I'd still say that Matt would have won Foot Locker his senior if he hadn't got hurt a month or so before - and could have done even SOME running leading into the race. That would have been impressive considering Goucher and Meb went 1-2.
Fire in the eye...
Seen_It_All wrote:In Vin's years at Stanford he coached two 3:35 guys and a 3:36.
Actually stember, jennings and grant all ran 335.
i know when Matt was in florida he was way out of shape. barely running (maybe a day or two a week) and when he would run with us he would be cruising at 6min miles for a ten miler. absolutely sick.
1. Kiptoo
2. Rupp
3. Werhane
4. Winter
5. Stern
6. Klotz
7. One of the Mercados
The impression I've gotten from interviews is that Vin will probably redshirt AJ after his long summer, though of course I could be wrong. If he runs, I'd put him as their number 3 or 4.
who is this laverty clown people keep mentioning?
Northwest Run wrote:
What's he doing now?
anyone? Rob?
Oregon Men's Top 7 this up & coming season:
Rupp
Kiptoo
McGrath
Winter
Acosta
Werhane
C. Trujillo
You could include Jon Thomas, who was a varsity runner last year and has proven to be mighty fast.
Or you could just keep giving some unproven high schoolers head and go back to Dyestat.
Your pick!
1. Rupp
2. Kiptoo
3. Klotz
4. Acosta
5. Winter
6. Werhane
7. Either a Dettman or a Mercado
Given Klotz or Acosta does not red-shirt. I would honestly redshirt AJ and run Kenny. Vin will probably not have AJ run until regionals or Pac-10's even if he thought about running him this season. I remember Ian Dobson's freshman year he didn't run him until the regional race. I also remember Ian not being real happy by running two races, using his season, and getting 70th at nationals. Whatever happens will be interesting, I think Vin will have some good problems trying to decide who to run. They are a team that should be in the top ten at nationals.
Rupp
Kiptoo
Mercado
Mercado
Winter
Werhane
Klotz/Acosta
I think the Mercados are stronger at 10k and will surprise.
LOL, a Dettman over JT? That's a laugher. Thomas smacked both of those fools silly in high school at Midwest Distance Gala, a meet he didn't even train for.
JT will be the 5th man. You guys need to go back to DyeStat.
Possibly America's best hope for the 2008 and 2012 olympics. Do any of the people who posted about Laverty go to South Eugene HS?
with PR's of 4:26 mile (something he didnt come close to running this season), 9:39 2 mile (9:05 3k is close) and 16:01, I'm guessing he'll be swallowed up and spit out by the end of this year
I heard the swallowing up and spitting out of sub-(collegiate)-elite athletes was pretty much a purposeful game plan on Lanana's behalf. I heard of some of the stuff he was putting the crew through midway through last year and it seemed pretty obvious that he was bent upon wrecking anybody who he didn't want to be part of his up and coming stable.
Oregon will be the 2nd best college team in the state.
Quiet, Randy D.!
if he's bent on wrecking people, he didnt do a very good job, all the clowns from last year are still on the team
matt davis once ran a 10 miler in 5min pace and then ripped a polar bear a new asshole afterwards.
Not ALL the kids are back
The Portland Beaver wrote:
I'd still say that Matt would have won Foot Locker his senior if he hadn't got hurt a month or so before - and could have done even SOME running leading into the race. That would have been impressive considering Goucher and Meb went 1-2.
Fire in the eye...
And I still say I would have been Olympic Champion if I had way better physiology and were tougher.
I think it's hilarious how fast Duck fans turned a request for prognoticating about this year's promising young Oregon squad into YET ANOTHER rehash about the good old days. And what's even funnier is that the good old days they've chosen to rehash (the 90s) weren't really all that good, Matt Davis's amazing abilities notwithstanding.