Lukas V. 8:40.7!!

First thread on this disappeared for some reason. Verzbicas is so money. He always delivers a great performance.

Funny thing is that these performances don't even surprise anymore. It's expected that he is going break or come very close to records.

Results:

Name Year School Finals Points 3000m

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Finals

1 Lukas Verzbicas 11 Orland Hills, IL 8:40.70A 10 8:09.57

2 Edward Cheserek 13 Newark, NJ 8:42.66A 8 8:09.86

3 Shayne Collins 11 Mansfield, MA 9:11.12 6 8:37.86

4 Kikanae Punyua 11 Ellicott City, MD 9:11.47 5 8:36.87

5 Dustin Wilson 12 Philadelphia, PA 9:12.16 4 8:34.00

6 Dayton McVicker 11 Fairmont, WV 9:16.29 3 8:42.31

7 John Murray 11 Shrewsbury, MA 9:16.71 2 8:35.46

8 Khari Bowen 11 Philadelphia, PA 9:18.80 1 8:45.64

9 Connor Rog 12 Fairfield, CT 9:20.77 8:45.06

10 Paul Szulewski 11 Williamstown, NJ 9:22.67 8:49.63

11 Liam Hillery 11 Greenville, RI 9:24.66 8:49.58

12 Collin Leibold 11 Falls Church, VA 9:24.83 8:49.00

13 Collin Frost 11 Randolph, NJ 9:25.48 8:49.58

14 Tim Tyler 11 Mt. Pleasant, SC 9:27.31 8:54.13

15 Cole Townsend 11 Buffalo, NY 9:27.53 8:52.73

16 David Kilgore 11 Melbourne, FL 9:29.57 8:52.97

17 Adam Visokay 12 Charlottesville, VA 9:30.44 8:55.49

18 Chernet Sisay 12 Brookline, MA 9:36.57 8:58.92

19 Mitch Mallory 11 Raleigh, NC 9:36.96 8:56.31

20 Thomas Madden 13 Front Royal, VA 9:38.76 8:58.27

21 David Melley 11 Newton, MA 9:39.77 9:01.66

22 Thomas Harrison 11 Washington, DC 9:50.11 9:12.63

23 Ryan Walsh 11 Providence, RI 9:52.35 9:12.50

What is grade 13?

That is graduating year. He is a sophomore.

Great so well have a kenyan as the american record holder soon.

Can't believe Cheserek stuck for that long into the race. Very impressive run for him.

RunBillyRun wrote:

Great so well have a kenyan as the american record holder soon.

Cause Lukas is a true 'Merican too.

Or is it just because he's black?

vivalarepublica wrote:

Funny thing is that these performances don't even surprise anymore. It's expected that he is going break or come very close to records.

Which is unfortunate, because whenever he has a mediocre performance a million threads titled "LUKAS V. IS DONE" will pop up.

Just won the mile over Gedyon and Noelle 4:10.x

One life one love - Enrique

Neverming what H8er's say, ingnore them 'til they fade away - T.I.

I supposes we could put an (*) next to all the non-WASP record holders... sound fair?

Any video of the race?

any videos up?

Lukas said after the 2 mile that he didnt feel very good during the race... but felt better during his 4:10 that he closed in 27. He is incredible.

Check runnerspace.com

lvfan wrote:

Lukas Verzbicas 8:40.7! Lindgren was 8:40.0. So close! Cheserek stuck with LV until the final sprint...pretty amazing! 8:42.something.

Lets do the German Fernandez fan club move and declare Lukas V. to be the record holder based on FAT vs hand time.

OK so where does rank as far as all-time best performance. i mean ryun, pre lindgren, virgin, german , chapa ,webb, ritz et al... where does this put Lukas.

After this performance, I HAVE to believe he will smash the outdoor HS record this spring - well under 8:34. I do believe so.

He won't be running outdoors, he is doing a last season of triathlon to try and win the world junior title.