Please explain what you meant regarding NC State starting to realize that she has a huge upside. What changed from the time that she committed? Were they talking to her? How does anyone know if a runner has an upside?
Please explain what you meant regarding NC State starting to realize that she has a huge upside. What changed from the time that she committed? Were they talking to her? How does anyone know if a runner has an upside?
I think its more that her junior year times were solid but they weren't spectacular. She probably wasn't too high on a progrma the level of NC State's radar after her junior year with 2:18/4:56/10:25. But her senior year times are phenomenal in comparison with her 4:40 and 9:50.
Please explain what you meant regarding NC State starting to realize that she has a huge upside. What changed from the time that she committed? Were they talking to her? How does anyone know if a runner has an upside?
I think its more that her junior year times were solid but they weren't spectacular. She probably wasn't too high on a progrma the level of NC State's radar after her junior year with 2:18/4:56/10:25. But her senior year times are phenomenal in comparison with her 4:40 and 9:50.
This ^. Class of '24 verbal commits already well underway based purely on Jr results. NLIs are formally signed in Nov of senior year, before senior indoor and outdoor track has even happened.
Senior late bloomers like Cook, Barnett and Frias have been among high profile transfers, because they were then relevant to their top choice schools with improved times. This Stephens switch happened before school even started.
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