Jackson Spencer 14:16.9 takes down German Fernandez 14:24 state record!!

That is genuinely absurd, though it’s not a “state record” as Spencer is from Utah not California

The dude has been absolutely dominating this year, could be an all time XC campaign if he wins NXN in similar fashion. 14:16 on that course is incredible. On that Alabama RunningLane course or something of that nature, maybe he could be the first sub 14?

NXN on a great weather day... he could smash the 14:44 course record

Am I reading that correctly? 9:52 at 2.1 and 14:16 at the finish means he ran 4:24 the last mile (which is net uphill on that course)

Yea if you check the splits he gapped 2nd by 20seconds in the last mile

Did he commit yet?

Spencer, Jackson [1:52.23 (800) / 4:00.97 (1600) / 4:02.56 (1 Mile) / 8:20.27 (3000) / 8:51.26 (3200) ] - BYU

That is why there is a thread on commitments!

Holding back at woodbridge or just had a much better day today? Leo was only 14:30 at clovis after his 13:38 and Nico 14:28/13:39. Spencer won in 13:42 last month

Thought this record might last a bit.

Recruiting? Let's see, a top Mormon runner from Utah. Where might they just possibly go?

Fingers crossed to BYU.

1) He won woodbridge by 18 seconds and was not pressed as hard as Leo

2) Getting fitter as the season progresses as he should

Eh Leo had guys to push him at clovis too. And Nico won woodbridge by 25 seconds but had competition, albeit behind him, at Clovis

Even Powell and Tostenson who went 13:30 at woodbridge last year, I doubt could replicate this. Insane performance

Fernandez still will always be on top

Woodbridge was a little over 3 miles this year, measured about 3.04-3.05, while last years was slightly short, around 2.97

That is not true. Many people have wheeled the course. People who used the exact same watch this year and last year got the same distance. Last year's course wasn't short this year's course wasn't long.

You are confident-ally incorrect.

Longbridge is basically right . This year's course was around 92 metres longer relative to last year. This should be easily verifiable by the hundreds of athletes who ran both races and captured their efforts on their watches.

Here is mine. My teammates had similar distances

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I wheeled the course. After several other coaches wheeled it before me. It was verifiably not long. My best guess for why it ran slightly slower has to do with humidity making the turf slippery and the new turf in the 3rd mile mark being a little longer.

The new turf in the last mile mark was longer and looser fake grass than before. The course was 3 miles.