Best high-school runners that disappeared in college?

Bryan Dameworth, Jeff Cannada

Amber Trotter, though it was predictable.

Second mention for Dan Coval.

Back in the day wrote:

Bryan Dameworth, Jeff Cannada

Cannada was All-American 3 times between U of A and UT

DJ Principie is well on track to be a bust. He’s still got time but idk...seems like he trained hard as a prep and doesn’t have much more to go.

where did they go wrote:

I have seen good HS runners like Philip Rocha disappear but anyone else that was remarkable that just disappeared once he/she reached the college level?

Best high-school runners that disappeared in college?

Amber Trotter

1990s California wrote:

Lots of truth re: Stanford on this thread. How about....

Julia Stamps

Michael Stember

Balkman (forget his first name but he was the D1 CIF X-country champ in 1992–14:50 something at Woodward, did nothing at Stanford).

stember was an olympian and US champ in the 800.

Hereis won wrote:

DJ Principie is well on track to be a bust. He’s still got time but idk...seems like he trained hard as a prep and doesn’t have much more to go.

Hopefully not, I watched him a lot during high school and seems like a cool dude.

Balkman was a 7-time All-American and placed 2nd in the NCAA 10,000m outdoors... twice. While majoring in electrical engineering.

BigTimeRetiredCoach wrote:

Amber Trotter, though it was predictable.

Second mention for Dan Coval.

Third for Coval. What was his post-high school story anyways? He was an absolute beast in high school.

Hereis won wrote:

DJ Principie is well on track to be a bust. He’s still got time but idk...seems like he trained hard as a prep and doesn’t have much more to go.

Is he injured?

Stember made an Olympic team

Pretty sure she made the cover of Runners World as a master.

1990s California wrote:

Lots of truth re: Stanford on this thread. How about....

Julia Stamps

Michael Stember

Balkman (forget his first name but he was the D1 CIF X-country champ in 1992–14:50 something at Woodward, did nothing at Stanford).

Is this a joke? The ignorance on this thread is amazing. Michael Stember was an Olympian.

Ajim Baksh from Hollywood High, CA

What about Omar Kaddurah? Went to Georgetown University and not sure what ever happened to him? Was very good in high school...

Todd Orvis

4:10 high school miler who won Penn Relays and other top national meets as a senior in high school in 1989 and set records for New York State's Section 2 in the Albany area. Full ride to University of Florida, where he left after one year and ended up running D3. Best finish at D3 level was 2nd or 3rd place at cross country nationals and best track effort was a 14:25 indoor 5k, but he ended up foregoing his last two track seasons and only running cross country by the end, even though he was a better track athlete.

For a guy who was arguably the best (or at least among the best) milers in the country to just opt out of a couple of track seasons is really something.

Literally everyone from the Arcadia High school Dynasty (minus Amar Moussa (who had 1 or 2 good races)

rojo wrote:

1990s California wrote:

Lots of truth re: Stanford on this thread. How about....

Julia Stamps

Michael Stember

Balkman (forget his first name but he was the D1 CIF X-country champ in 1992–14:50 something at Woodward, did nothing at Stanford).

Is this a joke? The ignorance on this thread is amazing. Michael Stember was an Olympian.

I see to recall something about him being an Olympian .

ck3237 wrote:

Alan Scharsu, ran well in XC, but that s where it ends

Not really

I finished 6 & 4 at NCAA indoor 3 mile (top American)

I finished 6 & 7 NCAA XC (stop American)

Won Collegiate Penn Relays 5,000 twice 13:48, 13:42

2nd TAC XC championships

I ran 4:00.2 mile, 7:50 3k, 13:33 5k, 28:37 10k, 47:39 10 mile, 2:19 marathon

Injuries slowed me down but still ran some descent times

Just felt the need to defend myself!!