that is the single best mark in US HS girl’s distance history. Cain broke the existing record (held by Melody Fairchild for over 20 years) by more than 17 seconds.
Fans who packed the Reggie Lewis Track & Field Facility here were treated to three world-leading marks, a world junior record, two meeting records and American high school and junior records at the 18th New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday (2), the only IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting in the United States this year.
David Monti reporting for the IAAF
You can read Monti’s full report of this thrilling meet that took place in Lynx’s hometown on the IAAF website by clicking here.
In addition, the USATF website carries a report by Barbara Huebner that can be found here.
The full results of the meet can be found on the website of Flash Results.
The photos below are courtesy of Victor Sailer and http://www.photorun.net
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