A crazy stat : the 3rd place in that race, Nick Griggs (18) ran 3:36, 7:53 and 13:36 and actually made worlds this summer as a senior in HS. The guy who beat him, also 18, has already made a world final, has run 3:31 multiple time, and is in the top 10 all time over 2000m ahead of guys like Noah Ngeny. This guy didn’t even win the race.
And no, we aren’t talking about NCAAs or worlds, we’re talking about some rather meaningless u20 euro xc race…
A crazy stat : the 3rd place in that race, Nick Griggs (18) ran 3:36, 7:53 and 13:36 and actually made worlds this summer as a senior in HS. The guy who beat him, also 18, has already made a world final, has run 3:31 multiple time, and is in the top 10 all time over 2000m ahead of guys like Noah Ngeny. This guy didn’t even win the race.
And no, we aren’t talking about NCAAs or worlds, we’re talking about some rather meaningless u20 euro xc race…
In Europe, it is not a meaningless U20 race. It is the path to the future. All great Euro distance stars have raced U20 European Cross. All.