Pretty much in line with how the season went. Guess Verona has to go home to their Taj Mahal school devastated.
That Big 8 conference meet last week was kinda weird, there was a restart after a big tangle up where a bunch of guys fell. West's #6 guy actually DNS'd, and a few others got banged up and were a bit off. Wouldn't read too much into it.
Pretty much in line with how the season went. Guess Verona has to go home to their Taj Mahal school devastated.
That Big 8 conference meet last week was kinda weird, there was a restart after a big tangle up where a bunch of guys fell. West's #6 guy actually DNS'd, and a few others got banged up and were a bit off. Wouldn't read too much into it.
West’s 6th DNSed but 6th men don’t score. So it wouldn’t have made much of a difference. If their 1st guy (temple) DNSed it would have been a completely different story.
Crazy how Verona would have dominated most other sections especially the one Badger and Indian Trail are in. These 2 teams lost almost their whole varsities and still made it to state this year with no one touching them. Speaks volumes how overly weak that section is.
I can't believe a team like Verona doesn't make it. A likely top 10 team left home because of an antiquated system. This same section last year had the top 2 girls teams in the state and left home a potential top 10 DeForest girls team.
Being in a competitive section brings more success. Anyone know where the results are? Pttiming and milesplit isn’t showing anything
The problem lies within your resources. Milesplit is not an official website and there are data integrity problems everywhere, not to mention, poor content and bad computer programming. There are 15 to 20 official timing websites with results, the WIAA which always collects results.
The good people of Wisconsin and its respective running communities, need to stop being so gullible and desperate that they resort to Milesplit. That goes for athletes as well as the commonly ridiculed (here) coaches. Unfortunatey these bodies of people lack knowledge (where, how to, what).
Freshman Grady Lenn is a pure legend. Last year I had never heard of him. I immediately thought that Bode Erickson’s brother would be the best freshman in the state. But nope. And lenn could get top 10 in the state.
he didn’t start running till track when he was only running 400s and 800s. He’s a basketball player too.
Being in a competitive section brings more success. Anyone know where the results are? Pttiming and milesplit isn’t showing anything
The problem lies within your resources. Milesplit is not an official website and there are data integrity problems everywhere, not to mention, poor content and bad computer programming. There are 15 to 20 official timing websites with results, the WIAA which always collects results.
The good people of Wisconsin and its respective running communities, need to stop being so gullible and desperate that they resort to Milesplit. That goes for athletes as well as the commonly ridiculed (here) coaches. Unfortunatey these bodies of people lack knowledge (where, how to, what).
Yeahhhh, the WI Milesplit girl is incompetent. She actually probably started this thread.
Those look like rankings, not predictions. Every year someone rises to the occasion. Every year someone falls back. Someone from Schimke-Gates-Jahnke will finish top four. Someone like Owen Bosley will finish higher than fourth. Someone like Dom Silhol will DNF. The teams after #4 are a crapshoot essentially because people having blatant missing pieces in their teams. Mukwonago and Arrowhead will fall apart. Bode Erickson is the only one talented enough to take Putz.
Those look like rankings, not predictions. Every year someone rises to the occasion. Every year someone falls back. Someone from Schimke-Gates-Jahnke will finish top four. Someone like Owen Bosley will finish higher than fourth. Someone like Dom Silhol will DNF. The teams after #4 are a crapshoot essentially because people having blatant missing pieces in their teams. Mukwonago and Arrowhead will fall apart. Bode Erickson is the only one talented enough to take Putz.
Arrowhead is like 7 deep. They have a small 1-7 gap. They can have 2 guys underwhelm and it wouldn’t make a difference. They would have been even better if Getz was healthy. Without him they don’t have a low stick anymore
Where do you think Erickson will finish at NXR?
This is one of the things that Spash’s NXR performance will depend on. Heard in a podcast they are trying for NXN this year, even though in the coming years they will have an even better chance at it with the amount of talent they return. They have an insane 8th grade class this year too
Mukwonago still won sections even with McNulty far from being at full fitness. Pretty crazy after finishing 9th at section last year and returning only 4 of those guys, and McNulty underperforming. They really developed depth this year
Arrowhead is like 7 deep. They have a small 1-7 gap. They can have 2 guys underwhelm and it wouldn’t make a difference. They would have been even better if Getz was healthy. Without him they don’t have a low stick anymore
Where do you think Erickson will finish at NXR?
Arrowhead imploded and finished 11th. Their in season times consist of personal bests from Midwest or their home course. You can make it into the fake milesplit rankings with short course times (see Capitol Conference 2022) but you can't fake your way to the top at the Ridges. The Ridges has a way of crowning the best because it isnt a grass track. Just ask Owen Bosley who was never a factor today. Manny Putz went for something special and almost lost it but prevailed to hold on to first.
Last year Arrowhead placed 6th and lost their #1. They were gonna be really good with everyone else back. But that was until they also lost their #2 guy (Getz) to a sickness or an injury or something. They did keep everyone else, but that’s 2 big losses. That left them without a low stick. After all that, the section championship is considered an “outstanding accomplishment” for them. Just like Homestead making state with only 3 returners. Homestead fell apart after the first mile. But that doesn’t matter. They are absolutely no better than last year when they had 4 seniors. And Silhol lost to a junior on the team. Next year Arrowhead and Homestead might not even make state. I have Germantown winning that section. Brookfield East keeps most of their guys
Holy crap that was a great D1 race! Hats off to SPASH - they got it done! Serious props to Putz! He was 2:06-7 at 800 which should have cooked him that last K but when Vance went past Putz it looked like it was over! Putz somehow regrouped to win it! Crazy!
