USATF: Put Mu on the 4x4 Relay Team. Do Not Screw This Up.

It should be Felix, mu, and the two hurdlers.

Has the regular 400m prelims started yet? It’s be nice if Mu could run those. I heard Uibo might still run the 400. Did she qualify for it?

I’d go Muhammad first, Felix second, Mu third, Sydney last. WR time.

Who do you put on the mens? I’d go the college kid (can’t think of his name), Cherry, Rai, Norman. It’d be tempting to put Kenny Bednarek on this tho.

Good choices. The US is loaded with 400m talent. Can't wait to see the relays.

VroomVroom wrote:

I’d go Muhammad first, Felix second, Mu third, Sydney last. WR time.

Who do you put on the mens? I’d go the college kid (can’t think of his name), Cherry, Rai, Norman. It’d be tempting to put Kenny Bednarek on this tho.

my teams for mens

Rai, Norman, Cherry, Cole Hocker (he has a deadly sub 12 second kick, should be the anchor in my opinion)

If NBC cared about ratings, they would probably rethink how they broadcast the Olympics altogether! One race will not improve their piss poor job by NBC for the three weeks!

Yeah . . . this thread has it right, with respect to which women the U.S. puts on the 4 x 400. I'll throw one more name out there . . . Gabby Thomas.

From the Crimson site:

At Harvard, Thomas rewrote the record book, as she has Harvard's all-time best marks in the 60m (7.25), 200m (22.38), and 300m (37.47), and is a member of the record holding 4x400m relay team.

Gabby was just as prolific on the outdoor track, holding Harvard records in the 100m (11.19), 200m (22.32), long jump (6.27m), and setting school marks as a member of the 4x100m, 4x200m, and 4x400m relays.

Who can forget this great run-down of 49.4 (the announcers said) by Gabby of an Olympic athlete:

https://twitter.com/i/status/993225750751907841

So, maybe lead off with Gabby

Delilah on 2

Sydney on 3

Anchor with Mu

However the lineup looks, can't wait. Ditto for the men's 4 x 4. Think Kurley might be in 400 shape and ready to go? Or is his 100/200 training not going to serve him well for running a 400? I think he could do it. The guy is a talent.

College kid = Randolph Ross maybe?

Oops. My Randolph Ross mention was to a reference higher up in the thread . . . someone mentioned 'College Kid', but couldn't remember the name.

Here's a link to the complete Harvard 4 x 400 Gabby-on-anchor Heps race in 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3deE0YGZqQ

Oh heck. I don't know how you leave Allyson off the 4 x 400. Never mind about Gabby. I guess. She's probably not been training to run 400 anyway. :-)

Wise Old Man wrote:

high school xc coach wrote:

you absolutely can't have Felix over Hayes if she doesn't beat her. If it happens, there needs to be a major uprising. Or Hayes needs to be paid off BIGLY!

The pressure on USATF to put Felix on the team for the final will overwhelming. Her last global race, the last gold medal change, after all the hype? There are forces at play far bigger than simply allowing the coaches to put out the best relay team. Felix will be running. Maybe Hayes will too instead of one of the hurdlers or Mu. Mu or the hurdle gold medalist might decline or defer to Felix as they had their glory and this is not their focus.

So the pressure from NBC will be too much and Felix will end up on the team but there will be no pressure from NBC to put the two young darlings....Mu and McLaughlin on the team in favor of Quanera Hayes who, essentially, only major track fans have ever heard of.

This is your argument?

You can't fix stupid.

Syd

Mu

Felix

Top 400m open runner

Dalilah isn't on it.

seasoned ranker wrote:

Syd

Mu

Felix

Top 400m open runner

Dalilah isn't on it.

Very very likely

Judging from Rai's reaction after his race, put him on anchor...he will win on Pure Hate alone.

FastTuohy wrote:

THINK MARK THINK wrote:

She won the 400 at NCAAs from blocks… is that not good enough for you

For one thing, when is the last time she handed off a baton? For another, this is not the NCAAs. For another, there are better candidates for lead off ie runners with better starts than her.

Athing Mu has run more 4x4s this year than anyone else mentioned in this thread.

Serious question? wrote:

FastTuohy wrote:

For one thing, when is the last time she handed off a baton? For another, this is not the NCAAs. For another, there are better candidates for lead off ie runners with better starts than her.

Athing Mu has run more 4x4s this year than anyone else mentioned in this thread.

and always anchored I believe.

Mu 2nd leg on the cross over, or 4th leg because I think we all really just want to see what happens if she has a good lead and can unleash.

fada tyme wrote:

seasoned ranker wrote:

Syd

Mu

Felix

Top 400m open runner

Dalilah isn't on it.

Very very likely

This. Dalilah will not be on the 4x4. And as unpopular as it may be to a lot people, Sydney very well may not be on it either. However, the fastest team would clearly be Hayes (room to argue for Wadeline), Mu, Syd, and Felix (who has more than demonstrated she will be ready to drop a low 49 seconds split).

If Felix is in there, it will be disappointing. I'd like to see 3:15, but it's not happening with Felix, she is just too slow.