Turn Back The Clock Tuesday: Nagy Runs 2:13.50 for 800m



Turn Back The Clock Tuesday: Erzsebet Nagy Runs 2:13.50 for 800m at 2012 New England Championship

Erzsebet Nagy of Lawrence is one of the best all-time distance runners in Maine state history. In her junior year at the New England Championship she finished sixth in the 800m clocking a personal best 2:13.50, entering the race Nagy had a personal best of 2:16.27. The mark set a new Maine state outdoor record for 800m surpassing the former state record of 2:15.1 by set in 2007 by Scarborough's Kaitlynn Saldanha

The pace was strong from the gun with Nagy tucking herself in the pack in lane, the first 400m was covered in 65 seconds by Erzsebet. Nagy battled hard after the top four broke away with 300m to go she maintained her positioning well all the way to the finish line.

Nagy currently ranks third all-time in state history in the 800m, fourth fastest in the 1600m (4:57.66) & eighth best in the 3200m (10:49.27)

She went on to compete collegiately at Middlebury College, earning multiple All-American honors.



Results

  1 Sydnee Over               11 Windsor  - CT          2:08.41  
  2 Maddy Berkson             SO Classical - RI         2:10.33  
  3 Kellie Davis              11 Hillhouse  - CT        2:11.29  
  4 Erica Johnson             JR Bay View - RI          2:12.63  
  5 Abby Livingston           SO Barrington - RI        2:13.17  
  6 Erzsebet Nagy             JR Lawrence - ME          2:13.50  
  7 Jane Clark                10 Notre Dame A  MA       2:15.20  
  8 Briana Lenehan            11 Norwich Free  CT       2:15.43  
  9 Medinah Nabadduka         12 Windsor  - CT          2:17.37  
 10 Hannah Parker             09 Coe-Brown - NH         2:18.06  
 11 Jade Paul                 12 Stoughton   MA         2:19.96  
 12 Aleta Looker              SO Ellsworth-ME           2:21.19  
 13 Taylor Worthy             11 Medfield   - MA        2:21.37  
 14 Alexia Lipman             10 Bromfield - MA         2:22.72  
 15 Carsyn Koch               SO Washburn - ME          2:23.32  
 16 Aidan Bardos              11 Hanover - NH           2:23.48  
 17 Elise Pitmon              12 Mt. Mansfield VT       2:24.00  
 18 Samantha Hicks            11 Laconia - NH           2:24.93  
 19 Shannon Conley            SO Cheverus - ME          2:25.06  
 20 Reagan Cerney             11 Newtown  - CT          2:25.31  
 21 Alicia DeCastro           SO La Salle - RI          2:25.69  
 22 Allie Davis               SR E. Greenwich- RI       2:25.75  
 23 Samantha Cox              JR Bonny Eagle-ME         2:25.79  
 24 Carlijn Wagenaar          10 Wellesley - MA         2:26.53  
 25 Andrea Duncan             11 Mt. Mansfield VT       2:26.70  
 26 Autumn Eastman            SO Champlain Val VT       2:27.18  
 27 Alison Bourgeois          JR Bell. Fre Ac. VT       2:27.83  
 28 Michaela Cioffredi        12 Lebanon-NH             2:28.03  
 29 Haddie Lary               SO Randolph VT            2:28.13  
 30 Samantha Pomroy           SR Noble  - ME            2:28.70