March 1/2: Leo Freeland third in South Atlantic indoor mile
On the US Regional Indoor Championships weekend, Leo and Millie and Zak were competing for their university teams.
Leo Freeland, representing Wingate University, comfortably qualified for Sunday’s Mile Final in the South Atlantic Championships at Winston-Salem, North Carolina in a tactical heat.
In the Final, Leo was in fourth place for most of the race, but moved into third with 400m to go. He was making inroads towards second place, but ran out of time.
- Mile heats: 4 Leo Freeland (MS) 4:20.57 (Q)
- Mile Final: 3 Leo Freeland (MS) 4:09.27
Full results from Winston-Salem
Millie Freeland, representing the University of New Mexico, competed over 3000m at the Mountain West Championships at altitude in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Having run a club indoor record 9:36.21 on an oversized track in Seattle two weeks ago, she found the tighter bends and thinner air in Albuquerque more difficult, finishing 14th in the A race.
- 3000m A race: 14 Millie Freeland (F20) 9:49.52
Zak Freeland, representing the University of Charlotte, had a busy weekend at the American Atlantic Conference Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. On Friday he ran 2:59 for the opening 1200m leg of the Distance Medley Relay for second place. On Saturday morning he ran in the Mile, taking the lead at half way and holding on to it until the last straight, when three athletes slipped by him, despite a 58.4 second last 400m. Two hours later he was back on the track contesting the 3000m, where tiredness began to creep in.
- Distance Medley Relay 1200m: 2 Zak Freeland (M23) 2:59:10
- Mile: 4 Zak Freeland (M23) 4:08.93
- 3000m A race: 11 Zak Freeland (M23) 8:23.46