9:32, 4:25: How good is this freshman double?

Same day or two day? Same day, kind of top tier for frosh.two day, still really really high level, but I have seen quite a few that could do that. Granted I am really old...LOL

If you really don't know already, according to Milesplit, he has the top 1 mile and 2 mile indoor times in the nation for a freshman.

His times are even faster than the 1600 and 3200 times listed.

Obviously those are very excellent times for a freshman, ESPECIALLY for indoor.

They’re elite times. Congrats Jaden!

I think it was the same day. It was the same meet where Heidesch ran 8:42.

You has said weekend...so...Like Flagpole said, it is excellent! Either way.

It was same day, was a one day meet. And also that was 1 mile and 2 mile, not 1600-3200

It's elite! Now let's hope he doesn't already have a thick beard and a mustache, or they may be lifetime prs.

Scrawny little kid from what I've seen.

Who are the “quite a few” that you have seen that could? And who are those that ACTUALLY did it in your presence? Not just possibly, maybe, could have...

Also by looking at his strava he really isn’t that high in mileage either, 32-38 a week in season.

He was only the third fastest freshman (top in 4A, though, just missing all-state) at the Iowa state cross country meet. One of the freshman who ran faster was second in 2A and was a 9:31, 4:29 3200/1600 runner as an 8th grader last year (Caleb Ten Pas is his name, I think).

He’s clearly exceptionally talented and towards/at the top of this freshman class. I’d followed him for a bit and don’t know if his Strava records everything. He’s been training hard for years (he has the 9 and 10 year old world records for 10 miles, the 7 year old record for half marathon, etc) and was training enough to get a stress fracture early this past track season that ended his track season. Not a knock against him at all, I just know one of the questions is always how developed a young phenom is. He’s very very good and is also decently developed. I’m sure he’ll continue to improve and it will be exciting to see if he turns into a generational talent or “just” one of the best runners in the country.

look up nxn south dakota results and it was a lot different outcome and merrick was quite a bit quicker. Merrick did not have his normal race at state for some reason. Will be a fun few years in iowa as there are 3 very talented freshmen. be a hell of a team if they where together

Have heard stress fracture wasn’t from running.

Never know. Cole Schroeder and some others hit the ground like this and never improved.

Really good! That’s better than what 90%+ of highschoolers will ever run, and it takes a freak training mishap for a freshman not to PR again.

It's doubtful that he's a "generational" talent, as freshman run this fast every year, but should be sub 9, sub 4:10 by the end of high school at least.

And those times are probably in the 99th percentile for high schoolers overall. Iowa is a middle of the road state for distance running, and they maybe have 15-20 kids that fast in a given year.