Former Edmond Santa Fe standout Gunnar Nixon takes World Junior championship
Published: July 12, 2012 by Ryan Aber
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BY RYAN ABER
raber@opubco.com
Former Edmond Santa Fe standout Gunnar Nixon needed a big-time performance in the final event of the decathlon at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona.
Nixon entered the 1,500-meter run needing to beat Australia’s Jake Stein by 14 seconds to win.
Nixon did, turning in a personal best 4:22.36, nearly 24 seconds ahead of Stein, to set an American junior record with 8,018 points and win the championship.
Stein jumped ahead of Nixon, a sophomore-to-be at Arkansas, in the next-to-last event, the javelin, before Nixon pulled off the win in the final event.
Nixon’s gold was the first of the event for Team USA.
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