Riverside's Colby Belczyk became the first PA boy under 2 minutes in the 800 at Saturday's Youngstown State Meet #2 across state lines in Ohio.
Belcyzk, a senior, went 1:59.21 to take second in a competitive boys 800 on YSU's track. He steadily moved up in the field to take second. Sean Carney, an Ohio State commit from Hil. Darby (OH) took the win in 1:56.24.
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For Belczyk, it's an early season PA No. 1 in the event. He had a strong end to his junior season last year in the 800, running 1:57.53 to take second at the TSTCA Championships and then running 1:57.01 to earn an eighth place state medal at Penn State. While it wasn't a PR effort on Saturday, it's a sign he's ahead of schedule.
There were a few other PA names in the YSU 800 on Saturday. South Fayette's Jake Borgesi was fourth in 2:02.05 and North Allegheny's Connor Foody (2:02.47) and Zane Kinne (2:02.89) were sixth and seventh, respectively.
Watch the race above and check out the results from the 800 at YSU below.
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | H# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Carney | 12 | Hil. Darby | 1:56.24 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Colby Belczyk | 12 | Unattached - PA | 1:59.21 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Vincent Macciomei | 12 | Struthers | 2:01.51 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Jake Borgesi | 10 | South Fayette High School | 2:02.05 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Evan Alten | 12 | Berea-Midpark | 2:02.17 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Connor Foody | 12 | Unattached USA | 2:02.47 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Zane Kinne | 11 | Unattached USA | 2:02.89 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Aaron Skerbetz | 12 | South Fayette High School | 2:03.06 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Andrew Biggs | 11 | Second Sole Mentor Track Club | 2:03.25 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Jacob Cureton | 12 | Hoover | 2:03.46 | 1 | ||