Paige Leaves Field In Her Wake, Breezes To 600M State Championship
Feb 26, 2020 02:10AM
● By Bill Gilman
Wachusett senior Amyah Santana and Murdoch sophomore Lilly Digman finished second and third, respectively, in the 600 at All-State meet. Tewksbury junior Makayla Paige, the daughter of former Gardner great Jill Croft, finished first @tgsports @WachusettAD pic.twitter.com/LoOPCISZiX
— Rich Garven (@RichGarvenTG) February 22, 2020
Now consider that e 2nd place runner, Amyah Santana of Wachusett Regional, was a full 5.21 seconds behind Tewksbury's Makayla Paige, who easily added another title to her trophy case.
Paige's winning time of 1:30.61 was nine-tenths of a second off her own meet record, set in 2019, but she made quick work of a field that featured several of the best middle distance runners in the state.
Congrats to our Girls 2020 @MIAA033 Indoor All-State top 8 600m finalists #gameonmiaa @KBrouillard12 pic.twitter.com/z1aA9VavJE
— MIAA (@MIAA033) February 22, 2020
600, but Tewksbury’s Makayla Paige looked smooth and in control as she easily captured her third consecutive All-State title in 1:30.61. “It was a tough race and there were some really good runners,” said Paige. “I wanted to take it out hard and not have someone sneak up on me.”
— Jeanine Anderson (@billericarocks) February 22, 2020
WATCH Makayla Paige repeat as the @MIAA033 All-State girls 600 meter champ in 1:30.61 winning by a 5 second margin! @runmapetiterun @TewksTrackandXC @JinkyJilly https://t.co/1Hgjcf4Sef
— MileSplitMass (@MileSplitMass) February 22, 2020
Girls @miaa033 seeded 600m...Makayla Paige with the win 1:30.61 @KBrouillard12 #gameonmiaa @tpsdistrict @TMHS_Athletics pic.twitter.com/qki5usnIZF
— MIAA (@MIAA033) February 22, 2020
List of girls ahead of Makayla Page currently on the US all-time 600m list. @runmapetiterun @JinkyJilly
— MileSplitMass (@MileSplitMass) February 22, 2020
Athing Mu 1:23.57
Samantha Watson 1:27.13
Kamryn McIntosh 1:28.78
Janine Davis 1:29.57
Phyllis Francis 1:29.65
Stacey Ann Livingston 1:29.69
Makayla Paige 1:29.70