Official Iowa HS 2024 track and field thread

Last year's top distance seniors were

Heidesch, Washburn, Nash, Lauman.

Noe, Buettner-Cable, Sommer, Quass.

How many were XLR8?

Oregon relays yesterday

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Thanks. Making the team got a lot easier with Monson out.

I mean districts

Is this last year? Let it go

Last I knew this is about this year and yes there is a ton

Zuber, Hensley, Anania, Dorenkamp that’s just a few sitting at top.

I was merely tryying to get some data points. I honestly don't know. Maybe 3/4 of them were XLR8

The boys depth increased this year but the girls seems more normal. You listed more boys. I assume that more boys are in the XLR8 program.

Yes seems that way, I don’t really know the ratio of bots to girls.

boys

XLR8 has not had a good record at the collegiate level so far. It obviously is helping kids be more competitive in HS but it may do a disservice to them going forward.

Logic for many is twisted/stunted. Maybe this will help.

In 2024, the best athletes qualified for the 2024 Drake relays. The field is set and looking very competitive.

Try this one. If you arent practicing, you arent getting better. Therefore, some of the "better" athletes were beaten out. I think we are in agreement except you have to keep it in this year. Yes, there are many variables that can keep a better athlete out. I dont think it happens that often but it does happen every year. Last year is ancient history. Thats the hope that the up and comers have to motivate themselves to continue working and improving. Anything can happen and NOTHING is guaranteed.

Let me ask you this, give you something to do. How many indoor times were good enough to qualify both by the cut off standard or just fast enough to fill the field? I would think, logically, the better athletes of 2024 would still have a chance either way. Additionally, how many athletes qualified and gave up their spots because they can only be in 4 events max? That happens as well which obviously allows the next person on the list to qualify, good for that kid and congrats to the coach that made that happen for someone they most likely dont know and never will. In addition, some schools would have enough to overqualify athletes in an event. They get left out for a lesser athlete to participate.

Now, from a coachimg standpoint, scheduling 2 meets a week and watching the radar gives the kids the best chance regardless. They dont have to run every meet for sure but they owe it to the kids to have the opportunities. Pick the better day of weather and go for it. Dont blame the weather or lack of competition because its the same in most places in Iowa the first half of April. I know Mason City is different than Burlington but they live there and are used to it.

2013 was called the "South of I-80 Drake Relays" & "The Little Ice Age" because many teams north of there had only 1 outdoor meet prior to deadline. Nonetheless, the north schools were there and competed well because their coaches got them ready. 3 weeks later, nobody cared and they were really shining at State. Kinda like a garden that really takes off after a cold start. Kids are amazing!

Do any of the Dowling, City High, West, Cedar Falls, or PV kids work with XLR8?

More than a few at the top of the distance events that don't.

You made a statement the best always find a way to qualify. You now say that last year is history. So your comment has no meaning because you first made a claim about the history of drake qualifying and now want to merely look at this year. You can't make the claim yet because you don't yet know who the best runners are until the season is over. There may be many runners who surpass the drake qualifiers due to meets being cancelled and their coaches focusing on relays. You also state that variables keep athletes out every year which is again referring to the past but then you state that last year should be excluded from the discussion because it is in the past. Bottom line is that top athletes miss drake every year. Weather is rhe main factor as was witnessed by the performances last week at Duncan. Put several Cedar Falls, Hempstead, Washington, and Kennedy runners in that meet and the Drake list would be much different.

The SQM assignments look like a 2nd grader made them. For, example, Bettendorf travels to Cedar Rapids while Waterloo heads to Iowa City. LM heads to Dubuque while Johnston heads to Cedar Rapids. This isn't XC where we try to get the top 15 teams to state.

Out of who I feel will be top 4 at 1600/3200 2 do and 2 don’t Aannia, Zuber do, Dunham/ Merrick do not.

Are those 2 sophomores old for their grade?

Why would cf and Hempstead being at Duncan made a difference? Hempstead was at couple races where 4:16 won, and sub 9:20 won.