Atkinson and Kiefer Shine in the 800m
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It was a speedy girl 800m, but two girls stood above the rest of the field in Natalie Kiefer and Kayla Atkinson. Kiefer held on for the win with a time of 2:10.83, just barely ahead of Atkinson who ran a time of 2:10.86. Kiefer ran a huge PR in the meet, beating her old lifetime 800m PR of 2:13.97 from just two weeks earlier.
Both girls beat the previous state meet record of 2:11.69 by Gia Napoleon back in 2019.
2024 OATCCC D1 Indoor State Meet - Girls 800m Results
| Rank | Runner | Time |
| 1 | 2:10.83 | |
| 2 | 2:10.86 | |
| 3 | 2:13.66 | |
| 4 | 2:14.64 | |
| 5 | 2:15.50 |
In running times of 2:10.83 and 2:10.86, Kiefer and Atkinson burst into the top-ten all-time indoor 800m times for Ohio. This was also the first time two Ohio girls ran sub 2:11 for the 800m indoors since 2019.
All-Time Ohio Girls Indoor 800m Times
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:08.84 | McAuley High School | 2012 | |
| 2 | 2:09.12 | Thom. Worthington | 2019 | |
| 3 | 2:09.25 | Hathaway Brown | 2022 | |
| 4 | 2:09.67 | Unattached - PA | 2022 | |
| 5 | 2:10.15 | New Albany | 2011 | |
| 6 | 2:10.25 | Thom. Worthington | 2021 | |
| 7 | 2:10.40 | Solon | 2013 | Brooks PR Invitational 3rd F |
| 8 | 2:10.59 | Thom. Worthington | 2021 | |
| 9 | 2:10.83 | Harrison | 2024 | |
| 10 | 2:10.86 | Hathaway Brown | 2022 | OATCCC D1 Indoor Finale 1st F |
| 10 | 2:10.86 | Stow-Munroe Falls | 2024 |
Both girls now rank highly nationally this indoor season for the 800m, with Kiefer ranking 10th nationally and Atkinson ranking 11th.