VARSITY BOYS 60 METER DASH FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT H# 1 Issam Asinga 12 Montverde Academy 6.59 1 2 Micah Larry 12 Montverde Academy 6.69 1 3 Zyaire Nuriddin 12 Montverde Academy 6.84 1 4 Jayvian Greene 11 Montverde Academy 6.88 1
sad that the top 3 were transfers and this could be considered sort of fraudulent but anyways is it possible for them to run faster than 39.76? Maybe 39.5? We’ll find out this spring I guess
i’m glad i’m not the only reason person wondering this. Yes, they will smash the record. it shouldn’t even be particularly close if they spend more than an hour on handoffs. transfers or not these guys are crazy.
worth noting 2nd and 3rd place are 10.2 runners, one of them runs 45.7 and the other jumps 25’11. monteverde has a good shot at assembling the best team hs sprints team in us history.
They are a boarding school. Total BS. They can recruit and /or draw from anywhere. It makes a mockery of the sport and what regular high-school face and do. They shouldn't be allowed to compete in regular HS meets. Let them compete against IMG and all the other all star teams popping up around the country.
threadbare wrote:
They are a boarding school. Total BS. They can recruit and /or draw from anywhere. It makes a mockery of the sport and what regular high-school face and do. They shouldn't be allowed to compete in regular HS meets. Let them compete against IMG and all the other all star teams popping up around the country.
It will be interesting to see what they can run but I agree. I wonder when the first Newbury park for high school sprints will come along? What would be the equivalent? 4 guys running 10.1 at the same school?
100% agree!! . . . At least IMG admit up front that they recruit and therefore compete as an independent school and not in the FHSAA postseason. Montverde should be treated the same way -- they have athletes from all over the country and even internationally. It's disappointing that the FHSAA have turned a blind eye to this and then expect high schools in Florida to compete against them in the state series. Montverde have recruited better over the last few years than many college track programs. Let them compete as an independent program.
vantheman1984 wrote:
100% agree!! . . . At least IMG admit up front that they recruit and therefore compete as an independent school and not in the FHSAA postseason. Montverde should be treated the same way -- they have athletes from all over the country and even internationally. It's disappointing that the FHSAA have turned a blind eye to this and then expect high schools in Florida to compete against them in the state series. Montverde have recruited better over the last few years than many college track programs. Let them compete as an independent program.
their basketball team has been a powerhouse for years and compete outside of the FHSAA although they have multiple varsity programs. I never knew Montverde was gearing up in other sports though. Unfortunately in track it’s not like basketball with these prep school powerhouses so who else would they compete against? You can take them out of the state association but they’ll still be in the same meets as regular high schoolers
Personally I'd have no problem with them competing in regular season meets -- IMG do. However, I do have a problem with them taking district, region, and state titles from other schools. Let them be like IMG -- compete during the regular season and other invitationals, but don't compete in the FHSAA state series.
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