In this week's weekly recap, we thought it would be fun to compare the HS credentials of the top 4 teams at the 2016 Pac 12 meet.
Below you will see the HS accolades as well as the Pac 12 finishing place for all 4 teams. Who do you think does the best job of developing / squandering talent?
One thing that stuck out to us - if you are a top 10 team, you've got a lot of talent on your team. For example, here are the HS credentials of each of the four schools’ #5 man at Pac-12s – Colorado’s #5 ran 4:04/8:50 in HS, Stanford’s ran a 8:53 3200, UCLA’s ran 9:04 and Oregon’s #5 ran 8:56 in HS and was the NXN champ.
Colorado Yr HS Accolades
3. Ben Saarel Sr. 4th FL, 4:02 mile, 8:45 3200
4. Zach Perrin Jr. 10th FL, 8:55 3200
6. John Dressel So. 3-time FL finalist, 2nd as a junior, 8:57 3200
9. Ryan Forsyth So. 9:09 3200
19. Joe Klekcer R-Fr. 4:04 mile, 8:50 3200
32. Reilly Friedman R-Fr. 4:21/9:21
42. Christian Martin Jr. 4:26/9:36
52. Ethan Gonzales So. 9:00 3200
Stanford Yr HS Accolades
2. Grant Fisher So. 2-time FL champ. 3:59/8:43 for mile/2mile.
7. Sean McGorty Sr. 8:45 2-mile
8. Thomas Ratcliffe Fr. 4:01.5 mile as part-time runner
14. Garrett Sweatt R-Sr. 9:04 3200
16. Steven Fahy Jr. 8:53 3200
34. Alex Ostberg So. 9th FL, 8:43 3200
36. Blair Hurlock Jr. 8th FL, 8:58 3200
39. Jack Keelan Sr. 8:50 3200
47. Sam Wharton Sr. NXN champ, 6th FL, 8:56 3200
UCLA Yr HS Accolades
5. Ferdinand Erdman Sr. 3:45 1500
10. Jonah Diaz Sr. 6th NXN, 8:58 3200
11. Collin Burke Fr. 9:00 3200, 32nd FL
12. Austin O’Neil Sr. 4:12 mi/9:20 3200
20. Daniel De La Torre Jr. 4:10/9:04 1600/3200
35. Garrett Reynolds Fr. 4:12 mile/8:58 3200
37. Jackson Marshall So. 4:18/9:21 1600/3200
44. Myles Smith Jr. 9:06 3200, 38th FL
51. Millen Trujillo Fr. 4:11/9:13 1600/3200
55. Cole Smith So. 4:24/9:24
Oregon Yr HS Accolades
1. Edward Cheserek Sr. 8:39 2-mile, 2 FL titles.
13. Travis Neuman R-Jr. 9:17 2-mile (8:36 3k)
22. Levi Thomet Fr 15th FL, 8:48 2-mile
28. Matthew Maton So. 3:59 mi, 8:58 2-mile (8:18 3k), 14:20 5k
30. Tanner Anderson So. NXN champ, 8:56 3200
33. Sam Prakel R-Jr. 4:04 mile, 9:16 3200
43. Tim Gorman Grad Dartmouth times – 3:44/8:11
49. Austin Tamagno Fr. 5th FL, 1:50/4:01 mile,/8:54 3200
53. Jake Leingang Sr. 3rd FL, 4:05/8:51 3200/14:11 5k
66. Bryan Fernandez Jr. 4:12/9:11 1600/3200