Douglas Seth runs fastest time in the nation at Florida Middle School Indoor Track Championships

The seventh grader won the 3,000-meter run with a blistering 9:33.40 — fastest in the nation this year and 13th fastest all-time — and also won the mile run with the eighth fastest time in the nation.

Flagler County's Douglas Seth crosses the finish line with the fastest time in the nation in the middle-school 3,000-meter race at the High School/Middle School Indoor Track Championships on Feb. 10 in Gainesville. Courtesy photo
Flagler County's Douglas Seth crosses the finish line with the fastest time in the nation in the middle-school 3,000-meter race at the High School/Middle School Indoor Track Championships on Feb. 10 in Gainesville. Courtesy photo
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Running in his first-ever indoor track event, Buddy Taylor Middle School seventh grader Douglas Seth recorded the fastest 3,000-meter middle school time in the nation this year and 13th fastest all-time on Feb. 10 at the Florida High School/Middle School Indoor Championships at the Alachua Sports and Events Center in Gainesville.

Douglas Seth. Photo from flRunners.com interview

Seth, who runs for the Imagine School At Town Center team, ran a 9:33.40 — the fastest middle-school time in Florida history — defeating second-place Dominic Johnson of St. Johns (9:58.15) by almost 25 seconds.

 

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