Reigning NCAA champion Will Sumner will be competing in the men’s 800m field at the NACAC U23 Championships 2023, in San José, Costa Rica, from 21-23 July. Sumner recently won the collegiate title in June with a personal best time of 1:44.26.
However, despite his success, he finished 5th at the USATF Outdoor Championships and did not qualify for the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in August.
Sumner, who recently turned professional and signed with Adidas, will be joined by another American athlete, Sean Dolan from Villanova, who achieved a personal best time of 1:46.10 at the Harry Jerome Track Classic on 14 July.
Dolan is also considered a strong contender for a medal at the NACAC U23 Championships. Although Sumner did not qualify for the World Athletics Championships, he has had an impressive season with multiple times faster than 1:47.00, in addition to his personal best time
His personal best currently ranks as the 11th fastest among performers in 2023.
NACAC U23 Championships 2023 – Men’s 800m Entry List
- Jahleel Armstrong – Barbados – 1:54.77
- Mario Vivas – Belize – 2:01.00
- Abdullahi Hassan – Canada – 1:46.25
- Leroy Russell – Canada – 1:47.81
- Luis Alexander Segura Hernandez – Costa Rica – 1:55.74
- Matthew William Cook Gutierrez – Costa Rica – 1:54.02
- Dennick Luke – Dominica – 1:50.00
- Fredd Alexander Ponce – Nicaragua – 1:56.33
- Handal Roban – St. Vincent & The Grenadines – 1:45.93
- Genesis Joseph – Trinidad And Tobago – 1:50.74
- Stefan Camejo – Trinidad And Tobago – 1:52.92
- Sean Dolan – United States – 1:46.93
- William Sumner – United States – 1:44.26
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