Turn Back The Clock Tuesday: Tia Tardy of MDI Sets Class B 800m Record
Today we take a look at the 2017 Class B girls 800m meter race that saw Mt Desert Island senior Tia Tardy set the Class B state meet record with her 2:14.67 winning effort.
The pace was quick right from the start with Kaylee Porter of Erskine Academy taking it out, Tardy took over the lead at 300m coming through the first la in 66.x. Tardy maintained a small gap down the backstretch, but Porter wasn't down as she came even with Tia with 150m to go. The two pushed each other around the bend with Tardy looking unfazed pulled away for the victory.
Tardy would go on to set the state all-time best at the New England championship clocking 2:09.64, she is the only Maine high school girl to break 2:10 for 800m outdoors.
Event 17 Girls 800 Meter Run
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Cl B Record: R 2:16.50 6/1/2013 Bethanie Brown, Waterville
'16 Champion: 2:18.11 Kaylee Porter, Erksine
Name Year School Finals H# Points
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1 Tia Tardy SR MDI 2:14.76 STATE RECORD 2 10
2 Kaylee Porter JR Erskine 2:16.55 2 8
3 Laura Kenealy JR York 2:25.21 2 6
4 Jaden Gray SR Lawrence 2:25.78 2 4
5 Hannah D'Orso SO Kennebunk 2:26.39 2 3
6 Chloe Smith JR Greely 2:26.52 1 2
7 Madison Szczygiel JR Wells 2:26.75 2 1
8 Zoe Olson FR MDI 2:26.76 2
9 Miranda Dunton FR Camden Hills 2:30.05 1
10 Sydney McCarren SO Morse 2:31.01 1
11 Lydia DaCorte SR MDI 2:33.11 2
12 Tamra Benson SO Leavitt 2:33.12 1
13 Hannah Walsh JR Lawrence 2:33.96 1
14 Katelyn Osborne FR MDI 2:34.88 1
15 Erica Schlichting SO Gray N-Glouc 2:35.47 2
16 Olivia Wesley FR Foxcroft 2:40.47 1
17 Chloe Waldrep JR Greely 2:44.86 1 
