SEC sprint update Laird, Boling, and Steiner

With Bednarek, Lyles, and Laird there wasn't any spots anyway except the alternate spots.

Idiot Savant wrote:

20.43 for Boling.

That, to me, confirms him as about a 10.2x guy over 100 right now, too. Which is essentially what that 10.3x implied.

Hopefully he's just doing a HARD reset after indoor. This COULD indicate he's taking it seriously to be fresh-ish for Trials. Either that, or he's not even going to he a factor at Trials.

I mean he’s obviously not going to be anything near a “factor” at the trials.

birdbeard wrote:

Idiot Savant wrote:

20.43 for Boling.

That, to me, confirms him as about a 10.2x guy over 100 right now, too. Which is essentially what that 10.3x implied.

Hopefully he's just doing a HARD reset after indoor. This COULD indicate he's taking it seriously to be fresh-ish for Trials. Either that, or he's not even going to he a factor at Trials.

I mean he’s obviously not going to be anything near a “factor” at the trials.

Well, if he's really fallen that far off since indoors, then yes.

If this is all rust busting and long season planning? Then, not necessarily. I guess we will see.

Tempting to call it now for Boling. Really tempting. But we have seen guys put up his types of times, then peak when required. We have also seen fast early-season 1-off’s like Laird, who fade.

Was Fahnbulleh in this race?

Sprintgeezer wrote:

Tempting to call it now for Boling. Really tempting. But we have seen guys put up his types of times, then peak when required. We have also seen fast early-season 1-off’s like Laird, who fade.

Was Fahnbulleh in this race?

He was not.

Sprintgeezer wrote:

Tempting to call it now for Boling.

"Call it" as in, he's already peaked at won't be a factor at the elite levels?

Thanks.

So I guess the weather sucked. But are you telling me Richardson went 22.11 in that?😮

That would be smoking!

hombre3000 wrote:

Sprintgeezer wrote:

Tempting to call it now for Boling.

"Call it" as in, he's already peaked at won't be a factor at the elite levels?

No, just for trials this year—but let’s face it, every year there will be 19.7-19.8 guys, guys like Guliyev, Gardiner, Munyai, Lyles, CC, Norman, Bednarek, now Laird...every year. Heck even Demerritt allegedly went something like 19.74 once.

I won’t believe in Boling’s potential until I see at least one great time/margin of victory, or one competent progression through rounds to make a major final. Same of course for Fahnbulleh. Laird rocked that 19.8, pulling away. He’s in the club. Boling isn’t.

This time is meaningless because of the weather, and I guess the race meaningless because of the competition.

In the “Olympic development” men’s race:

1. Fred Kerley

20.24

+0.9 m/s

2 Jereem Richards

20.30

+0.9 m/s

3 Erriyon Knighton

20.39

+0.5 m/s

4 Aaron Brown

20.43

+0.9 m/s

5 Divine Oduduru

20.46

+0.9 m/s

Boling’s 20.4 is not bad

Kerley with a 10,03, which makes him only second sprinter (WVN) to run a sub 10 .05/44,00.

Reminding me ofJim Kemp, dude a stud 400m cat for years, never ran a 100, so he shows up in Fresno to run a 400, but nobody else showed up so he makes some deal with the meet honchos to run the 100, yep wins it in 9,3.

The guy looked like a 100 cat, very muscular.

April to me has always been about health, how prepared is the cat to hang in May and beyond. If we see something like a 19,81 this early now it becomes......has he peaked too soon?

I think laird could end up running 19.60 this season if he has not peaked.

If he ends up running under 10 ever he'll be super dangerous

Laird’s 19.8 turnover was nice, it really gave him maintenance—but compared to a guy like ADG, I don’t think he gets the stride length to ever make him a real factor in the 100m. He might break 10, and if so, only just—like Guliyev.

Contrast that with Bromell, who seems to be able to put more power down for a shorter time, and for whom the curve is not a friendly place—great 100m, only so-so 200m.

