Top 20 finale

Woodstown 4×800 relay team posts top 20 finish at New Balance Nationals in final race together as a group

By Riverview Sports News

PHILADELPHIA – The Woodstown boys 4×800 relay team, looking to make one last splash in their final race together as a group, finished in the Top 20 at the New Balance Nationals today at Franklin Field.

The group, running as the Woodstown Track Club, ran a 7:50.85 to finish fifth in their heat and 20th overall in a 93-team field Racing City TC of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., won the heat (7:44.95). Herriman TC of Utah won the event (7:29.44).

Karson Chew ran a 1:56.80 opening split and briefly had the Wolverines in the lead of their heat before passing the baton in second place. Jacob Marino ran a 2:01.31 second leg and David Farrell ran a 1:59.48. Josh Crawford ran his customarily strong anchor (1:53.28), surging from eighth to third with 200 meters to go.