wrong argument wrote:
You are missing the big picture. 4:12 to 4:14 is NOT elite.
There were 157 juniors FASTER than 4:15 for the 1600 last year in the USA, not including mile or 1500 conversions. 200 junior boys under 4:16. And 76 junior boys under 4:12.
This doesn't factor in 800 runners or 3200 runners whose times convert to faster IAAF scores than a 4:12.
Schools are recruiting the entire world now, so there's probably 500 or more recruits under 4:12 in the world looking at colleges.
Thinking that 4:14 deserves to go to a power 5 school is just not based on reality in 2024. You are thinking like it's 2007.
By the way this boy is talking about hypothetical times, he hasn't run these times yet and probably never will.
85% of all P5 commitments this year getting scholarships and roster spots are between 4:09-4:19 1600m.