I wonder if Laird’s shorter stride will make him more versatile in lane draws, and more durable in the 200m if he gets inside lanes more than a few times.

But, his 19.8 is encouraging, the way it was run👍

fasterrr wrote:

I think laird could end up running 19.60 this season if he has not peaked.

If he ends up running under 10 ever he'll be super dangerous

No I don't think so. Laird's stride length is not conducive to running 19.60. That 19.8 is the best time he will ever run.

i dont think so.. wrote:

In the “Olympic development” men’s race:

1. Fred Kerley

20.24

+0.9 m/s

2 Jereem Richards

20.30

+0.9 m/s

3 Erriyon Knighton

20.39

+0.5 m/s

4 Aaron Brown

20.43

+0.9 m/s

5 Divine Oduduru

20.46

+0.9 m/s

Boling’s 20.4 is not bad

Erriyon Knighton time of 20.39 is superb, given that he is just 16 or 17 years. He and Jaylen Slade are the two to watch. Some weight training for the two of them and I expect to see sub 20 soon. Both teenagers have enough time to make the 200M with Lyles.

Idiot Savant wrote:

20.43 for Boling.

That, to me, confirms him as about a 10.2x guy over 100 right now, too. Which is essentially what that 10.3x implied.

Hopefully he's just doing a HARD reset after indoor. This COULD indicate he's taking it seriously to be fresh-ish for Trials. Either that, or he's not even going to he a factor at Trials.

Got beat too.

Faces his conqueror in the 100m today

Sprintgeezer wrote:

hombre3000 wrote:

[quote]Sprintgeezer wrote:

Tempting to call it now for Boling.

"Call it" as in, he's already peaked at won't be a factor at the elite levels?

No, just for trials this year—but let’s face it, every year there will be 19.7-19.8 guys, guys like Guliyev, Gardiner, Munyai, Lyles, CC, Norman, Bednarek, now Laird...every year. Heck even Demerritt allegedly went something like 19.74 once.

I won’t believe in Boling’s potential until I see at least one great time/margin of victory, or one competent progression through rounds to make a major final. Same of course for Fahnbulleh. Laird rocked that 19.8, pulling away. He’s in the club. Boling isn’t.

Didn't Boling just defeat Laird at the NCAA indoors a month ago?

How does that conform with your view that Boling is not on Laird's class?

i dont think so.. wrote:

In the “Olympic development” men’s race:

1. Fred Kerley

20.24

+0.9 m/s

2 Jereem Richards

20.30

+0.9 m/s

3 Erriyon Knighton

20.39

+0.5 m/s

4 Aaron Brown

20.43

+0.9 m/s

5 Divine Oduduru

20.46

+0.9 m/s

Boling’s 20.4 is not bad

i was going to mention that.

kerley had .9m/s and boiling had .2m/s

i dont know how that all comes down with peoples pseudoscience "basic", but i would say kerley is prob 20.35 vs bolings 20.44 as his wind wasnt much of an issue. the other thing to consider is how wet was the track as people were saying it was raining. mondo tracks do really well in dry heat or cooler temps, but with rain its like trying to run on wet carpet. your contact time on the track is so much longer and no rebound whatsoever.

kerley has already dropped a 10.04 at the start of april, and boiling did a 20.19 in indoor. my guess is the soggy track prob makes his run about 20.10 and kerley prob a 20 flat. lairds fast time has to be looked at as well cause texas's track is fast and it was primo conditions, also his run was with .8m/s so around 19.9 so its not all that crazy to think boling is waaaay out of things at the moment. hs kids run on that thing and never touch those times again. its like the monaco for sprinting.

if bolings next race isnt 20.1 or faster then yeah i would say he is out of the loop

NYDCRunner1 wrote:

He and Jaylen Slade are the two to watch.

^this.

Especially Slade, IMO.

BUT look at Jereem Richards, who was once considered the wunderkind, IIRC. Has so far maxxed-out at 19.97. Never can tell.