Daily News | Archbishop Wood’s Gary Martin takes third in 800-meter showdown with California rival Colin Sahlman
The highly anticipated matchup between Archbishop Wood’s running sensation Gary Martin and California track phenom Colin Sahlman took place Wednesday at the Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle. Both took part in the 800-meter race.
Martin made a big move on the second lap, moving to the front of the field, but he was chased down by Sahlman of Newbury Park High, who moved up from the inside of the track, as well as Ohio state champion and 800 specialist Nick Plant, who moved up from the outside.Plant took over the lead from Martin in the last 100 meters, but Sahlman outkicked him in the final 20 meters to clinch victory in a winning time of 1 minute, 48.07 seconds.
Sahlman has committed to Northern Arizona University, while Martin plans to run for the University of Virginia.» READ MORE: