Predicting big things for VC Dane Eike next year…Based on his performances at state in the 3200 and 1600 along with some good training..he might just break all of Sprout’s records in XC and track next year. Looking forward to following him…any word on college commitments yet?
He led his two events at state for almost the whole time and wasn’t outkicked in either of them (except by Costelow who just sat and kicked in the mile because of his raw speed). He is a very mentally strong runner.
He led his two events at state for almost the whole time and wasn’t outkicked in either of them (except by Costelow who just sat and kicked in the mile because of his raw speed). He is a very mentally strong runner.
Exactly… and Eike ran the 3200 the day before, Costellow did not. He prob would have had him by a few seconds or more if running on rested legs. Strategic win for costelow but gutsy for Eike and most of other boys in the field to tackle both the 3200 and 1600.
recently Valor has become very focused on individual success over the team. cherry picking events to rest your legs would not be allowed at other schools
This is insulting. Drew C dominated another state meet. without a doubt a LEGEND in Colorado. it is my understanding that he has been under the weather (notice he is running in a breath right strip) and this is why he chose not to run the 3200. had he been healthy there is little chance that he would have been defeated. 5 time state champ!! On to Boulder to continue winning!
OK...sorry... I did not mention anyone and was not necessarily talking about DC. At the end of the day Cole Sprout is still the legend of Valor and one of the great CO prep runners. Drew has won his fair share but was not great in XC and has historically good, but not great track times. In most years they would not have been good enough to win state. Eike and Dendorfer both will surpass his times. The question is, will they get past Sprout. probably not but it will be fun to watch.
I think it's worth pointing out that Eike did not run the 4x8 on Thursday, unlike the guys that placed 2-3 in Friday's 3200 and 2-3-4 in Saturday's 1600. While no one can say for sure, I'd think it would be possible, if not likely, that Downs and Anderson could've kicked Eike down in the 3200 if they were fresh.
I figured Valor would also have put out their best possible 4x8 as it certainly looked on paper like they could've been a title contender as well.
This is insulting. Drew C dominated another state meet. without a doubt a LEGEND in Colorado. it is my understanding that he has been under the weather (notice he is running in a breath right strip) and this is why he chose not to run the 3200. had he been healthy there is little chance that he would have been defeated. 5 time state champ!! On to Boulder to continue winning!
He was 2nd at state XC but nothing great nationally/nxr. If he contested the 3200 he would have won and got the triple in 2022/2023.
My point exactly, Valor is worried about individual glory....DC not running the 3200 and Dane apparently skipping the 4X8. They have a new distance coach hopefully he can turn this mentality around. It will be tough. Go and watch their tent during a meet. A lot of teams have parental involvement, but Valor takes it to a new level. Go to their XC meets. The tent is a ridiculous reminder that Valor kids are privileged. Seriously, when I ran we had a pop up tent that the team put up not mommy and daddy
. Valor Parents loiter around the tent the entire meet. Several of them camp out with the coach like they are part of the coaching staff. Be part of the parents club and allow your kid to be coached. This will require that little Johnny run in a race he is not comfortable in for the good of the team. Downs and Anderson are animals. I am glad someone has the balls to go out and score as many points as possible!
This is insulting. Drew C dominated another state meet. without a doubt a LEGEND in Colorado. it is my understanding that he has been under the weather (notice he is running in a breath right strip) and this is why he chose not to run the 3200. had he been healthy there is little chance that he would have been defeated. 5 time state champ!! On to Boulder to continue winning!
Typically kids whose parents are constantly making excuses for them, don’t make it very far in life. Not sure I’ve ever seen the kid without a strip on his nose… so he must be sick every race?
I am not a parent and I am not making excuses. I hope that Drew rises above your pettiness and continues to succeed. he comes from a high caliber family and he too will go out and do great things.
You are talking about a kid, not an adult. let’s remember that and try to have a civil conversation. There is no reason to fight about this. I have my opinion and you have yours.
I go away for a second and people are giving lectures. That probably works on the teachers and staff at Valor but this is the real world and we can discuss what we want to discuss, pops. At the end of the day I would put my money on Benjamin Anderson winning XC state and at least the two mile and one mile for the next 2 years. Apparently, he is not only a great runner, but he cares about his team and is not fueled by ego. That is the X factor that most Valor runners are missing. I'm done. I am exhausted listening to the 20k a year private school people giving excuses.
Eike and Costelow were very fresh during state. As stated, Drew didn’t run the 3200 and he jogged the 4x800 (1:56 split). Eike completely dropped the 4x800 and didn’t compete in the 800. Benjamin Anderson and Tyler Downs I believe competed in 4 events, 4x800, 3200, 800, and 1600. Vista is big on team culture and those two obviously are too. The outcome would most definitely be different if those two were as fresh as the Valor duo.