Wow, Luke Tewalt, Wake Forest frosh, runs 7:56.26 3k, U20 record! What do you know about him?

German ran 7:47 as an 18 year old. Excluding oversized track results that are superior is dumb.

nycf wrote:

German ran 7:47 as an 18 year old. Excluding oversized track results that are superior is dumb.

Most indoor records are dumb, as the races are not run that often and different sizes/banks of track make comparisons ridiculous.

It’s a really good time, but still far from being a record.

US U20 3000m

1. Jim Ryun-7:47.8

2. German Fernandez-7:47.97i

3. Galen Rupp-7:49.16

4. Grant Fisher-7:50.06i

5. Ben Saarel-7:52.61i

6. Cooper Teare-7:53.66i

7. Chris Derrick-7:56.31i

8. Nico Young-7:56.97i

9. Gerry Lindgren-7:58.0

10. Drew Hunter-7:59.33i

So he slots in behind Teare and just ahead of Chris Derrick, #7 in the all time list and #5 indoors.

It’d be a high school record!

Oversized tracks should not be allowed for qualifying or record purposes.

coalsplitter wrote:

Oversized tracks should not be allowed for qualifying or record purposes.

If it is not over 400m it is not oversized. Banked 200m are as fast as flat 300m, and faster for the 200m.

Where did you get his birthday?

You are not the one who writes the rules, so you are wrong.

agreer wrote:

It’s a really good time, but still far from being a record.

US U20 3000m

1. Jim Ryun-7:47.8

2. German Fernandez-7:47.97i

3. Galen Rupp-7:49.16

4. Grant Fisher-7:50.06i

5. Ben Saarel-7:52.61i

6. Cooper Teare-7:53.66i

7. Chris Derrick-7:56.31i

8. Nico Young-7:56.97i

9. Gerry Lindgren-7:58.0

10. Drew Hunter-7:59.33i

So he slots in behind Teare and just ahead of Chris Derrick, #7 in the all time list and #5 indoors.

It’d be a high school record!

This list isn't correct. I can think of 2 people off the top of my head who ran faster than #10 as true freshmen

This is the list on track and filed news my man, it’s the best list you are gonna get. There may have been true freshman who have run faster, but they weren’t considered juniors by the age rules.

Most freshmen are not U20 in the spring.

I have a feeling that the kid turned 19 in Jan last year.

Ranks him 35th on the NCAA indoor list this year. Three spots ahead of Jace Aschbrenner’s converted 7:56.8

A whole bunch of guys have not run yet.

It will be hard to make NCAA this year

everyone's dad wrote:

I have a feeling that the kid turned 19 in Jan last year.

As far as I can tell, based on his age group history, he turns 19 in 2022. Don't know what month.

I don't believe it.

harvard of the tropics wrote:

I don't believe it.

Well, results I just looked up do list him as "03" birthday. He was an unusual case, I coached kids his age and I actually recall the first time I saw his name. I was like "Who is Luke Tewalt?" He might have been 12 or 13? He kind of came out of nowhere at some point then (it seemed to me) had good but variable results through HS.

I do not know him but I think its possible he was just not a "full-time" runner until now? If so he may have some growth potential?

He went to some kind of local charter school. I don't know who actually coached him or if it was the same coach(es) he had as a youth or what.

Exciting result though and good luck to him.

Ricky Spanish wrote:

agreer wrote:

It’s a really good time, but still far from being a record.

US U20 3000m

1. Jim Ryun-7:47.8

2. German Fernandez-7:47.97i

3. Galen Rupp-7:49.16

4. Grant Fisher-7:50.06i

5. Ben Saarel-7:52.61i

6. Cooper Teare-7:53.66i

7. Chris Derrick-7:56.31i

8. Nico Young-7:56.97i

9. Gerry Lindgren-7:58.0

10. Drew Hunter-7:59.33i

So he slots in behind Teare and just ahead of Chris Derrick, #7 in the all time list and #5 indoors.

It’d be a high school record!

This list isn't correct. I can think of 2 people off the top of my head who ran faster than #10 as true freshmen

It doesn’t matter if they were true freshmen. If you turn 20 during the calendar year, you aren’t eligible for U20 records. So any athlete who turned 19 before Dec 31 of their freshman head would no longer be eligible for U20 starting Jan 1 of their freshmen year (even if they were still 19).

DC 2024 wrote:

harvard of the tropics wrote:

I don't believe it.

Well, results I just looked up do list him as "03" birthday. He was an unusual case, I coached kids his age and I actually recall the first time I saw his name. .

Do I guess it is the junior indoor record

Everybody ahead of him ran their times either outdoor or on oversized track

I think Jim Ryun ran 7:47 en route to a 8:20 two mile.

lmb wrote:

I think Jim Ryun ran 7:47 en route to a 8:20 two mile.

Outdoor