Chris FitzSimons Readies for USA Junior Championships

Chris FitzSimons didn't get much of a chance during his just completed redshirt freshman year at Villanova to showcase his considerable 800/1500 talent. One year ago at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals he was leading Hamden (CT) high school to the national prep title in the DMR (with a 4:05.70 1600 anchor) and 4 x 800 meters (with a 1:47.15 anchor). He followed those stunning performances by finishing 3rd in the 800 meters (in 1:48.83) at the 2010 USA Junior Nationals, trailing only Casimir Loxsom and Robby Andrews (Andrews is a 2-time NCAA champion at 800 meters, and Loxsam is a 2-time All American at that distance). Neither Loxsom nor Andrews are eligible for Juniors, so FitzSimons must be considered one of the favorites in the event. Here is the Status of Entries for the 800 meters:

Name                    Affiliation       Time    Seed                             
William Ledder         Georgetown Univ    1:49.60 1:49.60 qualified declared
O'Neal Wanliss         New Horizon TC     1:49.61 1:49.61 qualified declared
Immanuel Hutchinson    unattached         1:49.63 1:49.63 qualified declared
Christopher FitzSimons unattached         1:49.91 1:49.91 qualified declared
Nathan Strum           California-Davis   1:50.19 1:50.19 qualified declared
Chris Low              College Canyons    1:51.19 1:51.19 qualified declared
Connor Reck            unattached         1:51.38 1:51.38 qualified declared
Jani Lane              unattached         1:51.82 1:51.82 qualified declared
Joseph Woiwode         unattached         1:52.15 1:52.15 qualified declared
Matthew Bevil          Brown University   1:52.24 1:52.24 qualified declared
Sean Canavin           unattached         1:52.28 1:52.28 qualified declared
Dalen Fink             Univ of Kansas     1:52.28 1:52.28 qualified declared
Nathan Prom            Univ of Iowa       1:52.45 1:52.45 qualified declared
Chrisshun Jamerson     unattached         1:50.32 1:50.32 updated   pending
Nick Hartle            PS Vegas Flyers    1:49.91 1:49.91 qualified open
Christopher Hall       unattached         1:50.06 1:50.06 qualified open
Derrick Daigre         unattached         1:50.26 1:50.26 qualified open
Myles Andrews          unattached         1:50.63 1:50.63 qualified open
Sean Kluttz            Charlotte          1:51.37 1:51.37 qualified open
Taylor Wardall         Univ of Oklahoma   1:51.45 1:51.45 qualified open
Zavon Watkins          Syracuse TC        1:50.61 1:50.61           pending
Gabriel Genovesi       Univ of Akron      1:52.26 1:52.26           pending
Desmond Pierce         E. Tennessee State 1:52.53 1:52.53           pending
Will Drinkwater        unattached         NT      NT      not qualified open
Thomas Mullen          UMass--Amherst     1:52.66 1:52.66 not qualified open
Austin Mudd            unattached         1:49.25 1:49.25 qualified scratched
Matthew Hillenbrand    Univ of Kentucky   1:50.83 1:50.83 qualified scratched