Anyone know whats up with Sarah Baxter? She's so incredibly talented--it would be a shame to not see her compete soon.
Anyone know whats up with Sarah Baxter? She's so incredibly talented--it would be a shame to not see her compete soon.
pattyy p wrote:
Anyone know whats up with Sarah Baxter? She's so incredibly talented--it would be a shame to not see her compete soon.
I have no idea but after her post-race interview at NXN 2013 you had an idea that it was over.
http://www.flotrack.org/video/726148-sarah-baxter-gave-it-her-all-and-finished-3rd-in-her-last-nxnI don't know much about her (besides she was great at running) but I always thought that interview made her look like a head case or rigidly anti-social. She complained that it was cold, but everybody had to deal with that. If you don't want to be interviewed, that is fine, but she should have bowed out if that was the case.
lets be clear I'm just wondering whats up with her.... don't want to hear people tear her down.
I believe it goes, Is Sarah Baxter update?
When she started college she had an injury, but idk what she's up to atm.
She ran some races last fall for Oregon, but don't recall her being in the top 7 for regionals and nationals.
Her last race looks like it was Pac12s where she fished 44th and was Oregon's 9th runner. She wasn't on the squad for regionals or nationals. No sign of her in the indoor results so far. No es bueno as she has used her redshirt.
Try your hardest ... wrote:
I don't know much about her (besides she was great at running) but I always thought that interview made her look like a head case or rigidly anti-social. She complained that it was cold, but everybody had to deal with that. If you don't want to be interviewed, that is fine, but she should have bowed out if that was the case.
Looking at Sarah Baster's face one can see from her expression throughout the whole interview that she looked ill. It was probably physical and mental exhaustion after finishing 3rd while hoping for nothing less than 1st. I am not sure she was capable of thinking clearly enough to decide that she should bow out of the interview. I have been at the finish line of many highly competitive high school races to see what kind of shape the runners are in at the end. My own child has taken minutes to over an hour to get to the point where I would consider him/her ready for an interview.
This is the only interview I have seen with Sarah Baxter. I would not draw any conclusions from just one interview.
I feel so sorry for those that have run so fast in high school and then disappear from running at the college level. I know of several high school runners in the top 3 of my state that competed little if at all for their college teams.
Her body looked different, gained weight for sure....power to weight ratio has decreased........puberty sucks for a lot of these woman runners.....once the body changes...game over......a very small percentage keep the narrow hips after puberty.
And in case anyone did not know, she had a stress reaction injury her senior year of track.
From her Duck Bio:
http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209659892
2015-16: Cross Country - Made Oregon debut at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, finishing 10th in 21:37.7... Was 33rd at the Washington Invitational in 20:33.0...Oregon's third runner and the 37th overall finisher at the Pre-National Invitational in 20:39.9...finished 44th overall at the Pac-12 Championships in 21:03.4.
2014-15: Redshirted the outdoor, indoor and cross country seasons. Outdoor - Ran unattached in three meets, including a 1,500 meter time of 4:29.54 at the Willamette Invitational.
From
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/4991405/Oregon/Sarah_Baxter.html
Date Meet Sport Event Round(P/F) Time/Mark Converted Place
10-30-15 Pac 12 Cross Country Championships XC 6K 21:03.4 44
10-17-15 DI Pre-Nationals XC 6K 20:39.9 37
10-02-15 Washington Invitational XC 6K 20:32.9 33
09-11-15 Bill Dellinger Invitational XC 6K 21:37.7 10
She was the #3 Oregon runner at DI Pre-Nationals
She was the #7 Oregon runner at Washing Invitational
She was the #6 Oregon runner at Bill Delinger Invitational