Halfway point of boys 800: (from left) Valley Center's Troy Stroh, Rancho Bernardo's Sean Ricketts, Vista's Jared Emmons, Escondido's Nico Cueva, Kearny's Mohamed Aden and Poway's Aaron Powell. West Hills' Ben Aragon is barely visible behind Aden
and Powell.

The finish: Emmons comes up to win in 1:54.19, ahead of Thornton (1:54.43) and Ricketts (1:54.46). Aden (behind Thornton) was fourth in 1:54.94.