Palisades wrote:
Just read the article and it says Palisades picked up some freshman who are sub 5 guys back in 8th grade. I know on paper they are 4 deep but they could surprise people if these incoming freshman make some progress. I don’t know what is on their meet schedule right now so I guess we will have to wait for state and see if they surprise everyone again.
I don't see any freshmen on Palisades listed roster who broke 5 last year, although middle school results are probably incomplete on athletic.net. It's unlikely that someone who didn't break 5, or barely did last year, will be good enough to score at the state meet for a top team 5 months later, but could help in the divisional race.
Menlo did pick up the fastest 8th grader over 1600m in California last season, who ran 4:25. That's the level of runner who could make an impact even on a top team, especially a team like Menlo which is not deep either.
