Niehaus Runs Preparation 3200

Kate Niehaus traveled to Greenville for the chance to prepare for Nike Outdoor Nationals with a 3200-meter run at the Greenville Track Club all-comers meet, held at Furman University Wednesday.

Brad Orr (Wren/Winthrop) and Stephen Dickey (Hanna/The Citadel) paced Niehaus to an unofficial time of 10:28.

Niehaus ran a 10:31.45 3200 at this past season\'s Taco Bell Classic and Niehaus holds the state record of 10:47.72 since 2005. At the 2006 state meet, Niehaus crossed the line in 10:48.29.

Niehaus\' high school coach at Spring Valley Kevin Shaw mentioned Niehaus is focusing on the 5,000-meter event at Junior Nationals.

Approximate splits
1: 1:14
2: 2:35
3: 3:53
4: 5:13
5: 6:32
6: 7:53
7: 9:12
8: 10:28

A different look:
1: 1:14
2: 1:21
3: 1:18
4: 1:20
5: 1:19
6: 1:21
7: 1:19
8: 1:16

  • Splits are hand-timed.

    Check back to scrunners.com over the next week for coverage from portions of the Junior Olympics State meet and more details on South Carolina athletes competing at Nike Outdoor Nationals.

    Mark and Suzan Woodard contributed to this report.