FitzSimons Runs Down Rosa: Anchors Hamden DMR to National Title

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In a deja vu moment, Villanova signee Chris FitzSimons got the baton in yesterday's New Balance Nationals DMR final trailing the leaders. This time, he found himself in 6th place with the final 1600 meter leg ahead. In much the same fashion as he did the night before in anchoring Hamden to a national title in the 4 x 800 meters (with a 1:47.15 anchor), FitzSimons unleashed a 4:05.70 final leg to pace Hamden to its second national title in 24 hours. In so doing, FitzSimons ran down one of the premier distance runners in the USA, Jim Rosa of New Jersey. FitzSimons was 15 meters back at the bell, but won by 20-25 meters. Hamden set a new Connecticut state record, finishng in 9:56.50. Here are the final results:

Event 37 Boys Distance Medley Championship
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Section 1 at 10:00am; Section 2 at 6:57pm
National: N 9:49.78 6/17/2001 South Lakes, Reston, VA
Meet: M 9:49.78 6/17/2001 South Lakes, Reston, VA
School Finals Points
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Finals

1 Hamden TC 9:56.50 10
1) Nick Saba 10 2) Tevin Moye 10
3) Isiah Whiting 10 4) Chris FitzSimons 10

2 Warwick TC 9:59.03 8
1) Daniel Paez 11 2) Daniel Ramirez 10
3) Pierre Armand 10 4) Timothy Luthin 11

3 Plainsboro TC 9:59.07 6
1) Jim Rosa 11 2) Chris Banks 12
3) Veer Bhalla 12 4) Joe Rosa 11

4 Liverpool TC 9:59.59 5
1) Colin Savage 10 2) Christopher Clemons 10
3) Alex Wilke 10 4) Zavon Watkins 12

5 Kroy TC 9:59.97 4
1) Jack Driggs 11 2) Matt Schact 10
3) Andrew Smith 10 4) Trey Kelly 10

6 Deluge XC 10:00.06 3
1) Scott Maughan 10 2) Drew Loeffler 12
3) Chris Fernandez 10 4) Otis Ubriaco 11

7 Our Lady of Good Counsel 10:04.72 2
1) Kyle Graves 10 2) Courtland Harris 10
3) Fola Shokunbi 11 4) Thomas Tallerico 11

8 Brookwood TC 10:04.96 1
1) Carter Hewitt 10 2) Patrick Kelley 10
3) Jackson Wearn 11 4) Tyler Anyan 10

9 Pioneer TC 10:15.09
1) Muhammad Sani 10 2) Matthew Flamme 12
3) Adam Kern 10 4) Nicholas Kern 10

10 Haddonfield Memorial TC 10:16.14
1) Colin Baker 10 2) Matt Nussbaum 11
3) Ben Potts 11 4) Jonathan Vitez 10

11 Rancho Buena Vista TC 10:23.05
1) Kyle Lynch 11 2) Thomas Ducat 10
3) Scott Gisel 12 4) Chris Brewer 11

12 Snider Tc-In 10:24.62
1) Mitch Dutton 12 2) Kendal Frederick 11
3) Ethan Wappes 10 4) Adam Williams 12

13 Grafton Runners 10:24.80
1) Brian Gorwitz 10 2) Joseph Wallace 12
3) David Gunnerson 10 4) Kyle King 11

14 Xbc TC 10:30.00
1) Sean McGorty 13 2) Mohamed Labor-Koroma 11
3) Matthew Cumpian 10 4) Christopher Foley 10

15 Reservoir TC 10:30.76
1) Jimmy Peterson 10 2) Ryan Konstanzer 11
3) Jeff Carrion 10 4) Ryan Jackson 10

16 Long Island Alliance 10:32.48
1) Bryan Buttigieg 11 2) Dan Varon 11
3) Nord Spencer 12 4) Pat Rose 12

17 Peabody TC 10:32.95
1) Evan Braz 11 2) Jamal Abu Hijleh 10
3) Shawn Cronin 10 4) Nicholas Christensen 12

18 Germantown Friends Tc-Pa 10:41.03
1) David Waterman 11 2) Tom Waterman 10
3) Reuben Wilson 10 4) Gus McKenzie 10

19 North Raleigh TC 10:50.71
1) Paul Carr 11 2) Read Caulkins 10
3) Richard Miller 12 4) Stephen Townsend 10

-- Eastern Alamance TC DNF
1) Tyron Alston 10 2) Kyle Miles 10
3) Michael Tamayo 11 4) Jake Hurysz 10

-- Clifton Park TC DNS
1) Dan Harris 10 2) Brian Campoli 10
3) Mitch Todorov 10 4) Adam Jacobs 10