Des Moines, Iowa - University at Albany's Sean Halpin ran the eighth-fastest time in men's 1,500-meter run qualifying at the USA Junior National Track & Field Championships on Friday, June 25 at Drake Stadium. The five-day event, which consists of athletes ranging from 14 to 19 years-old, is the qualifying meet for the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics.
Halpin, who eclipsed the standard for the national competition by winning the mile in a meet-record time of 4:08.77 at the Great Dane Classic on Jan. 22, navigated the track in 3:55.51. The freshman ran in the second of two heats which unexpectedly produced the afternoon's top-10 marks. Princeton's Peter Callahan won the heat in 3:50.74.
Halpin, an 18-year-old from Mount Vernon, N.Y., will have the opportunity to become the eighth Great Dane to be named a Junior National All-American when he races against 11 other competitors in the men's 1,500-meter final tomorrow evening at 6:40 p.m. Eastern.
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Qualifiers for Men's 1,500-Meter Final
1. Peter Callahan (Princeton), 3:50.74, 2. Darius Terry (Unattached), 3:57.83, 3. Elias Gedyon (Quiet Fire TC), 3:50.86, 4. Ryan Hagen (Virginia Tech), 3:57.91, 5. Zachary Dalleen (Southern Illinois), 3:51.98, 6. Jacob Wike (Wichita State), 3:58.27, 7. Colby Alexander (Unattached), 3:52.01, 8. Alex Taylor (Appalachian State), 3:53.10, 9. Taylor Monaghan 3:53.31, 10. Joseph Bubniak (Syracuse), 3:53.92, 11. Sean Halpin (UAlbany), 3:55.51, 12. Paul Reilly (Unattached) 3:56.51.
Complete Results
Watch Sean Halpin Compete in the Men's 1,500-Meter Run (Flotrack Video)
