WATCH: Late Move Clinches Tessa Buswell's 800m State Win


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