Sophie O'Sullivan moves to number 2 all time on Irish 800m list...
In Brescia, Italy, Washington alum Sophie O'Sullivan (Paul Merca photo) set a new personal best over 800 meters Sunday afternoon at the Banca Valsabbina Grand Prix. O'Sullivan, who raced on Thursday over 1500 meters in Zürich, was tucked in comfortably in about third place as the field hit the bell in approximately 58 seconds. Unlike Thursday's race where she let the field swallow her up after the pacemaker stepped off the track, she stayed focused and kept her eyes on the leader, former Arkansas standout and Paris Olympic finalist Shafiqua Maloney. Maloney hung on for the win in 1:58.03, with O'Sullivan second in 1:58.60. The time was a new personal best, eclipsing her old personal best of 1:59.65 set on August 9th in Twickenham, just outside of London. It's also the second fastest in Irish history, behind only Ciara Mageean's national record of 1:58.51. The men's 1500 saw Gary Martin of the Brooks Beasts finish fourth. Martin, who held the lead going int...
