Anyone know if this college has a good track team? Any experience with the coach? Events their know for?
Anyone know if this college has a good track team? Any experience with the coach? Events their know for?
Located in Mesa, AZ
Good depth for JUCO, but no real high end runners
I hear summer training is fun.
Seriously mate? wrote:
I hear summer training is fun.
I went to a meet there in early February one year and it was 90F...
90 in Phoenix is like 75 in the South. It's really pleasant. Just wear sunscreen.
Greenfield wrote:
Anyone know if this college has a good track team? Any experience with the coach? Events their know for?
They seem to always produce all Americans in all seasons of indoor, outdoor, and cross country. Looks like they have placed well over the years and have done so without foreign athletes. They have had individual national champions in various events. They had the Nationals Runner up in the indoor Hep and Women's mile this past indoor nationals. What event group are you specifically asking about?
800m and 1500m
Greenfield wrote:
Anyone know if this college has a good track team? Any experience with the coach? Events their know for?
I can get you in there. We'll work something out, wink, wink.
Greenfield wrote:
800m and 1500m
They've had all Americans in the mid distance in their relays for indoor and outdoor as well as individual events. Are you a guy or girl? Their top girl right now is close to 5 flat For the full mile where she wasn't even under 5:40 in high school. Their top guy ran 4:26 for the 1600 in HS and ran 4:21 for the full mile. Few years back they had a 1:50 half miler. Seems they have someone that knows what they're doing.
The top girl you are referring to is sophomore sensation Quin Johnson.
She is very unique and unusual in that she competes on the track (and also cross country last fall) in her BARE FEET. She ran those 5:40s in high school because she had to wear shoes due to national high school rules requiring them. She has run faster at Mesa because she was allowed to run track in bare feet. Look up her Instagram feed (@_quinie) and you will see some pics of her competing barefoot in races. Has not decided where to run after track season for last 2 college years.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!