Someone at school said he was really born in 1991.
Someone at school said he was really born in 1991.
Wouldn't be surprised at ALL.
I'd be suprised that he was only 20...
If you're looking for proof, no one has any. Fast high-schoolers from african countries will always be accused of lying about their ages. Some of them are, some of them are not. Good thing world records and championship medals aren't determined by age.
The junior ones unfortunately are...
fff wrote:
The junior ones unfortunately are...
No one cares about those if you never end up doing anything afterward.
If he really is 20 years old then he should be ashamed that he got spanked by Luke V last fall when Luke was 17. Anyways Futsum and Cheserek are the top 2 prep runners in the nation and it will be interesting to see who finishes as the "Top Dog"
parallel wif da earf wrote:
fff wrote:The junior ones unfortunately are...
No one cares about those if you never end up doing anything afterward.
They help the athletes get into higher-paying races, so yeah, people do care.
Menace wrote:
If he really is 20 years old then he should be ashamed that he got spanked by Luke V last fall when Luke was 17. Anyways Futsum and Cheserek are the top 2 prep runners in the nation and it will be interesting to see who finishes as the "Top Dog"
LOL if you believe that. Lukas when 22/23 when he was a high school senior.
I think your momma probably knows.
I've never heard anything about him being old. If he was 20, he couldn't run in the Indiana high school tournament. But I guess you can't completely rule out a false age, though it seems unlikely for a kid who has been in the US since middle school and had never run until high school.
I guarantee he is no older than Solomon Haile was when he won Footlocker...
His "17-year old" drinking buddy just took down Rudisha LOL
23 Zienasellassie, Futsum 92 Washington Twp 17:08.45 8
http://www.usatf.org/events/2007/USATFJuniorOlympicXCChampionships/results/national/Intermediate.asp
The 92 indicates he was born in 1992. As someone else said there's no reason to suspect any false age as he wasn't even running until a few years after he was in the United States. Actually 17:08 5k as an 8th grader isn't really THAT great. There would have been no reason to lie about his age at that point. He did turn around and run 15:01 the next year though and got 7th at Foot Locker!
That would make him either 18 or 19 depending on if he's had his birthday yet this year. Yes, he's old for his grade, but within the limits.
f that. i'm 19 and don't turn 20 for almost a year and i'm a college sophomore.
dudez wrote:
f that. i'm 19 and don't turn 20 for almost a year and i'm a college sophomore.
You are young for your grade.
Ha... no. He's been in the USA for a long time, wasn't even a runner when he came over here. He was pretty bad right when he started as well, he would have no reason to fake his age. If you ever saw him as a freshman, he definitely looked like a freshman. He still doesn't look any different from any other kid in high school. I feel like guys like cheserek and haile look old for their age. i don't see that in futsum
I wouldn't say Futsum was bad when he started, but nothing hinted at how good he is now.
Here is the Indiana Middle School Championship race from 2007, Futsum's 8th grade year which was his first year running. Futsum was 10th in 10:18 and I don't know why he is listed as "Futsum Ziena":
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_plain_text.php?race_id=6702
It's kind of funny, the winner of that race, Tate Schienbein, was ranked in a few preseason lists nationally coming into this year. He finished 1:07 behind Futsum on Saturday. The runner up in that race, Jason Crist, was ranked 10-15th nationally coming into this year (and has run 8:59 3200) and finished 50 seconds behind Futsum on Saturday.
I think you all need to do more research before you talk all this crap. He and his brother have changed their last names since moving here. If you have met Futsum you would know that he is not older than listed. When he was a frosh and up until this year looked like a very young guy. He is talented and so all the haters are lining up to question his age. He's better than you so you are looking for reasons why...