Former St. Augustine runner Nico Montanez takes 3rd at USATF 20K Championships
September 7, 2021 by Andy Morales, AZPreps365
Nico Montanez won ten AIA state championships for St. Augustine before becoming an All-American running for BYU and he came up with a big finish at the USATF 20K National Championships held in New Haven on Monday.
Montanez ran a time of 59.54 to take third place in the event with Ben True of New Hampshire running 59.53 and Biya Simbassa of Flagstaff finished with the same time 59.54 but he edged Montanez at the line. Montanez took home $2,000 in prize money.
BEN TRUE GANA EL CAMPEONATO USATF DE 20KM
— Fondo y medio fondo (@fondoymediofond) September 7, 2021
Ben True, gana los 20k del Campeonato USATF con un tiempo de 59'53'', dejando en 2do lugar a Abbabiya Simbassa y 3ro Nico Montanez con 59'54''
El paso por los primeros 10k fue de 30'30, por lo que True corrió los últimos 10k en 29'23'' pic.twitter.com/Plo7wvDJ9M
