Stop hyping up Newbury Park so much

It is their and their coach's fault. They are the ones hyping everything. People here are just jumping on board. Their videos and the coach's mouth need to be shut down.

There were a few here expecting an amazing time though nobody seriously thought they could break 16. The majority of predictions were in the teens and twenties. I thought low 16:20s.

It would’ve blew my mind if they actually broke 16 or went anywhere close to it. I was expecting gonna expect 16:15-16:25 but then I changed it to 16:25-16:35 the day before

The videos you speak of are probably the ones that Leo & Lex Young produce (L & L Productions). They're enthusiastic kids but I never hear them predict a time.

nobody hypes this team more than all the people here on this MB.

"Amazing win"
I read it on the famous massage board.

Great great run by an outstanding (best ever) team. They deserve nothing but praise, not put downs.

There is literally a thread of NB Nationals predictions where Jonathan predicted they all go sub 4, which is sub 16.

No one with any intelligence thought that a team with three guys who have not run sub 4 would be able to run sub-16 solo. Brosnan predicted around 16:20 or 16:20s in that excellent NY Times article that appeared yesterday, and that is what they ran. 4:06.5 is awfully good for a relay like that. Put them in a 4xmile with top collegians and we might see 16:10.

Citation needed.

I agree. It's easy for high school kids to do cringy things on videos, but they come across and genuinely nice kids. Enthusiastic is probably the right word. One of the most telling things in many of their videos is how many kids from other teams end up on their cool downs. The seem more inclusive than arrogant.

If you're finding faults with them or what they're doing, you're looking too hard.

Evidence please

Salty that you haven’t cracked 5?

I really want to be a fan of them and was really excited to watch at New Balance. However yesterday they just randomly let them run warm up laps on the track twice in the middle of the day’s meet and no one else. I’m talking about between heats of other races. It really rubbed me the wrong way…I’m all for special treatment and giving the good kids uniforms and special photos etc, but letting them run on the track seemed a bit much. Especially since there are so many other incredible athletes competing.

Believe it or not, NBIN, NIN, and Adidas Indoor Nationals are not really National Championships. They are entertainment that are marketing opportunities. The guys from Newbury Park were expected to be the stars of the show at NBIN. Allowing them on stage before the show might even be considered a smart move. There are many inequities in these meets. The best athletes often get travel assistance and access to the nicer hotels near the venues.

Salazar and Rupp?

You cannot even add their best evers to anywhere near 16:10, they are a 16:29.31(4:07.3 per guy with a 4:03.7 on fast leg today) team, once. That;s what they are not something else. 16:10 wins Penn almost any and every year, they are no where near that level. You do not get to add "One off PRs "to make a realistic relay aggregate anyway, you very very rarely get 3/4 Prs in any relay, let alone 4. They are always or would be running alone, they are not going to go nearly as fast as some predict.

Great that the NYTimes had an article on HS running!