Watson runs all-time prep best 1:28.67 in 600

Rush-Henrietta NY senior eclipses 2015 mark set by McIntosh at Section 5 vs. Section 6 Invitational for first individual national high school record, second overall

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

Less than 24 hours after UTEP freshman Emmanuel Korir ran the world’s fastest men’s indoor 600-meter time ever Friday in New Mexico, another record was set in the event across the country Saturday by one of the nation's top high school seniors.

Rush-Henrietta NY star Sammy Watson clocked 1 minute, 28.67 seconds in the indoor 600 at the Section 5 vs. Section 6 Invitational at Houghton College in New York to eclipse the girls national high school record of 1:28.78 set in 2015 by Suffern NY standout Kamryn McIntosh. RESULTS

McIntosh and Watson are scheduled to race head to head Feb. 4 in the 600 at the Armory Track Invitational.

It is the second national high school indoor record for Watson, who was a member of the 3:52.68 sprint medley relay lineup from Rush-Henrietta in 2015.

Watson also has the potential to break national high school indoor records this year in the 1,000 meters – she is ranked No. 2 all-time at 2:45.32 – and possibly the 800, an event she is ranked sixth in prep history at 2:05.11, although she has run 2:02.91 outdoors in June.