Close calls: Area competitors one spot away from earning medals

Published by admin on Mon, 06/22/2020 - 10:24am

DES MOINES – Save for a repeat performance by Drew Engebretson in the 800, the Warhawks was thwarted for medals by a few close calls.

Engebretson, who finished sixth a year ago coming out of the first section, was among the second section and got his career best time in the event by five-tenths of a second.

However, it didn’t allow him to a move up in the medal position, taking sixth once more.

“My strategy coming in was to take it easy the first lap,” Engebretson said, “get a feel for it and then kick it in and give everything.”

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