New Balance Games

New York City
January 21, 2012
200 meters banked track
by Keith Conning

Strymar Livingston (Christopher Columbus HS, Bronx, NY) set a high school record of 1:01.68 in the 500 meters. The old high school record of 1:02.40 was set by Mike Greene (Boston College, Dorchester, Ma) in 1984. Najee Glass (St. Peter's, Neward) placed second in 1:02.16 (2, 2 HS).

Andy Baddeley (Great Britain), Britain's top metric miler, an Olympic finalist in Beijing 2008, and a World Championship finalist in Osaka 2007, won the open mile in 3:57.22. James Brewer (Great Britain), who ran and studied at Cal briefly, placed second in 3:57.92. Edward Cheserek (St. Benedicts High School, Newark; Kenya). the Foot Locker National Cross Country Champion, was seventh in 4:02.21 (2, 2HS)(junior-class record) (3:45.2[2, 2HS]. Alan Webb (South Lakes, Reston, VA) set the HSR indoor record of 3:59.86 in 2001. Lukas Verbicas (Sandburg, Orland Park, IL) set the junior-class record of 4:03.88 last year.

Brewer: "Reached the semifinals of the 1500 meters at the 2009 World Championships, running a PR 3:37.17 in the first round and 3:37.27 in the semis ... fell just 0.08 seconds shy of qualifying for the final ... finished second at the European Under-23 Championships in the 1500 ... ran a 3:54.80 mile at the Aviva London Grand Prix on July 25 ... owns a best of 1:47.92 in the 800 and was runner-up in the event at the European Junior Championships in 2007 ... won a silver medal in the 1500 at the Under-23 European Championships in 2009. Personal: Born June 18, 1988, in Cheltenham, England ... mother is Heather Brewer ... has two older sisters - one is a dance instructor and the other is studying for a Ph.D. in sports psychology ... spent one year at the University of Bath before transferring to Cal ... undeclared major." Courtesy Cal

Brewer left Cal and returned to England.

Brenda Martinez (Rancho Cucamonga HS 2005; UC Riverside 2010) won the women's mile in 4:39.37. Lauren Centrowitz (Stanford 2009) was fourth in 4:40.60.