I think most of them have broken 4 before but for them all to do it in the same race starting with a 3:51 is nuts. Waskom is going to get a contract this year if he wants one
Also great to see Nathan Green thriving in college. He was so close to sub 4 in HS and likely would’ve gotten it if covid didn’t screw up his hs career
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I think most of them have broken 4 before but for them all to do it in the same race starting with a 3:51 is nuts. Waskom is going to get a contract this year if he wants one
Also great to see Nathan Green thriving in college. He was so close to sub 4 in HS and likely would’ve gotten it if covid didn’t screw up his hs career
Love Waskom’s continued progression. Serious runner in middle school and ran 4:37 as 8th grader. Serious runner in HS and ran 4:03 as a senior. Now this. More and more people who start early and continue improving to incredible times.
I can’t watch the video. Was Gregorek pacesetting or did he DNF? He also DNFed a 3K in Washington a few weeks ago that I thought was supposed to be his first race of the season
I can’t watch the video. Was Gregorek pacesetting or did he DNF? He also DNFed a 3K in Washington a few weeks ago that I thought was supposed to be his first race of the season
Pacing duties along with prakel.
Also, for fun: Waskom made the cover of Youth Runner in 2015
I watcched and recorded these times at finish line for the leader for the 5+ lap (307 m track) race: 10.6/53.3/138.8/225.1/310.1. They announced splits of 56.3/156.5/256.3
They have splits they announce. You can see the quarter mile marks. There are tall black rods/antennas with a light at the top. They flash green when it’s time for that specific rod to pick up a split. Also, it’s wonky with the track length but you get used to it. Quarter mile at 4 o clock, half at 1 o clock, three quarters at 8 or so.
Juat speaking for myself I find it difficult to see when the runners are at the split as many splits are on curves and the camera shot is from behind whereas at the the finish line it is much more clear with a camera right there.
Not that anybody needs more context for how great Washington's depth is, but I calculated a list of the historical top four-person mile squads by adding each team's four fastest performers in a season.
In this race alone, Washington's top four of Waskom, Fay, Green, and Lumb became the fastest four-person team in NCAA history, narrowly beating Oregon's 2020-21 team with Teare and Hocker 3:50, Hunter 3:53, and Brown 3:56. But behind them, Washington's "B" team of Ellis, Houser, Ahl, and Ryan would rank #7 all-time. Pretty insane that this was all done in the same race, and some of these athletes will likely go even faster later this season.
Top-10 list below for anyone interested (includes altitude and flat track conversions):
1. 2023 Washington 'A': 15:30.52 (3:51.90, 3:52.03, 3:52.76, 3:53.83)
Not that anybody needs more context for how great Washington's depth is, but I calculated a list of the historical top four-person mile squads by adding each team's four fastest performers in a season.
In this race alone, Washington's top four of Waskom, Fay, Green, and Lumb became the fastest four-person team in NCAA history, narrowly beating Oregon's 2020-21 team with Teare and Hocker 3:50, Hunter 3:53, and Brown 3:56. But behind them, Washington's "B" team of Ellis, Houser, Ahl, and Ryan would rank #7 all-time. Pretty insane that this was all done in the same race, and some of these athletes will likely go even faster later this season.
Top-10 list below for anyone interested (includes altitude and flat track conversions):
1. 2023 Washington 'A': 15:30.52 (3:51.90, 3:52.03, 3:52.76, 3:53.83)
Shoe tech deniers punching air and it’s not even February
It's not the shoes, these guys are just old as fukk. The average age of these geezers is like 23 with most guys on their 5th or 6th years of eligibility.
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