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Better late then never: Dunbar unloads on D-I 400 relay to place 2nd
Hurdle trips? Relay handoff whiffs? Bad luck? You name it, and Dunbar’s fleet boys track team endured it during the state track and field meet Saturday at Columbus.
But the Wolverines got the 400-meter relay right.
Three perfect handoffs and a smoking anchor by sophomore speedster Antonio Blanks enabled Dunbar to place second by a blink to West Chester Central in 41.89.
It didn’t quite make up for Richard Hunt nearly wiping out in the high hurdles or Blanks leaving early to thwart a possible 800 relay win or bombing on the final 300 hurdle in qualifying. But it sure helped.
“It was crazy,” Blanks said. “I was mad. We had to come back with something.”
The foursome of Thuron Ham, Terrence Glenn, Hunt and Blanks posted a season low in the 400 relay. Earlier, Ham, Blanks, Glenn and Tyrone Burnley placed fourth (1:27.50) in the 800 relay, but dropped out of contention after the botched final handoff.
“I heard ‘Stick!’ but it wasn’t from our dude,” said Blanks.
“He said wait, and I waited. By the time I got it, they were already gone. Things happen.”
This time, “we had to make sure our handoffs were right, and they were,” said Hunt.
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