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Washington-Liberty High runner finishes first in a national meet

Senior also placed high in previous post-season meets and events
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Washington-Liberty High School senior Ian Naff won the boys 400-meter race at a recent national meet.

Washington-Liberty High School senior track and field standout Ian Naff recent participated in the Adidas Indoor Nationals high-school championships in Virginia Beach.

At that competition, Naff won the 400-meter race in 49.63 seconds in the Elite Boys Division. Also, he finished fourth in the 200 in 22.27.

At the previous Virginia High School League Class 6 the indoor state track and field meet during the winter season, Naff placed second in the state in the 500 as the ninth seed.

Naff was a regular top finisher in various events during the winter’s indoor season, and he likely will continue that trend during the spring’s outdoor campaign.

“He just keeps getting better,” Washington-Liberty coach John Bacon said about Naff.

Also at that national meet, the Washington-Liberty’s girls 4x100 relay placed fifth.

Such national high-school meets are sponsored by various shoe companies, so there are multiple meets to enter in different cities.