Agreed. Misplaced priorities - see this too much, where running in a USA vest is seen as a secondary thing at this level. HS coaches enamored with these post-season HS meets, and even College coaches of first year kids (who will most likely never get the chance again) who are more concerned with getting ready for XC. Touhy should have tried to make a team when she was a junior - as did Addy Wiley (working out for her) - so should Engelhardt. Shea made a couple of XC teams. Rachel Forsyth didn't try for a vest in the fall, but has chosen to try and make a Canadian team for track (her dad/ coach is from Canada).
Sadie has bad guidance and again she’s going in to her senior year. Never get excited about a female athlete so young. Meaning history is not on her side for success in the future. And not that it makes a big difference but she will be 19 when she enters college as a freshman. Technically she should be graduating this year. So she got held back for some.
Brooks PR is the favorite meet of most elite H.S. runners. And maybe the most prestigious. The U20 was originally scheduled for a different week, but the USATF screwed up as usual.
Current Qualifying Times for 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, and SteeplechaseCurrent Last Qualifier in Bold, Olympic Standard in Bold Italics, Trials Auto in Italics800m Olympic Standard - 1:59.30 (7) Trials Auto - 2:00.50 (19) T...
Her focus should be Worlds U20 Championships in which sh will be a medal threat and gain international experience most likely from her future World and Olympic competition
Her focus should be Worlds U20 Championships in which sh will be a medal threat and gain international experience most likely from her future World and Olympic competition
Not sure if the U20 and New Balance schedules are compatible. And as a New Balance NIL athlete, she needs to run the New Balance meet.
You have to run the NB meet instead of compete for a national championship and a chance to run U20 worlds? Doesn’t sound like a good deal for the athletes. Maybe she didn’t want to run Jr Nats anyway, I don’t know.
You have to run the NB meet instead of compete for a national championship and a chance to run U20 worlds? Doesn’t sound like a good deal for the athletes. Maybe she didn’t want to run Jr Nats anyway, I don’t know.
One would assume NB would allow athletes to do U20. Good for NB to have their athletes on team.
Conflict of course is a Usatf issue. Had they scheduled u20 on a timely basis, the shoe brands would have planned their meets differently.
Help us build the best running shoe review site for a chance to win a LetsRun t-shirt.Help us build the best running shoe review site for a chance to win one of 10 LetsRun t-shirts.