It is true that Henry Thomas did not do much after high school ... I think he did 10 years in prison also
As far as LSU excelling this year - they ran 3:07 this weekend at Texas Relays
Texas A&M ran 3:01.5 and Baylor ran 3:02.7.
I could see Florida and A&M both dipping under 3:00 this year
This is freakisly good for the 1st week in April.
...what am I missing?
TrackCoach wrote:
This is freakisly good for the 1st week in April.
...what am I missing?
I was being sarcastic in response to another poster belittling the time.
THe 2005 LSU 4x400 ran 2:59.59. This team had Benny Brazil and Xavier Carter running third and fourth legs.
This may be collegiate reord.
Fatty R. Belt Buckle wrote:
It is true that Henry Thomas did not do much after high school ... I think he did 10 years in prison also
As far as LSU excelling this year - they ran 3:07 this weekend at Texas Relays
Texas A&M ran 3:01.5 and Baylor ran 3:02.7.
I could see Florida and A&M both dipping under 3:00 this year
All depends on circumstances. Do these teams have the opportunity and the will to run faster when somewhat fresh.
The Penn Relays record is also held by Florida from 2004
Sekou Clarks 46.4
Reggie Witherspoon 45.0
Stefan Pastor 45.0
Kerron Clement 44.7 = 3:01.1
perhaps, if the weather is right (a BIG if), they might have a shot at their own record at that meet
1 Wisconsin 'A' 9:46.40
1) 6696 Rucks, Luke JR 2) 6673 Evans, Quinn JR
3) 6666 Beth, Zach JR 4) 6676 Gasper, Ryan SR
2 Wisconsin 'B' 9:49.94
1) 6697 Shields, Drew FR 2) 6667 Bughman, Grant SO
3) 6696 Rucks, Luke JR 4) 6674 Finnerty, Rob FR
I think Luke 'the real deal' Rucks' two legs on different teams for 1st and 2nd is almost as impressive as Florida's 4x400. Not impressive enough to get his own thread though.
The collegiate record is 2:59.59, if you dont thing that 3:00.31 isn't fast then you are crazy.
Watch out for USC too, particularly in the coming years. They ran 3:03.26 at Texas and they did it without they're usual anchor, Duane Walker. They split:
Bryshon Nellum (RS Soph) 46.3
Joey Hughes (Soph) 44.9
Nate Anderson (Sr) 46.4
Reggie Wyatt (Fr) 44.8
and Walker (Soph) has split 45.2.
And that group could still be around the next 2 seasons.
Webster222 wrote:
1 Wisconsin 'A' 9:46.40
1) 6696 Rucks, Luke JR 2) 6673 Evans, Quinn JR
3) 6666 Beth, Zach JR 4) 6676 Gasper, Ryan SR
2 Wisconsin 'B' 9:49.94
1) 6697 Shields, Drew FR 2) 6667 Bughman, Grant SO
3) 6696 Rucks, Luke JR 4) 6674 Finnerty, Rob FR
I think Luke 'the real deal' Rucks' two legs on different teams for 1st and 2nd is almost as impressive as Florida's 4x400. Not impressive enough to get his own thread though.
1st leg for 1 team, 3rd for the other. That's no small feat. At least he got to rest while the quarter milers were running.
Perhaps we should ask Alan how to take splits.
Curious Cardinal wrote:
The only question I have is whether C Taylor has the endurance to compete in two jump competitions and come back and run his best in the 4x4.
Taylor did the LJ, TJ, 4x4 at SEC indoors, so if his fitness progresses over the next 2 months it shouldn't be a problem at NCAAs
YES! I get to see my own thread on the letsrun.com home page! I have reached a whole new level in life. hehehe
Wendell Gee wrote:
duckshirt wrote:why can't we be good at other events
We are the top country historically in the:
100
200
400
110H
400H
LJ
4x100
4x400
without question.
There are several others where we are arguably the top country.
If you mean why aren't we good at distance, that's a better question.
The one I don't get is why we aren't better at the 800.
Generally, 45/46 second quarter guys are pussies that don't want to make the jump to 800 and a whole new world of pain and it takes 45/46 second speed to run a fast 800.
Dude that 3rd leg for the 2nd place team SMOKED...Was his the fastest split of the day??
It had to have been, althought Tony McQuay's leg for UF was damn fast too. That was Jamaal Torrance if I'm correct. Dude closed that gap very well.
Good to see the kid Nellum is back. His college career has been rough.
The Florida 4x1 ran 38.93 with 4 people that were not on the 4x4. Some serious depth on that team.
when you are fast enough to destroy nearly everyone in the world (a 45 400m guy) at your event, it is not a live option to change all of your training, abandon your strong, but not Olympic quality (for the U.S.) event, and try and likely fail at a non marquee event where you never get that same thrill of speed.
The kid who ran Florida's second leg was especially impressive, he was cruising. I love all this 400m talent in the pipeline (seemingly) all of a sudden!
This is UF's 2nd leg, Freshman Tony McQuay. For some reason, I was under the impression that he was from Trinidad, but he is a Florida kid. Nice. He set school records in the 200 and 400 while in HS, breaking the 200m record set by Devin Hester. Nice scalp to have.
kipketer wrote:
Good to see the kid Nellum is back. His college career has been rough.
The Florida 4x1 ran 38.93 with 4 people that were not on the 4x4. Some serious depth on that team.
Agreed on Nellum. Looks like he's well on his way to a full recovery if not already there.
On Florida's depth, they ran a 1:20 4x200 using 2 people from the 4x1 and 2 from the 4x4 and neither of the two taken from the 4x1 were Demps. Can you imagine running that close to a school record in a sprint relay without using the best sprinter on your team?