Sub 15 today, breaking the NH state meet record in 70 degree weather. Faster than famous NH runners like Corey Thorne and Eric Jenkins. No results posted yet, I will update.
Break Corey Thorne's meet record last week...in the snow. Announcers "That's the most impressive run I've ever seen"
https://youtu.be/xcpaC8b1k3M?t=3394
Is he the fastest sophomore in the nation?
His sister is pretty good too. Might be co state champions in the same house unless Chloe Trudel can finally beat her today.
Athlete Yr. # Team Score Net Avg. Mile Avg. KM
1 COX, Aidan SO 150 Coe-Brown 1 14:58.74 4:49.0 2:59.7
2 BRAGG, Eben SR 148 Concord 2 15:23.71 4:57.0 3:04.7
3 TKACZYK, Luke SR 151 Coe-Brown 3 15:28.52 4:58.6 3:05.7
4 SYLVESTER, Carter SR 187 Coe-Brown 4 15:40.63 5:02.5 3:08.1
5 KEARNS, Brayden SR 149 Concord 5 15:45.18 5:03.9 3:09.0
6 VAILLANCOURT, Landen SR 146 Mascenic Regional 6 15:47.65 5:04.7 3:09.5
7 O'BRIEN, Andrew SR 156 Oyster River 7 15:49.30 5:05.2 3:09.9
8 GANDINI, Patrick SO 132 Gilford -- 15:51.55 5:06.0 3:10.3
9 KILLIAN, Michael JR 159 Windham 8 15:52.03 5:06.1 3:10.4
10 SHEEDY, Tyler JR 144 Dover -- 15:57.45 5:07.9 3:11.5
Nice job!
Heard he's already being recruited by Manhattan College
one sided wrote:
Is he the fastest sophomore in the nation?
Most years there are a half dozen freshmen down around 9:20 outdoors. and there tends to be a couple of sophmores that make footlocker. I am not sure if he is in the fasted soph. in the country but he belongs on the short list.
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one sided wrote:
Is he the fastest sophomore in the nation?
Most years there are a half dozen freshmen down around 9:20 outdoors. and there tends to be a couple of sophmores that make footlocker. I am not sure if he is in the fasted soph. in the country but he belongs on the short list.
He was 9:30 at two mile today
Inside joke wrote:
Heard he's already being recruited by Manhattan College
I don't get it
His team is pretty solid too. Coe Brown got 5 under 16:07.
Kid was a royal choke artist last year. Had some good times but also some terrible invitationals and wasn’t great at New Englands
indoorszn wrote:
Kid was a royal choke artist last year. Had some good times but also some terrible invitationals and wasn’t great at New Englands
You sound jealous.
Does anyone expect a 14 year old to run a perfect race every meet?
He was perfect this year.
indoorszn wrote:
Kid was a royal choke artist last year. Had some good times but also some terrible invitationals and wasn’t great at New Englands
I am not familiar with those races but I know when I was in school pretty much every freshman went out way too fast in the big races. In things like dual meets they just went out with the leaders whose pace happened to be close to theirs. In those big meets they went out with the guys who were much faster. If. you are a a 16:30 runner who goes out with the 15:45 guys for the first mile, you end up running a 17:00 5k. I am not sure I would call that choking or just learning to race.
Seriously give the kid a break. It is a hard enough sport, no need to be critical of a high schooler who is trying their best.
You have to realize here that Aidan Cox just ran sub 15 on one of the toughest cross country courses in the nation, as a sophomore. As the outstanding broadcasters in the clip posted in the thread say, a lot of top runners have run that course, including Jenkins and Ben True. He would likely be a contender for the national championship this year if there were nationals.
There are many courses where the record is over 16 minutes set buy guys who run 9 flat for 3200.
As an NH alumni he ran sub 15 at Mines Falls. That is a very fast course. He ran 15:15 at Derryfield which is more impressive in my book. Derryfield is a true XC course while Mines Falls is not. I was there when Jenkins ran at both of those (slower but he wasn't Eric Jenkins at that point), this kid has potential
reo64 wrote:
As an NH alumni he ran sub 15 at Mines Falls. That is a very fast course. He ran 15:15 at Derryfield which is more impressive in my book. Derryfield is a true XC course while Mines Falls is not. I was there when Jenkins ran at both of those (slower but he wasn't Eric Jenkins at that point), this kid has potential
I agree his performance at Derryfield was more impressive.
But when the weather is 40 degrees for 2 weeks then all of a sudden 70, that slows down the times. So that makes his sub 15 almost as impressive.
Are there any other sophomores across the country that are close to him?
zxczxcv wrote:
You have to realize here that Aidan Cox just ran sub 15 on one of the toughest cross country courses in the nation, as a sophomore. As the outstanding broadcasters in the clip posted in the thread say, a lot of top runners have run that course, including Jenkins and Ben True. He would likely be a contender for the national championship this year if there were nationals.
Not even close to one of the toughest XC courses in the nation. Mine Falls is the fastest N.H. course I raced at. Still an incredible run but when he posts up a sub 15 at derryfield next year then we can talk about him being a contender in a national caliber race.
Class act from a class family..... Sister Addison Cox state champ as well... Cousin Luke Tkazyck, runner up at Divisionals and 3rd at Meet of Champions. dad and Uncle coach the teams...
Video of boys and girls races from Mines Falls here.
He's been a star for a long time. Article below from 2016.