Timber Creek junior Timothy Whitaker turned in an early sub-50 for 400 meters Tuesday as part of a sprint triple in a dual meet at Timber Creek.
Whitaker won the 400 in 49.93 and also won the 100 in 11.04 and the 200 in 22.25. Whitaker, who ran 2:02.37 in December at the Ott Center, has legit range from 100 meters to the 800.
The 100 was the first Whitaker has ever run in high school, so that’s one PR. His previous 200 PR was an indoor 22.54 at the Ott Center in February, and his previous 400 PR was a 50.14 at the Ott in January. His outdoor 400 best was a 51.47 this past May at Haddon Township.
So one day into the 2026 outdoor season, Whitaker already has three PRs.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 