Clayton Murphy clocks big 1:43.60 men's 800m World Lead at Mt Sac Relays
Posted by: Watch Athletics
Sunday, 16 April 2017
Rio Olympics medalist Clayton Murphy clocked an impressive 1:43.60 to set a new men's 800m World lead at the 2017 Mt. Sac Relays on Saturday, April 15.
The 22-year-old American middle-distance runner Murphy, who claimed bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, destroyed the men's Invitational 800m field by clocking 1:43.60 to beat Eliud Rutto of Kenya by more than 2 seconds (1:45.70). Third place with a time of 1:45.95 took American runner Erik Sowinski.
Women's 800m Invitational race also produced big marks as two runners dipped under 2 minute mark. Raevyn Rogers (Oregon) won the race in 1:59.10, while Laura Roesler clocked 1:59.54 to take second place.
Men's 800m Invitational results | Full Mt Sac Relays results here
1 2480 Clayton Murphy NIKE 1:43.60 1
51.406 (51.406)
2 2215 Eliud Rutto Mid. Tenn. State 1:45.70 1
51.959 (51.959)
3 2484 Eric Sowinski NIKE 1:45.95 1
51.314 (51.314)
4 3529 Sho Kawamoto Suzuki AC- JPN 1:46.25 1
51.899 (51.899)
5 1611 David Torrence Hoka 1:47.01 2
52.155 (52.155)
6 1609 Edward Kemboi HP West 1:47.29 1
51.568 (51.568)
7 2080 Blair Henderson LSU 1:47.32 2
51.701 (51.701)
8 1789 Carter Lilly Iowa 1:47.51 2
52.050 (52.050)
9 2213 Sampson Laari Mid. Tenn. State 1:47.52 1
52.223 (52.223)
10 517 Richard Jones Brooks/Altis World 1:47.78 2
51.886 (51.886)
11 4076 Robert Ford USC 1:49.62 2
52.310 (52.310)
12 512 Iziak Yorks Brooks Beasts 1:49.66 2
52.565 (52.565)
13 289 Leandro Paris Argentina 1:51.05 2
51.632 (51.632)
14 3938 Abe Alvarado Unattached 1:52.38 1
52.442 (52.442)
