LOCAL SPORTS
Runners at Masters National Championship A ptos resident Greg Hales traveled to Ames, Iowa, to compete in the 400-meter race in the USA Track and Field Masters National Championships
on July 24, and came home with a 5th place finish. Hales, 55, is a real estate agent at Coldwell Banker Aptos.
Jeff Soares
“Lining up at the start, I knew I was in over my head, but it was an honor just to be in the finals,” he wrote. “Those boys are fast!” At the 200-meter mark, he was in last place and decided to push it. “At 300m I actually passed someone and got into 7th place,” he wrote. “Then, with absolutely everything I had left, I kicked down the last 100m, and with a good lean at the end managed to finish in 5th place! 5th in the country in an event that is not mine, hey, I’ll take it!” His time was 1:02.47. First place went to Francois Boda, 57, who finished in 55.14. Jeff Soares, 58, of Aptos competed in the 1,500-meter run and finished in 9th with a time of 4:53.25. He’s retired after a long career in law enforcement and corrections.
Greg Hales
First place went to David White, 56, who finished in 4.37.14. This was the first USATF national championship under COVID safety protocols. n
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