Juliette Keller took a tightly contested win in the 800 contest on Saturday at Akron's Rubber City Open. The senior from Medina, and Syracuse University commit, led a group of three runners who all dipped below 2:20.
Keller's official 1st place clocking was 2:18.36, which represents her personal best effort over the half-mile distance. Trailing narrowly behind were Thomas Worthington's Lydia Miller in 2:19.65 and Marysville senior, Jenna Rioch who posted a time of 2:19.91.
Watch the 800 Section 1 race above and view more meet content below.
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800m Combined Event Results
| 1 | Juliette Keller | 12 | Medina | 2:18.36 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Lydia Miller | 12 | Thom. Worthington | 2:19.65 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Jenna Rioch | 12 | Marysville | 2:19.91 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Alex Bauer | 11 | Uniont. Lake | 2:21.05 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Keniya Dexter | 11 | Princeton | 2:21.73 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Sara Doughman | 10 | Kings | 2:22.64 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Elizabeth Whaley | 10 | Indian Hill | 2:23.26 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Brooke Garter | 12 | Kings | 2:24.56 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Carolina Trumpower | 12 | Ontario | 2:25.29 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Amanda Orban | 12 | Med Highland | 2:26.61 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Morgan Edwards | 11 | Thom. Worthington | 2:26.91 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Jade Stinson | 10 | Princeton | 2:27.03 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Ravyn Edge | 12 | Tallmadge | 2:27.20 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Natalie Clay | 12 | Gah. Lincoln | 2:28.04 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Amy Prugh | 12 | Indian Hill | 2:28.17 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Riley Dickson | 12 | Gah. Lincoln | 2:28.57 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Lillian Eckels | 9 | Granville | 2:28.79 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Peyton Olson | 11 | Tuscar. C.C. | 2:28.97 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Morgan Ruff | 12 | Fairfield Union | 2:29.65 | 2 | ||
| 20 | Bryn Hothem | 9 | Marysville | 2:29.99 | 2 | ||