Apparently there is no place like home for a 27-year-old sprinter to jump start
his comeback after several years away from the track.
Casey Combest ran away with an exhibition 55-meter race at a Kentucky Track &
Cross Country Coaches Association meet Saturday in Maysville, Ky. Held in the
old Jockey International Building - a factory facility converted into a sports
complex - Combest tested the recently installed polyurethane surface twice, a
6.29 followed 25 minutes later with a 6.27 against light competition.
"I got the cobwebs out," said Combest. "We made the comeback today. We're back
in business. My confidence is back. It was just like old times."
Combest passed on a college meet at Illinois State University after several
request from KTCCCA to run in front of Kentucky high school athletes.
"It was a great atmosphere for me to run in and it was something great to share
with the kids of Kentucky," said Combest.
Combest said he can run faster and he will have to at his next three planned
meets: Jan. 26 at Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 2 at the University of Kentucky; and
Feb. 8 New York.
Jan. 19, 2008
Maysville, Ky.
US Bank-Mason County Schools Indoor Athletic Complex
Polyurethane surface
Four lanes, 12 laps = 1600m
Eight lanes for 55m
Times were FAT with Finish Lynx
Open Men 55 Meter Dash Finals
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Casey Combest Unattached 6.27 **
2 Bob O'Brien Unattached 6.91
3 Brandon Bugg Unattached x7.18
4 Lindsey Thurman Unattached x7.71
5 Mike Kirchner Unattached x7.91
