David Ponce stands in front of the athlete entrance for the AAU Junior Olympic Games, where he qualified for the 800-meter run. Courtesy photo
David Ponce came less than a quarter of a second from beating his own personal record in Des Moines, Iowa.
The 2:12.08 run in the 800-meter race placed the Lindsay eighth-grader 32nd out of 82 at the 2026 AAU Junior Olympic Games.
“It was fun running with people from all over the nation,” Ponce said. “We had people from places like Florida, Washington and other states that are really far away from O…
