Samuel Borchers
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Samuel Borchers is an Ohio-born athlete in track and field
as well as cross country. Borchers set three Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III records in 2007 during his senior year at Yellow Springs High School
in Yellow Springs, Ohio
. These records, which still stand, are 1:51.54 for 800 meters, 4:10.83 for 1600 meters, and 7:48.39 as a member of the 4x800 meter relay
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In high school Borchers successfully defended his state title in the 1600 twice after his first championship as sophomore year in a time of 4:17.55 with times of 4:16.54 his junior year and 4:16.37 his senior year. Additionally, he claimed the state title in the 800 meter run his junior year in a time of 1:54.19 and his senior year in a time of 1:51.54. In his junior year, 2006, Borchers placed third in the Junior National Track and Field Championships 1500 meter run with a time of 3:46.32, the second fastest high school time that year, which converts to a 4:02.95 in the 1600 meter and a 4:04.36 in the mile which would better the all time Ohio high school record of former Olympian Bob Kennedy
. In his senior year Borchers went on to win the Division III Ohio title in cross country and led his team to at the state meet. At the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals, won the mile in a time of 4:03.33, the fastest time ran by a high school athlete in 2007. Borchers went on to win the 2008 Big Ten Conference
outdoor 1500 meter
.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
as well as cross country. Borchers set three Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III records in 2007 during his senior year at Yellow Springs High School
Yellow Springs High School
Yellow Springs High School is a public high school in Yellow Springs, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Yellow Springs Exempted Village Schools district, teaching grades 9-12. McKinney Middle School is the district's only secondary school, teaching grades 7 & 8. Mills Lawn Elementary is the...
in Yellow Springs, Ohio
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and is the location of Antioch College and Antioch University Midwest. The population was 3,487 at the 2010 census...
. These records, which still stand, are 1:51.54 for 800 meters, 4:10.83 for 1600 meters, and 7:48.39 as a member of the 4x800 meter relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
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In high school Borchers successfully defended his state title in the 1600 twice after his first championship as sophomore year in a time of 4:17.55 with times of 4:16.54 his junior year and 4:16.37 his senior year. Additionally, he claimed the state title in the 800 meter run his junior year in a time of 1:54.19 and his senior year in a time of 1:51.54. In his junior year, 2006, Borchers placed third in the Junior National Track and Field Championships 1500 meter run with a time of 3:46.32, the second fastest high school time that year, which converts to a 4:02.95 in the 1600 meter and a 4:04.36 in the mile which would better the all time Ohio high school record of former Olympian Bob Kennedy
Bob Kennedy
Robert Daniel Kennedy was a right fielder/third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball.From 1939-1957, Kennedy played for the Chicago White Sox , Cleveland Indians , Baltimore Orioles , Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers . He batted and threw right-handed...
. In his senior year Borchers went on to win the Division III Ohio title in cross country and led his team to at the state meet. At the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals, won the mile in a time of 4:03.33, the fastest time ran by a high school athlete in 2007. Borchers went on to win the 2008 Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
outdoor 1500 meter
1500 metres
The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...
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