2017 Sun Angel Classic

Donavan Brazier Ran The Earliest Sub-1:45 800m In U.S. History

Donavan Brazier Ran The Earliest Sub-1:45 800m In U.S. History

Donavan Brazier Ran The Earliest Sub-1:45 800m In U.S. History

Apr 10, 2017 by Gordon Mack
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This past weekend Donavan Brazier threw down a monster 800m run at the Sun Angel Classic. After doing a little research it turns out Brazier's 1:44.63 set on April 8th was the earliest sub-1:45 800m performance in U.S. history. In fact, only five men have ever broken 1:45 by the end of April.

ATHLETE Sub-1:45 DATE LATER THAT YEAR? LIFETIME PB
Duane Solomon 1:43.88 04/19/14 1st at USAs 1:42.82
Erik Sowinski 1:44.58 04/19/14 3rd at USAs 1:44.58
Donavan Brazier 1:44.63 04/08/17 TBD 1:43.55
Khadevis Robinson 1:44.98 04/15/06 1st at USAs 1:43.68
Shaquille Walker 1:44.99 04/09/16 11th at USAs 1:44.99

Both Erik Sowinski and Duane Solomon have run faster, however their performances came 11 days later into the season.

Running fast early is becoming a trend in the U.S. as four of the five marks are from the past four seasons.

Brazier spoke with FloTrack after his 1:44.63: