Michael Berry takes second in 300m at New Balance indoor grand prix...

ROXBURY, MA.—Rainier Beach HS graduate Michael Berry (left/photo by Paul Merca) finished second in the 300 meter dash at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix meet Sunday at the Reggie Lewis Center in the Boston suburb.

Berry, who attended the University of Oregon, then trained in Seattle last year before moving to Orlando, Florida, finished in a time of 33.13, as Vernon Norwood took the victory in 32.70.

Camas HS grad Alexa Efraimson finished seventh in the featured New Balance women’s 1500 meter race in 4:12.06, as Ethiopia’s Dawit Seyaum won in a world leading time of 4:01.86.

Gig Harbor’s Mark Wieczorek served as the pace setter in the men’s 1000 meters, won by two-time US Olympian Andrew Wheating in 2:18.68.

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