Brazier shocks with 1:43.53 to win NCAA Championships 800m

Saturday, 11 June 2016

Donavan Brazier highlighted the second day of the NCAA D1 track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon.

A Freshman from Texas A&M University, Brazier, destroyed the men's 800m field clocking a sensational 1:43.55 to win the NCAA title.

Brazier broke the NCAA championships meet record by Mark Everett of 1:44.70 and almost broke Jim Ryan's collegiate record of 1:43.3. The 19-year-old's time is also the third fastest in the world this season.

The second place in the men's 800m final took Senior of Miss State Brandon McBride in 1:44.50, Meanwhile Shaquille Walker of BYU finished in third in 1:45.17.

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Place	Athlete		Affiliation	Time
1	Donavan Brazier	FR	Texas A&M	1:43.55
2	Brandon McBride	SR	Miss State	1:44.50
3	Shaquille Walker	JR	BYU	1:45.17
4	Isaiah Harris	FR	Penn State	1:45.76
5	Sampson Laari	JR	Mid. Tenn. State	1:47.15
6	Chris Sanders	JR	La Salle	1:47.50
7	Eliud Rutto	JR	Mid. Tenn. State	1:48.54
8	Robert Heppenstall	FR	Wake Forest	1:51.14

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