What is up with these random winners at Brooks Regional Championships?

watchout86 wrote:

Generally speaking:This is how the Brooks qualifiers fared at their respective NXR meets:

Northeast: Boys = 1 NXN Qualifier, 4 DNQ, 5 DNS; Girls = 1 NXN Qualifier, 1 DNQ, 8 DNS

1 Samuel Laverdiere 12 Litchfield ME 14:59.9 NXR NE DNS -- New England DNS
2 Nathan Lee 12 Greenwich CT 15:00.0 NXR NE #46 (DNQ)
3 Nicholas Mazzeo 12 Narberth PA 15:03.2 NXR NE DNS -- PA State #2
4 Travis Furmanski 12 Lebanon PA 15:19.6 NXR NE #9 (DNQ)
5 Sam Leone 12 East Lyme CT 15:20.1 NXR NE DNS -- New England #10
6 Benjamin Berman 12 New York NY 15:20.6 NXR NY #2 (Qual)
7 Teddy Hojlo 11 Greenwich CT 15:23.7 NXR NE #19 (DNQ)
8 Michael Fritz 12 Wilkes Barre PA 15:24.2 NXR NE DNS -- PA State #7
9 Tycen LaBelle 11 Preston CT 15:29.2 NXR NE DNS -- New England #3
10 Charlie Palmore 12 Washington DC 15:31.8 NXR SE #115 (DNQ)

jsnszb wrote:

Panthera wrote:

I noticed after 3 of the 4 Brooks regionals that a lot of no-names seemed to win the races and upset some better-known runners. Evan Spreitzer upset Kavi Gibson after it seemed he would avenge a mediocre NXR regional. Nathan Lee was also upset by a random called Sam Laverdiere. Where are these guys coming from or does anybody know anything about them or is it just me?

Yikes, the fact that you think they are all random means you don't know ball. Embarrassing.