dalton hengst...is he attending school at all????

He said in the interview that he's taking classes on line. Why the question marks?

Another Option wrote:

He said in the interview that he's taking classes on line. Why the question marks?

So he's not going to school at all, then.

Cyber schools..online schools are still schools!

I think this makes him eligible (under PIAA Rules) to run for Eastern York.

No need for question marks wrote:

Cyber schools..online schools are still schools!

But the question is whether he is attending school. Real school or not, one does not attend an online school.

Looks like this thread will trump the previous one. That was an interesting interview. If taking online classes or homeschool, how does he compete in the state? Do you get to show up at a regional qualifier or do you compete with your local school? I think that most sites allow athletes to compete for their local school but not as an unattached athlete. I predict that he will be running with Brody in most meets and will abandon traditional HS running.

Predictor wrote:

Looks like this thread will trump the previous one. That was an interesting interview. If taking online classes or homeschool, how does he compete in the state? Do you get to show up at a regional qualifier or do you compete with your local school? I think that most sites allow athletes to compete for their local school but not as an unattached athlete. I predict that he will be running with Brody in most meets and will abandon traditional HS running.

First off, it’s Brodey. Not Brody.

In many states, homeschooled kids can be cleared to run for the hs in their district.

But he can also run unattached, like Brodey Hasty.

Many athletes are now choosing to break away from running for their HS. This is a positive path for the future of our US athletes. It is better for them. Race directors and state scholastic governing bodies need to change the rules to allow unattached athletes in their competitions. Once that happens, USA track and field will really excel.

You guys act like there’s a school that will take him. He’s not unattached because it was a good move for him, he’s unattached because of his past actions

Many athletes are now choosing to break away from running for their HS? Could you name off the top dozen or so distance runners in the nation that have done this successfully? I'm not trying to get you to do all the work for me, it's just that I can't find many top high school distance runners that are competing unattached outside of Brodey Hasty, who really only did it for his senior year because his previous high school coach got fired. There was Cain and Efraimson recently who chose to break away from running for their HS, but they weren't unattached since they had professional sponsorship. It's difficult to imagine the club system working well in high school for a sport where it's imperative to practice every day.

Untraditional wrote:

First off, it’s Brodey. Not Brody.

In many states, homeschooled kids can be cleared to run for the hs in their district.

But he can also run unattached, like Brodey Hasty.

Many athletes are now choosing to break away from running for their HS. This is a positive path for the future of our US athletes. It is better for them. Race directors and state scholastic governing bodies need to change the rules to allow unattached athletes in their competitions. Once that happens, USA track and field will really excel.

Why does letsrun talk about this guy so much? He's only a 4:08 miler. According to the other thread, he wouldn't even get a scholarship to most DI schools.