If you were to ask Zachary's Rhen Langley, there are some LHSAA championships races he would like to have back. The 2022 LHSAA D-I Boys' State Indoor championship meet--during his high school career. Langley came across in 4:18.90.
Langley led the race from start to finish, and Ruston's Caleb Babineaux, while giving chase to Langley, was never able to catch the LSU commit and finished in second (4:22.19)--just barely.
Zachary's Caleb Ackman closed hard and would have overtaken Babineaux, but ran out of real estate and finished third with a 4:22.28.
ZACHARY'S RHEN LANGLEY TALKS ABOUT HIS 2022 LHSAA STATE INDOOR PERFORMANCE
Langley turned around and saw his teammate lying on the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse track and gave him a congratulatory hug.
Eight of the top ten perfromances in the Louisiana during 2022 came from the LHSAA State Indoor Division I 1600m race. Six of the eight were seniors. Jesuit's Patrick Dowd, who finished eighth in the race (4:30.19), joins Langley as the only returner.
THE TOP 20 RETURNING 1600m RUNNERS
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATEPLACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:18.90 | 2023 | ||
| 2 | 4:30.19 | 2023 | ||
| 3 | 4:32.35 | 2024 | ||
| 4 | 4:32.89 | 2023 | ||
| 5 | 4:33.55 | 2024 | ||
| 6 | 4:34.29 | 2023 | ||
| 7 | 4:35.91 | 2023 | ||
| 8 | 4:36.80 | 2024 | ||
| 9 | 4:39.91 | 2024 | ||
| 10 | 4:40.89 | 2023 | ||
| 11 | 4:41.64 | 2024 | ||
| 12 | 4:43.33 | 2023 | ||
| 13 | 4:46.25 | 2024 | ||
| 14 | 4:46.83 | 2024 | LSU High School Classic10th F | |
| 15 | 4:46.93 | 2025 | ||
| 16 | 4:47.81 | 2026 | ||
| 17 | 4:50.34 | 2023 | ||
| 18 | 4:50.59 | 2024 | ||
| 19 | 4:52.74 | 2024 | ||
| 20 | 4:53.00 | 2023 |