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Watch: Gatorade national runner of the year Colin Sahlman (Newbury Park) discusses 3200m victory at Arcadia Invitational

Sahlman ran a 8:34.99, and was only pushed by teammate and runner-up Lex Young.
Lance Smith, SBLive Sports|
Watch: Gatorade national runner of the year Colin Sahlman (Newbury Park) discusses 3200m victory at Arcadia Invitational
Watch: Gatorade national runner of the year Colin Sahlman (Newbury Park) discusses 3200m victory at Arcadia Invitational

ARCADIA, Calif. – Colin Sahlman continued his dominant senior track campaign by winning one of the Arcadia Invitational's signature events – the 3200m (two miles). 

The Gatorade national runner of the year and Newbury Park senior ran it in 8:34.99 on Saturday, less than two seconds behind his national high school record of 8:33.32. Only the second-place finisher, his teammate Lex Young, was able to keep it close with the NAU commit. Sahlman talked after the race about his first place finish and competing against his teammates.

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Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
LANCE SMITH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Lance Smith is a veteran high school sports reporter who worked previously with SBLive Sports covering basketball, football, and softball in California's Southern Section and LA City Section and has returned as contributor to High School On SI in 2025. He also covers Nevada and National Girls Basketball. A graduate of The USC Marshall School of Business, Smith dabbles in linear algebra and football and basketball computer rankings.

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