CLOVIS -- Timing is everything in an 800 meter final.
On Saturday at the CIF State Outdoor Championships, Poway's Tessa Buswell measured the championship race to precision.
With 200 meters left on the Veteran's Memorial Stadium track, Buswell swung wide and put the pedal to the metal, moving past the field and offering a winning move of 2:06.51.
The performance, Buswell's first win after finishing third, sixth and eighth across her high school career, represented a fitting finish for the senior.
Finishing second was Carlsbad's Makenna Herbst, who led early and scored a runner-up nod in 2:07.23, and Newport Harbor's Keaton Robar, who was third in 2:07.40.
Girls 800 meter Run Varsity
Finals
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NAME YR TEAM MARK H# WIND
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1 Tessa Buswell 12 Poway Sds 2:06.51 1
2 Makenna Herbst 11 Carlsbad Sds 2:07.23 1
3 Keaton Robar 11 Newport Harbor Ss 2:07.40 1
4 Kaitlyn Arciaga 11 Westview Sds 2:08.08 1
5 L'Mio Edwards 12 Claremont Ss 2:09.06 1
6 Georgia Jeanneret 12 J. Serra Ss 2:09.09 1
7 Kylie Hoornaert 11 Prospect Ccs 2:09.22 1
8 Zoe Lahanas 12 Clayton Valley Ncs 2:10.96 1
9 Melisse Djomby Enyawe 12 Corona del Mar Ss 2:12.23 1
10 Paige Scheer 12 Dana Hills Ss 2:12.76 1
11 Katelyn Matarese 12 La Canada Ss 2:14.23 1
12 Lindsay Zimmer 10 Cathedral Catholic Sds 2:14.77 1 
Photo Credit: Raymond Tran/MileSplit
