2021 TF - CIF-ss FINALS (D3) - 800 Meters (Boys)

This is the championship race of the Boys 800 Meter Run at the 2021 CIF Southern Section (ss) Division 3 (D3) Track and Field Finals, held on June 12 at Estancia High (Costa Mesa, CA). With no CIF State Meet, CIF-SS Finals is the culmination of the official 2021 COVID-shortened CIF high school season for these athletes.
Results:
Athlete Grade School Time
1 Isaac Dienstag 12 Harvard/Westlake 1:57.7
2 Bryce Granillo 12 Cathedral 1:57.9
3 Patrick Latting 12 South Pasadena 1:59.5
4 Andrew Parkinson 12 South Pasadena 1:59.6
5 Shane Auci 10 Jserra 1:59.9
6 Colin Lantz 12 Palos Verdes 2:00.0
7 Alex Naehu 9 Palos Verdes 2:00.5
8 James Roberts 12 Damien 2:00.9
9 Eric Martinez 11 Damien 2:01.0
Complete results available at: finishedresult...
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[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

Awesome race...800m is the best!

[@JohnHoulgate]

Horrible announcing. You never say someone is going to pass and win then say no he won't when it hasn't happened.

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

That was a bit much I agree. Usually he is pretty solid.

[@isaacdienstag8192]

I thought it was fine tbh. Dude was doing his best to call who was takin it.

[@JohnHoulgate]

@@isaacdienstag8192 I think it's really innappropriate for the announcer to say " 'so-and-so' is going to pass him - no he won't - yes he will!"
As a runner in either position, if you're hearing it and this is loud, that just f@#$s with your head. It's not cool. Announcers should not be calling the outcome of a race if the outcome is not certain. It's not fair to the competitors and it's not fair to the audience.
What the announcer should say would go something like this:
"We've got a race here to the end. So-and-so is closing on the leader and . . . (At the finish) so-and-so wins!"