Correct! That’s all fluff. The only reason she got all the attention and NIL and constant publicity the last year or so was because of her name. Couldn’t live up to it. Intuition says she’s toast in terms of any further progression
If she had a decent showing today Niwot could have won the championship. I feel bad for the other girls who pulled their weight on that team. Shame
This is pathetic. These are high school girls we are talking about. Go easy on them. They don't deserve this level of disrespect. Talk more respectfully as if the girls and their parents are paying attention, because many of them are.
If she had a decent showing today Niwot could have won the championship. I feel bad for the other girls who pulled their weight on that team. Shame
This is pathetic. These are high school girls we are talking about. Go easy on them. They don't deserve this level of disrespect. Talk more respectfully as if the girls and their parents are paying attention, because many of them are.
I agree. This drama needs to let stop. And Niwot has the fastest group of freshman boys and girls in the country, so there will be more opportunities for them for national championships, so it’s not the end of the world
I think Ritz has a bad race. You guys are talking about someone that has the all time course record for the CO state meet course last year and ran decently close to it this year? And had run under 10 for 2 miles. Let’s chill on criticizing teenagers.
Or maybe she can’t handle the mental aspects of the race. Bottom line is people are sick of her constantly being put up on some kind of pedestal on LetsRun, other articles etc on how she will be on top again and what a phenom instead of featuring other faster girls. All we see is her on Flotrack videos, interviews, videos where she is the focus of the camera. Enough. There are faster girls out there that should have some attention. The only reason she’s featured is because of Daddy.
How about we count up SW whether on a team or not? Same when it comes to the SW Girls. I looked at the top 4 girls from SW regionals- they all live at 4500- 6000 ft. Rahmer probable lives the highest right at 6000 ft in the Sandia Mountain foothills (I know the family). These kids just have more left in the tank when push comes to shove after they get 20% more Oxygen than they're used to running with.
Yes, I agree it makes more sense to count up individuals whether they are on a team or not. And MW and CA aren’t INC. They both had 5 non-team finishers. Until this year, I don’t think there’s been a year when no one from California gets all American at NXN. But it’s not surprising because top 15 guys from California all graduated last year
Sioux Falls Lincoln and Sioux Falls Christian taking 6th have to be the biggest team overperformances of the day on the boys and girls side respectively
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I think Ritz has a bad race. You guys are talking about someone that has the all time course record for the CO state meet course last year and ran decently close to it this year? And had run under 10 for 2 miles. Let’s chill on criticizing teenagers.
Or maybe she can’t handle the mental aspects of the race. Bottom line is people are sick of her constantly being put up on some kind of pedestal on LetsRun, other articles etc on how she will be on top again and what a phenom instead of featuring other faster girls. All we see is her on Flotrack videos, interviews, videos where she is the focus of the camera. Enough. There are faster girls out there that should have some attention. The only reason she’s featured is because of Daddy.
I’d say it’s because she won a national title in 2023 at NXN and another last year (?) indoors, and has been a consistent top 5-10 person at national meets and Brooks PR. Let it go
I wonder what happened w Culpepper — I thought I saw him just off the lead about 500m in, and last weekend he qualified for Brooks.
Maybe the snow at Brooks MW and the travel took it out of him and he just kind of gave up when he knew he wasn’t scoring for Niwot to save a bit for nationals.
After watching replay did the behavior of Garden of the Gods (Coronado HS, CO) on the start line bother anyone else? Their team "sign" was to pick their noses with one miming to pick and eat it.
After watching replay did the behavior of Garden of the Gods (Coronado HS, CO) on the start line bother anyone else? Their team "sign" was to pick their noses with one miming to pick and eat it.
After watching replay did the behavior of Garden of the Gods (Coronado HS, CO) on the start line bother anyone else? Their team "sign" was to pick their noses with one miming to pick and eat it.
I think Ritz has a bad race. You guys are talking about someone that has the all time course record for the CO state meet course last year and ran decently close to it this year? And had run under 10 for 2 miles. Let’s chill on criticizing teenagers.
Or maybe she can’t handle the mental aspects of the race. Bottom line is people are sick of her constantly being put up on some kind of pedestal on LetsRun, other articles etc on how she will be on top again and what a phenom instead of featuring other faster girls. All we see is her on Flotrack videos, interviews, videos where she is the focus of the camera. Enough. There are faster girls out there that should have some attention. The only reason she’s featured is because of Daddy.
Your insistence on attacking a teenager because you think she gets to much attention says far more about you than anything. This forum would be talking far more about yesterday's winners of you and insecure people like you weren't so insistent on bashing this one girl. Guess what, outside this forum and others with kids in the races, nobody knows any of these names and they don't care. Every single kid who qualified for this race is an outstanding athlete. Celebrate them and their accomplishments instead of trying to beat up a child who already feels down.
Or maybe she can’t handle the mental aspects of the race. Bottom line is people are sick of her constantly being put up on some kind of pedestal on LetsRun, other articles etc on how she will be on top again and what a phenom instead of featuring other faster girls. All we see is her on Flotrack videos, interviews, videos where she is the focus of the camera. Enough. There are faster girls out there that should have some attention. The only reason she’s featured is because of Daddy.
Your insistence on attacking a teenager because you think she gets to much attention says far more about you than anything. This forum would be talking far more about yesterday's winners of you and insecure people like you weren't so insistent on bashing this one girl. Guess what, outside this forum and others with kids in the races, nobody knows any of these names and they don't care. Every single kid who qualified for this race is an outstanding athlete. Celebrate them and their accomplishments instead of trying to beat up a child who already feels down.
You’re right. No one cares about track and XC. And no one knows or frankly cares who the heck the Ritzenheins are.
Other than the SW, how many regions put two teams ahead of them?
Northeast and Midwest both did
California boys team were chosen as an at large because during the regular season they had multiple opportunities to race against and beat autoqualier Redondo Union. And Mira Costa is their cross town rival
Everyone needs to cool it on ridiculing Ritzenhein. I'll tell you why she's getting all of this attention: it's because she pulled an upset at NXN as a sophomore. If you've won a national title, it's kind of normal to be getting attention. Sure, her credentials aren't as shiny as some, but she knows how to win a national title. For the record, she beat some very high-credentialed people that day including Leachman, Engelhardt, and Forsyth, who are incredible in their own right and deserve tons of recognition. It's human to have an off-day or a rough season, and getting this heated on a forum that's supposed to be fun is not okay.
how is it okay for other teams to pretend to eat ass, throw up gang signs, and pretend to throw grenades at the start line and nobody says anything. but they pretend to pick their nose and it’s a huge deal? makes no sense
how is it okay for other teams to pretend to eat ass, throw up gang signs, and pretend to throw grenades at the start line and nobody says anything. but they pretend to pick their nose and it’s a huge deal? makes no sense
how is it okay for other teams to pretend to eat ass, throw up gang signs, and pretend to throw grenades at the start line and nobody says anything. but they pretend to pick their nose and it’s a huge deal? makes no sense
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