Willingboro’s Maya Bolden placed 3rd in the freshman 60-meter dash Friday at the Boston Nationals.
Bolden ran 7.86 in the trials earlier in the day and was the 5th-fastest qualifier, but in the final she finished in a virtual tie for 2nd place with Caitlyn Ly of Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. Both were timed in 7.79, but Ly officially placed 2nd when their times were broken down by 1,000ths of a second – Ly in 7.784 and Bolden in 7.790.
That’s the fastest time by a New Jersey freshman this year, and although the meet’s timekeepers did not post en route times for 55 meters, the standard conversion for 7.79 is 7.26 for 55 meters, which is also fastest this year by a New Jersey freshman. Bolden’s 55 PR is 7.34 from the state Group 2 meet at the Bubble.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 