Local Roundup: Makayla Paige Runs to Second Place at NCAA Championships

Local roundup: Makayla Paige runs to second place at NCAA Championships

Former Tewksbury High star runner Makayla Paige continues to turn heads on the national stage. Now a junior at the University of North Carolina, Paige was part of history at the NCAA Championships 800-meter race Saturday in Eugene, Ore. Every finalist ran the fastest time that a runner in final position had ever achieved at the event. Paige ran the fifth-fastest time in NCAA history, lowering North Carolina’s program record for the fourth time t…

Paige Earns Silver In Fastest NCAA Championships 800m Race Ever - University of North Carolina Athletics

Makayla Paige (1:58.97), the women's 800m silver medalist, was part of the greatest NCAA Championships 800m race, as every finalist ran the fastest time that a runner in final position has ever achieved during any NCAA Championships.