Track Tuesday: Top 100 Returners in the 800 Meter Run

Josh Horowitz

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(Park Tudor's Gretchen Farley in the 2022 IHSAA State Track and Field Finals. Farley placed 2nd in the 800 meter run and has the top returning time in the state headed into 2023.)


Track Tuesday: Top Returners in the 800


The 2023 Track and Field Season in Indiana is here and some of the best athletes in the state have already started competing. Even with the start of official practices just about a month away, teams and coaches are already going full force into the season and getting on the track, and field, to see how the offseason has gone so far.

The 800 meters looks to be another stacked event this year in Indiana. On the girls side, 5 of the top 9 finishers from the state meet return in 2023 led by the 2022 state runner-up Gretchen Farley of Park Tudor (pictured above). 

The boys 800 at the State meet was very senior heavy last season and will only see two returners from the top 9. The fastest returning outdoor 800 time belongs to Westfield's Colin Lakomek who just recently won...