Agree with the top 2. 3 is a struggle with me. Teare will be there, but I fear a kicker stealing it from him. But who? Candidates: Waskom, Green, Kessler, Thompson. I’m actually gonna go with Green, I think he’s got a Jonathan Davis type kick incoming.
I’ve only seen Teare get outkicked in 1 race in his life.
I’ve seen Nuguse get outkicked in nearly every championship race he’s run.
Teare dominated NCAA with kicks. Won USAs last years with a kick.
Agree with the top 2. 3 is a struggle with me. Teare will be there, but I fear a kicker stealing it from him. But who? Candidates: Waskom, Green, Kessler, Thompson. I’m actually gonna go with Green, I think he’s got a Jonathan Davis type kick incoming.
I’ve only seen Teare get outkicked in 1 race in his life.
I’ve seen Nuguse get outkicked in nearly every championship race he’s run.
Teare dominated NCAA with kicks. Won USAs last years with a kick.
Except Teare was outkicked last week and the only person Nuguse has lost to in the last 8 months was the Olympic Champ. Also, I'll take the 3:47/ 7:28 guy over the 3:50 guy.
- Gregorek - Very experienced running rounds and qualifying. Also a strong finisher if he can get himself in a good position the last 300.
I'd love to see Kessler or Hocker make it, but so far they have ONE result each (excellent results, but still).
I love Johnny G, but I hope you are wrong. I hope that Hocker or Kessler (or Centro) run well enough to make the team over Gregorek.
It's nothing personal, but: This would be Gregorek's 3d team in 6 years. If a 31 year old journeyman who's only gone under 3:35 2x in his career makes US teams regularly, our 1500 corps is in worse shape than I thought.
I’ve only seen Teare get outkicked in 1 race in his life.
I’ve seen Nuguse get outkicked in nearly every championship race he’s run.
Teare dominated NCAA with kicks. Won USAs last years with a kick.
Except Teare was outkicked last week and the only person Nuguse has lost to in the last 8 months was the Olympic Champ. Also, I'll take the 3:47/ 7:28 guy over the 3:50 guy.
LA was a time trial. Teare wasn't out kicked, he was out ran. Who's making USA's a 3:31 race?
I swear in every US championship that I’ve watched, Sam Prakel is in great position with 200m to go but always fades the last 100m. I feel bad for him but I hope one day he makes a US 1500m team.
Agree with the top 2. 3 is a struggle with me. Teare will be there, but I fear a kicker stealing it from him. But who? Candidates: Waskom, Green, Kessler, Thompson. I’m actually gonna go with Green, I think he’s got a Jonathan Davis type kick incoming.
I’ve only seen Teare get outkicked in 1 race in his life.
I’ve seen Nuguse get outkicked in nearly every championship race he’s run.
Teare dominated NCAA with kicks. Won USAs last years with a kick.
Teare was outkicked constantly in the NCAA by Cole Hocker, Grijalva, Charles Hicks, he lost the Millrose 3k in a kick to Geordie Beamish. Lost the Olympic trials 5k in a kick and ended up fourth. I mean he actually has a good kick, but the dudes been on the wrong side of “kick of the weeks” plenty
Except Teare was outkicked last week and the only person Nuguse has lost to in the last 8 months was the Olympic Champ. Also, I'll take the 3:47/ 7:28 guy over the 3:50 guy.
LA was a time trial. Teare wasn't out kicked, he was out ran. Who's making USA's a 3:31 race?
naguse trips on the rail with 120 to go and prakel, hobs, greg go down with him. wisner hurdles them and leads. with 50 to go he is passed by teare, who wins with a 3:36.2. hocker outleans matt to take second, 3:37.4. centro takes fourth, naguse 5th, sahlman 6th, and prakel 6th. hobs limps into a 4:11, greg is spiked and ruptures Achilles tendon, whitch heals Intime for the trials. fischer DNF at 700m. new gen sweeps the podium.
LA was a time trial. Teare wasn't out kicked, he was out ran. Who's making USA's a 3:31 race?
Maybe not a 3:31 race, but it might be a 3:35 race. I think Ritz would have to get serious consideration to a race plan where Yared controls it from the front OR takes it with 800 to go. Don’t think a 3:40-3:45 kick fest is in his best interest.
Leo Manzano -- I love how he outkicked in Lagat in London in 2010. I guess Leo liked London. So I have no problem with him celebrating with the two flags.
He brought an Olympic silver to the USA in the Men's 1500. Pretty great.
Yes, Teare and Guse are tweeners. More like 3k types. A tactical 1500 does not serve them. I still see Guse in 3rd and Teare in the 5000. He can win that if its tactical.
Agree with the top 2. 3 is a struggle with me. Teare will be there, but I fear a kicker stealing it from him. But who? Candidates: Waskom, Green, Kessler, Thompson. I’m actually gonna go with Green, I think he’s got a Jonathan Davis type kick incoming.
I’ve only seen Teare get outkicked in 1 race in his life.
I’ve seen Nuguse get outkicked in nearly every championship race he’s run.
Teare dominated NCAA with kicks. Won USAs last years with a kick.
Kobbs, Hocker, Goose
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I've got Nuguse making the push from 650m out stretching out the field and Kessler shadowing him into the final 100m. Hocker comes flailing past from a chase pack blob of 4 guys (Teare, Engels, Thompson) for the win in the final 30m as Kessler and Nuguse virtually tie (Nuguse gets second). Centro out the back 300m to go and DFL, and Engels and Drew Hunter unable to respond in the last 200m finishing 7th/8th.
Teare finishes 4th and comes back in the 5km to make the team in 2nd. 5km => Klecker, Teare, Nur, Fisher gets 4th.