A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to the 4 athletes that represented Manitoba so well at the Simplot Games.
Dawson Mann placed 2nd overall in the 800m prelims with a time of 2:00.00 and then won Gold with a time of 1:56.58.
Tracy Towns placed 5th overall in the 800m prelims with a time of 2:21.85 and then won Bronze with an indoor PB time of 2:16.78.
Ben Perrett placed 4th overall in the prelims with a PB time of 50.66 and then placed 6th in the Final with another PB of 50.60.
Erin Owens ran 5:33.91 in the 1600m prelims, placing 23rd and advancing her to the B Final. Erin ran a PB of 5:23.70 to place 2nd in the B Final, placing her 14th overall.
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To help you follow along with our MB athletes as they compete at the Simplot Games, here is some important advancement information!
400 Meter Dash: No blocks for Friday’s preliminary races. Block starts for Saturday’s finals. Top 18 times in Friday preliminary races advance to Saturday. Top 6 times advance to Saturday afternoon Heat #3. The remaining 7 – 18 times advance to Saturday morning Heats #1 and #2. Overall times determine place. There is a two-turn staggered start.
800 Meter Dash: Top 27 times in Friday preliminary races advance to Saturday. Top 9 times advance to the Saturday afternoon Heat #3. The remaining 10-27 times advance to Saturday morning Heats #1 and #2. Overall times determine place. Waterfall start for preliminary races; box start for finals.
1600 Meter Run: Top 36 times in Thursday preliminary races advance to Saturday. Top 12 times advance to the Saturday afternoon Heat #3. The remaining 13-36 times advance to Saturday morning Heats #1 and #2. Waterfall starts. Overall times determine place.
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