How has no one mentioned the rising stars mile yet?? Antonio leads 90% of the race and wins with a full mile time faster than his 1600 and a ~2 second meet record for the event, all after running a 3200 pr last night. Get him a pacer and fresh legs and he can probably go sub 4:08 for 1600.
Was just about to mention this. Expected Antonio to win tbh, but that’s not even the cool part about the race. It’s the fact that the top 6 were majority Cali and the top 3 were all Cali. Sam Hansen of Aptos is having a crazy season rn. Cooper Stream also went crazy
yeah that really sucked for me because i actually look forward to this race more than nxn. I It was so inspirational watching Leo and Colin trying to push for sub 8:30 in 2022
Elias Thronson legit disappeared after running 4:17. West Coast Relays was his first race back and he ran 9:23 for 3200. Injury perhaps 🤔. I mean there’s always next year.
He’s run a decent (sub 2) 800 and 3200 (sub 10) in the past few weeks, apparently missing Dublin due to school/family event in the north east and not sure about Stanford.
Thronson is someone who has a lot of promise. 4:27 as an 8th grader and holding a 7th grade national record for 3k is no joke. I kind of assumed he was going to attend Jesuit due to attending Miwok MS (same school that runners like Lucas Alberts and Jonah Reynolds (I believe Ogilvie went their too) went to. Apparently the McNatt Sisters went there too- seems like an overall solid feeder middle school). Jesuit has enough depth on their own. Definitely someone to keep an eye on the next coming years.
Did you guys know that Totenson is the national 8th grade mile holder in 4:23. Which means Oliver Olbekson (4:25 in 8th grade, 5th man at Menlo) and Elias Thronson (see thread above) are not too far behind Totenson’s 8th grade record. Meaning… we could see incredible potential from the class of ‘28 from just Cali alone (throw Mario Montoya into the mix as well)
Basically, the reign of Michael Vernau is going to come to an end with Thronson. Vernau’s records have been untouched since 2017. The closest we’ve got to them was Zach Ayers in 2022
True. To note, Ogilvie didn’t go to Miwok/Sutter. Lucas, Elias and some of the top girls (incl McNatt) all ran club while in MS. So yes, def a great feeder school but much of the success is/was due to Hawks/Chips/SVE coaching. And IIRC, Elias chose Davis because his parents work in Davis and I believed they moved the family to be closer to work/school. Regardless, his presence was missed at Dublin, Stanford, and Arcadia.