Ever known of a sub 4:10 high schooler who didn't even attempt college track?

Leal was beast. Saved a women from kidnapping years later.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Good-Samaritan-Saves-Very-Brave-Woman-From-Would-Be-Kidnapper-in-San-Leandro-388720522.html

both were duxxxxxxx wrote:

dudebod wrote:

Jeff Nelson.

Wrong. "after a series of injuries during his first three collegiate seasons--the first at Oregon, the next two at Glendale College--he gave up serious competition in 1982."

LV wrote:

Verzbicas

Wrong. "In November 2011, after running in only two cross country races for the University of Oregon, Verzbicas announced that he would be leaving the school to pursue a career in triathlon with the hopes of making a future US Olympic team."

Wring...

According to you. LV ran 2 races in cross country, then quit.

So. he NEVER ATTEMPTED COLLEGE TRACK.

both were duxxxxxxx wrote:

LV wrote:

Verzbicas

Wrong. "In November 2011, after running in only two cross country races for the University of Oregon, Verzbicas announced that he would be leaving the school to pursue a career in triathlon with the hopes of making a future US Olympic team."

My grandmother doesn't understand the difference between cross country and track, but I would have hoped that people on LR would have a bit better grasp of the concept. Yes, LV ran two XC races in college. No, he did not run any track races in college. They are two different sports (LRers are cluless about a lot of things, but I never thought I'd have to explain this particular concept).

How did he manage to get out of it? Didn't he end up getting married? Divorce I guess?

I'm not sure Tim Danielson ever ran track in college.

He did, started @BYU, then transferred to one of the San Diego area schools. His college best was 4:01 or so.

Hurl wrote:

I'm not sure Tim Danielson ever ran track in college.

both were duxxxxxxx wrote:

dudebod wrote:

Jeff Nelson.

Wrong. "after a series of injuries during his first three collegiate seasons--the first at Oregon, the next two at Glendale College--he gave up serious competition in 1982."

LV wrote:

Verzbicas

Wrong. "In November 2011, after running in only two cross country races for the University of Oregon, Verzbicas announced that he would be leaving the school to pursue a career in triathlon with the hopes of making a future US Olympic team."

Verzbicas never ran TRACK. Read the thread title homeboy

Eric Giddings was just under or right at 4:10 in high school (graduated 2005). Also just under 9:00. He went to Stanford, ran one or two XC meets as a redshirt, ran no track meets, was no longer with the team by his sophomore year. He did, however, do a nice painting of Gebrselassie.

Not quite sub-4:10, but I had a high school teammate who ran 4:12 and never even attempted to run in college. Just didn't feel like it.