Damn. That Parker kid has some range. 10.7 100m all the way to a 1:53 runner? Is he a senior or underclassmen? If the latter, then damn does he have some great opportunities ahead.
Yeah, I could that this guy has the most upside on that team.
I would say the kid that's run 10.0 and 20.3 has the biggest upside...lol.
But that is some great range and he could definitely be an elite 400 runner in college, maybe pro.
I initially thought it was legit, but if you look at the all-time collegiate times Arkansas is 10th at 38:47. Univ. of Houston has had some of the best sprinters of all time but they only ran 38.17 and TCU only ran 38.23. Atascocita would not have been far behind those teams loaded with former elite high school sprinters.
I initially thought it was legit, but if you look at the all-time collegiate times Arkansas is 10th at 38:47. Univ. of Houston has had some of the best sprinters of all time but they only ran 38.17 and TCU only ran 38.23. Atascocita would not have been far behind those teams loaded with former elite high school sprinters.
Cameron Burrell anchored that UH 38.17 and he ran 9.93.
From what I could find based on AAU/USATF age groups they've run in,
Fontenot and Parker turn 19 this year.
Blaylock turns 18 this year.
Watkins turns 20 this year. I hope his birthday is after 9/1.
I finished HS at 17, two weeks before turning 18. Ages 19 and 20 means those guys were all held back a year. Blaylock is the only legit age guy on this team.
So did I. I've never been a fan of high schoolers being 3-4 months from their 20th birthday running at state.
But to your comment about being held back - Yes and no. In theory they could be fall/winter birthdays. Plenty of HS runners turn 18 from August through December. If their birthday's are in the first half of the year, then yeah, the could have reclassed. Blaylock is a junior, so he could* have been reclassed, but we don't know.
Watkins is just straight up old. Texas rules state you can't be 19 on Sept 1st of your senior year, so that's why I said I hope he has a post 9/1 birthday. If his birthday is before 9/1, the record could be voided.
Do you not understand anything about the sport? My reference is not strictly adding up PRs.
Then what was it? You haven't offered up any proof other than pointless speculation as a "scientist".
What does that have to do with your first post to me? If you wish to believe a collection of sprinters from one HS in Texas can run competitively with amongst the best fully recruited SEC teams you are welcome to do so.
Compare to the last place finishers (in their heat? where Tech ran 37.xx) (one team failed to complete its last handoff), Louisville, that ran 38.4 for its best but 38.81 at 2023 NCAA champs outdoors, with guys with season bests (with 2.0 or close to it for most) of 10.12, 10.37, 10.61, 20.17. Those guys average about 10.3 and ran a half second faster than this high school team with guys averaging more like 10.5 but with great passes. So, it's possible and indeed, no one has pointed to an anomaly in the race such as bad timing, a mismeasured track, a wrong start, skipping into the lane inside them on turns or anything like that.
Compare to the last place finishers (in their heat? where Tech ran 37.xx) (one team failed to complete its last handoff), Louisville, that ran 38.4 for its best but 38.81 at 2023 NCAA champs outdoors, with guys with season bests (with 2.0 or close to it for most) of 10.12, 10.37, 10.61, 20.17. Those guys average about 10.3 and ran a half second faster than this high school team with guys averaging more like 10.5 but with great passes. So, it's possible and indeed, no one has pointed to an anomaly in the race such as bad timing, a mismeasured track, a wrong start, skipping into the lane inside them on turns or anything like that.
They *should* need 4 Jelani Watkins to run that time. But it's *possible* they captured lightning in a bottle for this race. I don't expect they'll ever run faster.
As unlikely as this seems, great high school performances can be as good as really good college teams. Think about Michael Carter throwing the high school shot 81'3". Throwing the college shot, he would have been competitive for the national title at that time, I would bet. But with the same implements or distances, you can think about Alan Webb running 3:53 for the mile in high school or even better Hobbs Kessler running 3:34 in high school, faster than the then NCAA in-season 1500m record. Roy Martin's high school 20.13 was better than the NCAA winner in numerous years. Darrell Robinson's 44.69 hs record would have been competitive or won many NCAA titles. So, the fact that this time would be competitive in the NCAA doesn't mean it's bogus. The question for how this was done basically comes down to the fact that the legs other than the anchor leg have pr's that don't seem to line up very well with college teams that run sub-39. Still, they are young and improving and they did have the best ever competition in the 4x1 in hs history in the runner-up.
Kinda proving my point. But again, let's see if they can repeat it at states. If they pop a 40 at their state meet I might have some questions lol
When is their next race? Surprised I haven't heard anything from Texas or Florida Relays...especially Texas. Not sure if they are even there, though apparently they have gone there the last couple of years at the least.
Kinda proving my point. But again, let's see if they can repeat it at states. If they pop a 40 at their state meet I might have some questions lol
When is their next race? Surprised I haven't heard anything from Texas or Florida Relays...especially Texas. Not sure if they are even there, though apparently they have gone there the last couple of years at the least.
Their district meet is April 2-3, so no chance they would run the Texas Relays.