HSer Jace Aschbrenner runs 8:44.93 for 3,200 in time trial

This result is why I had a tough time buying into the hype or getting excited for Drew Hunter’s time trial. Hunter is a pro, 4 years older and has been training at altitude but can only run a second per lap faster than a high school kid who isn’t even the best kid at his own school, let alone the country.

TME Hater wrote:

This result is why I had a tough time buying into the hype or getting excited for Drew Hunter’s time trial. Hunter is a pro, 4 years older and has been training at altitude but can only run a second per lap faster than a high school kid who isn’t even the best kid at his own school, let alone the country.

I think Hunter's TT was beginning training and a gauge while this dude essentially peaked his HS career with this TT. Drew ran 7:39 ~= 8:10 3200m last year.

Right now, he's not the best at his own high school, but he's certainly among the top 20 or 30 in the country.

How would his coach know what kind of shape he’s in when CIF Coaches aren’t suppose to be coaching athletes during SIP ?.

Exactly. Hunter's time trial just exposed how out of shape he is. Why not just do some workouts for a few more months? What's the rush for Hunter?

Charity fundraiser.

wants to test himself, probably getting antsy knowing there'll be no races so wants to keep pushing. it's a 2 mile TT it's not gonna harm is training, im sure he didn't peak for it

having watched that, I'm convinced Nico could have gone under 8:40 pretty easily if he'd chosen to run another lap.

Anyone have the splits?

8:28

specifically I think he could have put 4-5 seconds on Jace *in the last lap.*

way faster than 8:40 if he'd gone for it from, say, a mile out.

Give the kid some credit. I think it would have been very close. It would have helped him if Young had closed in 62 instead him running 66 alone. If Young closes in 61, he walks off with a PR also.

Also worth mentioning the 8:57 by Billy Atkinson, son of US 1500M Olympian Jeff Atkinson.

agree it would have been close and Jace had a hell of a performance. It's just that Nico looked so easy, like he was holding himself back. They have a hell of a team down there.

Also, if I'm reading right, Billy Atkinson is going to UVA to run for Vin? That's interesting.

popeye doyle wrote:

agree it would have been close and Jace had a hell of a performance. It's just that Nico looked so easy, like he was holding himself back. They have a hell of a team down there.

Also, if I'm reading right, Billy Atkinson is going to UVA to run for Vin? That's interesting.

For Nico, 8:44 is probably his 5K pace (probably a bit slower than 5K pace, actually), running 60% of the distance should be relatively comfortable.

This ^

You can see this in HS all over, every season. You have school with complete scrubs. Then other teams, with a stud, and another kid on the same team very near. It's nurture, not nature.