Saturday, February 21, 2009

Transit Tech from Brooklyn wins boys’ 4 x 800 meter relay at the Simplot Games

by Tyler Gibbons

Pocatello, Idaho – The Transit Tech relay team from Brooklyn , New York , ran away from the rest of the 4 x 800 field and claimed Simplot Games gold, beating their closest competitor by 16 seconds, with a time of 8:00.48.

Team members for the Empire State-based club included juniors Julian Wood and Fard Rollock, and seniors Elijah Rollock and Kameron George.

“We came out and made a statement that New York was in the building,” stated Woods.

Transit Tech's Elijah Rollock helps his team win the 4 x 800 at Simplot Games.
Photo by Mike Roberts

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