Webfoot, why are you so homo for the kid?
Yeah he's good. but to be honest he's a 16 year old sophmore! when I was a senior I was 16 and ran a 4:10 mile, does hat put me on the same page with him??
He does look pretty developed for a sophmore, in Hieght and stature. He didnt run before but he played Soccer. that is like middle distance training in itself.
Will he improve? yes.
How much? I dont know.
But I will tell you that because he ran 3:53 as a somphmore does by no means he is gonna run 3:4x next year.
example..... kid from California (Darren Fahye) won Footlocker West 2011, ran 4:12 and 8:59 for 1600/3200 as a true sophmore.
that was in 2010.
Now hes a senior... hes still really good. but pr's of 4:08/8:55.
This kid reminds me of that, hes really good. But just cause he jumped 30 seconds pr this year doesnt mean that improvement rate is going to happen every year.
Im not being a downer, just realistic.
You need to calm down, if you really think hes the next best thing... give alberto a call at nike and set the kid up.