McLaughlin will be an Olympic champ one day. She looks so out of place in these college races -- not that it's a bad thing, but I just get the vibe that she's just not even in the same sphere. Hope she gets in some fast Europe races this summer if she goes pro.
Anyone know anything about the freshman that got second in the women's 10k?
Go back to the thread on how Finn’s season was over after conference. She’s been a factor all yr and some thought she could win it!
bleu wrote:
Go back to the thread on how Finn’s season was over after conference. She’s been a factor all yr and some thought she could win it!
Why was it over after conference? I mean I saw that race and she looked pretty messed up but saw an interview after and she seemed fine. Was actually wondering why she wasn’t in that race today.
Dijon Gebremustard wrote:
McLaughlin will be an Olympic champ one day. She looks so out of place in these college races -- not that it's a bad thing, but I just get the vibe that she's just not even in the same sphere. Hope she gets in some fast Europe races this summer if she goes pro.
She's wasting her time in the 400m hurdles racing against the other college athletes. They can provide better competition in the flat sprints and 100H if she chose to do those, but the 400H is almost a joke when McLaughlin races against the college competition. Low-54 semifinal race today and I imagine she was taking it easy. Probably could have won the Diamond League race today.
vivalarepublica wrote:
Dijon Gebremustard wrote:
McLaughlin will be an Olympic champ one day. She looks so out of place in these college races -- not that it's a bad thing, but I just get the vibe that she's just not even in the same sphere. Hope she gets in some fast Europe races this summer if she goes pro.
She's wasting her time in the 400m hurdles racing against the other college athletes. They can provide better competition in the flat sprints and 100H if she chose to do those, but the 400H is almost a joke when McLaughlin races against the college competition. Low-54 semifinal race today and I imagine she was taking it easy. Probably could have won the Diamond League race today.
That was probably the original plan, but it seems like a risky strategy to drop your best event for a whole year. Sure some pros (rarely) do it, but why risk not having the muscle memory to get it back when you return -- she's been doing 400H for only a few years. I'm surprised she isn't in more individual events, but maybe she's just not all that concerned about her NCAA legacy if she was only planning on doing it for a year anyways. Maybe the plan was to just go for the NCAA record in the final and not overwork too much so she can have a long summer season as a pro.
Scottykrutz wrote:
Anyone know anything about the freshman that got second in the women's 10k?
2 Dorcas WASIKE FR Louisville 32:11.81 PB is a Kenyan who went to St. Francis school in Kenya.
Does ESPN really have this behind a paywall now, or where is the link to watch live or replay?
TV industry has seen the writing on the wall the past few years and is switching to ad-powered free streaming. Pay is backwards, especially for a marginal event.
Dijon Gebremustard wrote:
vivalarepublica wrote:
She's wasting her time in the 400m hurdles racing against the other college athletes. They can provide better competition in the flat sprints and 100H if she chose to do those, but the 400H is almost a joke when McLaughlin races against the college competition. Low-54 semifinal race today and I imagine she was taking it easy. Probably could have won the Diamond League race today.
That was probably the original plan, but it seems like a risky strategy to drop your best event for a whole year. Sure some pros (rarely) do it, but why risk not having the muscle memory to get it back when you return -- she's been doing 400H for only a few years. I'm surprised she isn't in more individual events, but maybe she's just not all that concerned about her NCAA legacy if she was only planning on doing it for a year anyways. Maybe the plan was to just go for the NCAA record in the final and not overwork too much so she can have a long summer season as a pro.
It's possible that the summer season was kept in mind for her during this outdoor season. But another issue is that the NCAA Champs schedule is not conducive to athletes running multiple events because all the races occur on the same day. The 200m final is right after the 400mH final, and the 400m final is 25 min before the 400mH. Maybe McLaughlin could have attempted the 100m, but not sure about the point of that. I'm sure she will be in the 4x400 final, but not sure if she is in the relay pool for Kentucky in the 4x100.
vivalarepublica wrote:
Dijon Gebremustard wrote:
That was probably the original plan, but it seems like a risky strategy to drop your best event for a whole year. Sure some pros (rarely) do it, but why risk not having the muscle memory to get it back when you return -- she's been doing 400H for only a few years. I'm surprised she isn't in more individual events, but maybe she's just not all that concerned about her NCAA legacy if she was only planning on doing it for a year anyways. Maybe the plan was to just go for the NCAA record in the final and not overwork too much so she can have a long summer season as a pro.
It's possible that the summer season was kept in mind for her during this outdoor season. But another issue is that the NCAA Champs schedule is not conducive to athletes running multiple events because all the races occur on the same day. The 200m final is right after the 400mH final, and the 400m final is 25 min before the 400mH. Maybe McLaughlin could have attempted the 100m, but not sure about the point of that. I'm sure she will be in the 4x400 final, but not sure if she is in the relay pool for Kentucky in the 4x100.
before the season started there was a lot of talk about her running the short hurdles. what happened to that? that would have been the event to double up in as a 400 hurdler.
events she could potentially have entered:
Satuday 3:32 PM Women 4x100 M Relay Final Start List Result Scheduled
Saturday 4:12 PM Women 100 M Hurdles Final Start List Result Scheduled
Saturday 4:22 PM Women 100 M Final Start List Result Scheduled
Saturday 4:32 PM Women 400 M Final Start List Result Scheduled
Saturday 4:57 PM Women 400 M Hurdles Final Start List Result Scheduled
Saturday 5:07 PM Women 200 M Final Start List Result Scheduled
Saturday 5:51 PM Women 4x400 M Relay Final Start List Result Scheduled
so with the 400h and 4x4 you can only really run the 4x1/100h/or 100
400/200/4x4 would be possible but that's less recovery time for the 4x4, tougher competition, and she's not quite as good at those events
i'm not sure if she's on the 4x1 but if so that seems like about the most she should be doing. if not, I might have considered rolling the dice with her in the 100 (but is anyone really not on their team's 4x1 but making the 100 final???). i'm sure the thinking is towards long-term success of course and not maximizing points at NCAA outdoor.
also interesting to point out:
Keturah Orji (who won the LJ) jumped 20'8.75" in HS (#2 AT NJ)
Sydney jumped 20'7.25" in HS
the real way to maximize points would have been to throw her in LJ on prelim day, where she doesn't have to run all that fast, and then 4x100 400h 4x400 on finals day.
She failed to qualify at regionals. My guess at the time was her season was over.
The beginning of the season there was all this talk about Kentucky and USC are the best schools for hurdlers. However, I noticed that not one of USC hurdlers qualified to the finals and only two of Kentucky hurdlers. Meanwhile, all of Texas hurdlers qualified to the finals.