coachkritter wrote:
Dave Wottle 4:20 mile high school 1968
1972 Olympic Champ 800m 1:44 for BGSU
3:53.3 mile in June 1973 beating Pre
Also WR holder in the 800m
HS runners who had little/no success at the High School level but really excelled in college
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CopperRunner wrote:
Sebastian Fernandez was a 2:0x guy in highschool and ran 1:47 as a walk-on freshman at BYU this past year.
He just ran a 1:48:31@ 800m yesterday or today!
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The answer is Ben Bruce. HS golfer. Ran JUCO. Transfer to Cal Poly. World champs steepler
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David Ribich. 2:03/4:10 in the 1500/8:57 3k to DII record holder in the 1500 and pro
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Yaseen Abdalla - never made nationals in HS (started running sophomore year).
33rd at NCAA
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The last graduating class of BYU girls didn’t have incredible times coming out of high school but 3 left as NCAA Individual champs and they went 2-1-2 at XC nationals.
A few detractors on this board whine about Taylor because they don’t like her style but she’s produced results.
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Coquille wrote:
Ken Martin, Oregon steeplechase. Ran 1:57 880 for a AA school, did not win state. Eventually ran 8:21 steeple and 2:11 (?) Marathon
Ken Martin ran 2:09.38 for second place in the 1989 NYC Marathon, just ahead of 88 Olympic Champion Gelindo Bordin. (Juma Ikangaa won that year.)
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Would this be a good one?
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Me. Focused on MMA and parties in high school. D1 All American in cross country in college.
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Maydis wrote:
Probably Parker Valby
Never made nationals in hs
second at ncaa
There is a LOT of success outside of making 1 of the 50 national meets available.
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My great grandfather ran one race in high school--a 6:48 mile. He walked on at D-1 in state program and ran 4:08 by his senior year.
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Maydis wrote:
Probably Parker Valby
Never made nationals in hs
second at ncaa
I’ve never heard of this name before she got to college. She did take second at the Florida state meet though.
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coachkritter wrote:
Dave Wottle 4:20 mile high school 1968
1972 Olympic Champ 800m 1:44 for BGSU
3:53.3 mile in June 1973 beating Pre
That quote in this vid must have been valid back when he was in high school huh
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Connor Mantz’s wife
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