Who is this kid? Huge talent

Noah Hansen wrote:

Freshman out of Idaho runs 4:19/9:19/15:49. His single year progression is massive which leads me to think he is new to running. Could be a top talent here in a few years

https://id.milesplit.com/athletes/10129189-luke-athay

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He's also got some other big competition from the Idaho freshman class. Like this kid.

I know a dude who went 4:15 his freshman year with progression and then didn't get faster than that in his next 3 years.

15:50 and 15:49. Great times.

9:19 seems most impressive.

I hope he starts racing bigger competition.

lookism wrote:

15:50 and 15:49. Great times.

9:19 seems most impressive.

I hope he starts racing bigger competition.

How was this? For bigger competition?

Against Cheyenne Mountain and American Fork...legit.

Noah Hansen wrote:

Who is this kid? Huge talent

Well, most likely he is either your son or you.

17 second spread for Farmington! Impressive. It was 42 seconds for Cheyenne Mountain. But in a national race, they'd lose a lot of places at the top, unless they're in heavier training than others at the moment.

Is he racing this fall?

his teammates have

This kid transferred to American Fork UT and helped them win their first state meet since 2018.

Athay is injured sadly

Considering he made NXN with his new team, I’m sure he likes AF more

who will claim the idaho xc title this year? is athay still injured (what happened to him?) or will someone else take it?

On paper, Heemeyer takes 5A and a healthy Athay takes 4A. Both have PR speed ratings way ahead of anyone else in their classifications and both are legit top national contenders. But it will be fun to see who else steps up and I’m sure it won’t be that simple.

The 5A team battle could be really tough between CDA, Rocky, and Boise. All three could be more than deserving to win. Idaho Falls could also be really good if everyone gets and stays healthy, but they are in 4A.

We probably won’t get an update on Athay’s injury until he is interviewed for a track or XC article.

Why on earth does Idaho have five divisions?! Minnesota has triple the population and had two divisions for XC until just a few years ago, now up to three.

Competitive football.

Why would XC have anything to do with setting classifications?

So Athay has no expected return time, and Simmons moved out of Idaho.
At least Heemeyer has emerged

I don't know about Idaho, but in California (specifically San Diego section) divisions are different between sports. Football is based on strength of program and has seven divisions. Cross country is based on school size and has 5 divisions. For track there are no divisions at state, though San Diego section has three.

Athay is running again and plans to race fall XC. Don’t expect him to be fully fit until late in the season though.