German Fernandez is coming back, now 3:43

Dude don't bring him in here yet man! these rats here are going to destroy him by that performance!

German's a junior?

Slowly but surely! Hang in there, kid!

J.R. wrote:

German's a junior?

hmmm thats what i thought when i saw that too. Probably an error.

Yeah.... Let's burn him !!! let's burn him !!! .......

That's a great come back.. but who cares....making fun of young kids is always so funny !

barney legendary wrote:

[quote]J.R. wrote:

German's a junior?

hmmm thats what i thought when i saw that too. Probably an error.[/quote

I think he redshirted outdoor track one season, so he is a junior.

Timing site wrote:

Section 3

1 George Alex SR Oklahoma 3:43.32

2 German Fernandez JR Oklahoma State 3:43.88

3 Bill Kogel JR Oklahoma 3:44.13

4 Tom Marshall SR Tulsa 3:46.45

5 Jake Wike JR Wichita State 3:46.61

6 Paulo Pinheiro JR Tulsa 3:46.68

7 Charles Lapham JR Drake 3:46.79

8 Andrew Heyes JR Tulsa 3:47.52

9 Omet Kak SO Drake 3:47.53

10 Scott Gillespie JR Arkansas 3:51.18

-- Riley Masters JR Oklahoma DNF

-- Michael Chinchar SR Arkansas DNF

-- Bill Martin SR Tulsa DNF

Best part of it is he beat the Benedict Arnold, Riley Masters.

Riley, How's the transfer to the big school working out for you?

Do you think Maine would take him back?

wow that really sucks. he ran 3:55 for the mile back in 2009. why is he running like an equivalent of 7-8 seconds SLOWER 3 years later?

he'll dnf at nationals (if he even makes them)

your mom would what make you think Maine wouldn't

He hasn't been able to build up a base because of the injuries, but his pure talent allows him to run times like these. Wait until he's able to build up a deep base, then we'll see what he really can do.

German needs to get the hell out of Stillwater asap. Smith has destroyed him. He would be a good fit in Salazar's group because of his injuries. He would have access to things like the alter G, under-water treadmill, cryosauna, massage therapists, psychologists. He should avoid schumacher who just runs his athletes into the ground.

small school guy wrote:

Timing site wrote:

Section 3

1 George Alex SR Oklahoma 3:43.32

2 German Fernandez JR Oklahoma State 3:43.88

3 Bill Kogel JR Oklahoma 3:44.13

4 Tom Marshall SR Tulsa 3:46.45

5 Jake Wike JR Wichita State 3:46.61

6 Paulo Pinheiro JR Tulsa 3:46.68

7 Charles Lapham JR Drake 3:46.79

8 Andrew Heyes JR Tulsa 3:47.52

9 Omet Kak SO Drake 3:47.53

10 Scott Gillespie JR Arkansas 3:51.18

-- Riley Masters JR Oklahoma DNF

-- Michael Chinchar SR Arkansas DNF

-- Bill Martin SR Tulsa DNF

Best part of it is he beat the Benedict Arnold, Riley Masters.

Riley, How's the transfer to the big school working out for you?

Do you think Maine would take him back?

How do you know from the above result that Masters was not in the race just as a rabbit?

It also looks like he beat Paulo Pinheiro (his nemesis) from Tulsa, who ran 3:46 himself (a PR?).

speaker of truth wrote:

German needs to get the hell out of Stillwater asap. Smith has destroyed him. He would be a good fit in Salazar's group because of his injuries.

Southern Utah

Has Smith destroyed Farrell? Did he destroy Lowe, Kosgei, Vail? He knows that German is the kind of guy that if you take a long term approach, he should make a handful of Olympic and WC teams. You could certainly argue he is a greater talent than Centro, but not nearly as savvy a racer yet.

It will be interesting to see if any of the OK State guys from 2009-now form an elite group similar to the 2002-2006 Wisco guys.

Lenny Leonard wrote:

You could certainly argue he is a greater talent than Centro, but not nearly as savvy a racer yet..

I think that he lacks Centro's racing savvy, raw speed, and most importantly, ability to stay healthy. In his favor, I think he has a substantially better engine to go 5k or 10k. We'll never know really if he cannot stay healthy.

Here's to hoping for German's health.

Talking about Centro. Where is he? When is he racing next?

Just Two Cents wrote:

In his favor, I think he has a substantially better engine to go 5k or 10k.

But not since he got to OSU.

That's what they said about Webb when he ran 3:43 and look what happened, he ran 3:38