CJ Singleton put his name squarely on the map to start off his 2022 indoor season. The Butler senior ran to an impressive second place finish and clocked a new PA No. 2 and US No. 4 time of 9:02.23 in the 3,200 meters.
Singleton, a Notre Dame recruit, battled with West Virginia standout Larry Josh Edwards (University High) in one of the premiere events at Saturday's Youngstown State High School Meet #2 in Ohio.
Edwards and Singleton worked together for about the first half of the race, and then Edwards made his move to the lead and opened up a gap. He claimed the win in a new US No. 2 time of 8:55.69 (Connecticut's Gavin Sherry ran a US No. 1 time of 8:47.03 at the New Balance Games on the same day).
Singleton hung strong, though, to take second in 9:02.23. That's less than a second off Gary Martin's PA No. 1 in the 3,200m of 9:01.77 set last week at The VA Showcase. Martin's time was a split en route to a full two mile. Singleton's time is also a PA No. 4 all-time performance for 3,200 meters (Martin is at PA No. 3 all-time).
Watch the race above.
CJ Singleton put his name squarely on the map to start off his 2022 indoor season. The Butler senior ran to an impressive second place finish and clocked a new PA No. 2 and US No. 4 time of 9:02.23 in the 3,200 meters.
Singleton, a Notre Dame recruit, battled with West Virginia standout Larry Josh Edwards (University High) in one of the premiere events at Saturday's Youngstown State High School Meet #2 in Ohio.