Ben Pattison will humiliate Cooper in the final

No guarantee Pattison (or Cooper) make the final. Sure Pattison looked good but he’s always going to look good in a slow race getting the pole. All season he’s struggled in the pack with positioning. Let’s see how he manages in the Semi. For Cooper it’s a tricky heat with great kickers.

I really want to say how much I enjoy your commentary and knowledge on athletes/races.

unlikely at this point lol

What happened?

The ugly Brit can never

They had better get him as a 17 yr old (HS Junior).

It's only going to get tougher going forward.

Pattinson a non-factor. Didn’t even make final.

Mark English was determined to get the lead, and Pattison reacted pretty poorly. He didn't choose the two options of accepting it or anticipating it and surging on the straights to discourage it and give himself a better chance to keep the lead. Instead he fought English and both of them were dead in the water by the end.

Yep they both ruined each other’s race basically. Silly.

Ben could have let Mark take the lead and sat on his shoulder rather than surge and battle. Wasted energy.

May I guess? Are you British?

Is it possible for a 24-yo to "humiliate" a 17-yo in a race?

First place or sixth place, Lutkenhaus has nothing to be embarrassed about.

It is obvious for everyone else than perhaps some Brits that Cooper is at least one level over Pattison. And it will be more in the coming years.

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Cooper to.Pattison is like comparing MJ to BJ Armstrong. It's too far removed to even be a troll.

Probably still the clean winner.

Lets see Cooper win a medal before we put him into a different category to the likes of a World Championship (outdoor) bronze medallist like Pattison.

BTW, a guy with a pb of 1:42.26 isn't beyond comparison with a guy with a pb of 1:42.27, even if you think one has greater potential than the other.

Coetarded accusing Max Burgin of doping when he was 16 for running 1:46, but Cooper is 100% American apple pie legit for running 1:42.2 at the same age.

I never did that Coevett. Burgin is irrelevant.

As always, you have excuses when your runners get destroyed.

Cooper is 17 years old. He is a high school junior. He is the US Champion and is about to run in a world final. If he trips over his own feet and gets dead last he still has a lot to be proud of. As of right now he has made an incredible improvement since his first trip to worlds at 16 just last September.