Luke Houser 3:51.73 mile at UW. Centro 3:59. Can we get an official "he's done" thread?

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

xzcvzxcv wrote:

Those early January birthdays with Kenyan athletes are awfully common. January 10, 2000 in this case, making him 24, with a 3:42 1500m pr five years ago and now he runs 3:56 for the mile (about a four second pr, equivalent to 3:38.5 1500m). I don't know where Dave is getting these guys.

I think your eligibility starts at 21 though right…so you can’t be a freshman eligibility wise at 24. Anyhow, Dave has a pretty good talent scout. Musau was certainly not expected to be a blue-chipper like this based on a 13:4x 5k/3:50 1500 where he was hugely gapped. He is seemingly already in low 3:50s/low 13s shape and responding very well to training.

MidHobbyJogger wrote:

I know this was almost three years ago, but you guys remember when Centro had a hard time breaking 3:40 and then ran 3:35 at the trials to make the team and beat everyone but Cole Hocker? I’m not saying he’s going to be a lock to make the team, but I wouldn’t put it past him to get in the top 6 as someone else mentioned.

king999 wrote:

Was the "curb" up for this race..I didn't know this, but there seems a to a rub with times run at this venue over the years. In that, even if you run on or just outside the line, that there is no curb sometimes at least which clearly gets you farther away form "the line" etc. Any truth to this concept?

oaclover433322 wrote:

I don't think Centro is done, but I think he will be at the end of the season. Some weird comments about him moving up to the 5km. He would never do that - He's just like Nick Willis, a pure miler.

MidHobbyJogger wrote:

I know this was almost three years ago, but you guys remember when Centro had a hard time breaking 3:40 and then ran 3:35 at the trials to make the team and beat everyone but Cole Hocker? I’m not saying he’s going to be a lock to make the team, but I wouldn’t put it past him to get in the top 6 as someone else mentioned.