Verzbicas to Oregon!

Nerd Alert.

Google Caches the Web. Here is the article still.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:IzoQoV5HW9IJ:trackfocus.com/+trackfocus&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

repost from the other thread:

If Lukas is thinking about post collegiate success, which he absolutely should think about, the clear choice is Colorado for 5k and up or Oregon for 800-5k.

Off the top of my head, track World Champs/Olympic Qualifier from 2000-current for 1500+ runners:

Rob Conner - 0

Dave Smith - 0

Vin Lananna - 8

1500 (4): Michael Stember, Gabe Jennings, Jason Lunn, Grant Robison;

5000 (3): Brad Hauser, Jonathan Riley, Ian Dobson;

10000 (0) unless you count Rupp...

Marathon (1): Ryan Hall;

Mark Wetmore - 8 (some qualified for more than 1 distance, not taken into account in this count)

1500 (0)

5000 (4) - Adam Goucher, Kara Goucher, Shayne Culpepper, Jorge Torres

10000 (4) - Alan Culpepper, Dathan Ritzenhein, Kara Goucher, Jorge Torres

Marathon (2) - Alan Culpepper, Dathan Ritzenhein

3000 Steeple (2) - Billy Nelson, Jenny Baringer

The trackfocus.com guys have written us and said, "Earlier today, we received information that we believed to be credible regarding Verzbicas’ choice. We now believe there is reason to doubt that information. We apologize for any confusion and will continue to pursue the story. "

http://trackfocus.com/college-track/lukas-verzbicas-verbally-commits-to-the-university-of-oregon

So much for waiting for May or the summer. Guess he's a runner now.

LRC update: 4:30pm eastern: The story above has been removed from trackfocus.com and we received an email from them saying, "Earlier today, we received information that we believed to be credible regarding Verzbicas’ choice. We now believe there is reason to doubt that information. We apologize for any confusion and will continue to pursue the story. "

Dr Li, Cook, Vigil, Larsen

Guys, don't expect to know for a while. Lukas has a lot more options then you know. Expect him to take the road less traveled.

Ryan Hall was coached by MTC for the mara. Hall didn't run the mara at Stanweiner.

In the real know wrote:

Guys, don't expect to know for a while. Lukas has a lot more options then you know. Expect him to take the road less traveled.

I'm trying to figure out what this could mean - guy could walk into any college in the country save maybe a few Ivies - what other options are there?

Passing up school for a year to train for the Olympic team in triathlon? But someone said that that is impossible given the team's long selection process.

There is no credibility to this story!!! Let's see something official from somebody reputable! If he does go to Oregon, it would make sense on one hand because they would cater to a guy like him - personalized schedule, international travel expenses, light "team" effort and oh,.....that all important "ego stroking environment!" OSU is far too real for someone as spoiled as he has become. How could Smith even work with guy like that?

Smith; "OK everyone let's do a group tempo run today on the course. Now Lukas, stay up with German and Grima.....Lukas?.....Lukas? Where the hell is Lukas now?

"He's over there swimming in the river coach!!!

MTC wrote:

Ryan Hall was coached by MTC for the mara. Hall didn't run the mara at Stanweiner.

Yes, I know. And my post was regarding coaches developing those athletes and setting them up for post collegiate success.

Up Up and Away wrote:

repost from the other thread:

If Lukas is thinking about post collegiate success, which he absolutely should think about, the clear choice is Colorado for 5k and up or Oregon for 800-5k.

Off the top of my head, track World Champs/Olympic Qualifier from 2000-current for 1500+ runners:

Rob Conner - 0

Dave Smith - 0

Vin Lananna - 8

1500 (4): Michael Stember, Gabe Jennings, Jason Lunn, Grant Robison;

5000 (3): Brad Hauser, Jonathan Riley, Ian Dobson;

10000 (0) unless you count Rupp...

Marathon (1): Ryan Hall;

Mark Wetmore - 8 (some qualified for more than 1 distance, not taken into account in this count)

1500 (0)

5000 (4) - Adam Goucher, Kara Goucher, Shayne Culpepper, Jorge Torres

10000 (4) - Alan Culpepper, Dathan Ritzenhein, Kara Goucher, Jorge Torres

Marathon (2) - Alan Culpepper, Dathan Ritzenhein

3000 Steeple (2) - Billy Nelson, Jenny Baringer

Agreed. And I think you have to count Rupp for 10k, how not? 2008 and 2009 olympics/world champs. You also left out Andrew Wheating on Lananna's list.

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/the_inside_scoop/2011/01/sandburg-runner-lukas-verzbicas-will-skip-ihsa-track.html

He left a lot of people off Wetmore's list.

Wetmore didn't coach Ritz to the 1/2 medal nor Kara to her WC bronze so who cares ? LV should go to UA if he wants a medal with James Li.

The Saint wrote:He left a lot of people off Wetmore's list.

Who else is missing from the Wetmore list. Someone on the other thread mentioned Slattery making the '03 WC team in the steeple. Can anyone else think of any missing runners on the Wetmore/Lananna lists?

Up Up and Away wrote:

The Saint wrote:He left a lot of people off Wetmore's list.

Who else is missing from the Wetmore list. Someone on the other thread mentioned Slattery making the '03 WC team in the steeple. Can anyone else think of any missing runners on the Wetmore/Lananna lists?

Off the top of my head, Ed Torres and Tera Moody '09 Marathon.

Ray Pearson wrote:

what make you think hasay is a virgin

I was wondering this very thing just yesterday

he has not committed anywhere, as he said on his facebook site. the facts (from chicago tribune!) that Stanford is out of the running and it is between oregon, portland, colorado, and oklahoma state. i am sure he will wait to make his decision but he did say on twitter that oregon was "amazing", just a guess but I could see him ending up there.

add Kempainen and Scudamore to Vin's marathon list