Would seem to be an interesting question, in part because he's Canadian, in part because his talent isn't clearly medal at Olys level (or maybe it is, given how he didnt run many miles in HS), in part because maybe given that his family might be inclined to see him pursue a more long-term career.
My $ is on joining BTC with fellow Canadian 5Ker Mo Ahmed. But is training in Toronto a possibility?
Or maybe split the difference and try to make Canadian team for Tokyo then call it a day?
Hopefully deportedback to Canada
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no where. probably a janitor.
KnightPostGrad wrote:
Would seem to be an interesting question, in part because he's Canadian, in part because his talent isn't clearly medal at Olys level ?
You do understand that he is ranked 6th on the all time Collegiate 5000m list (nobody ahead of him being an American) with 1 outdoor and 2 indoor season eligibility left.
Are you saying that 100% of all NCAA Americans in the past 30 years should simply have quit after College? Some names that come to mind are Rupp, Ritz, Solinsky, Kennedy, Teg, True, Mead, Jenkins, Hill, Chelimo, Derrick, Lomong... you may also want to through in fellow Canadians Ahmed and Levins to that list. Go crazy and add Lagat and Ches to that list also. Because none of them were as fast as Knight in College. Zero Americans in the long NCAA history. Who knows, before he is done at Syracuse, maybe zero NCAA athlete (all countries combined) will have run a faster 5000m than him.
Why would he have no chance at an Olympic medal? What do you know that we don't?
he would immediately cease all training as you can only be an athlete whilst attending college. After that you have to get a job and Americans are incapable of working and going for a run the same day.
Start with a 2016 5K performance that just puts him in the top 100 with many younger runners far ahead of him.
He can compete in 2019 for indoors
Um Yeah wrote:
Start with a 2016 5K performance that just puts him in the top 100 with many younger runners far ahead of him.
You are right. Why is he even hanging on to this sport?
Ok, so he is the first North American winner of the NCAA XC since Rupp and the 6th fastest ever at 5000m in the NCAA. But that is just cr$p.
There are so many faster runners than him in the world. You make a good point. He should quit immediately.
He is embarrassing himself really.