Anybody know anything. The last time I checked, he had the B qualifier but his ranking was below the number of individuals they were planning on taking to the trials. Has this changed? Is he out of time to try and qualify?
Thanx. And run well this weekend.
Anthony
bump
Excellent question- so I'll bump.
my understanding is that jennings gets an automatic spot regardless of whether he has a qualifying time because he won in 2000.
If you look at the times in Rome this past week and the emergence of Webb, Jenning is just not up to the elite level anymore. Jennings has not run under 3:42 (4minute mile) in nearly 3 years.
However, he could pull something off in the trial. Who knows.............
Jennings ran 3:41.68 three weeks ago.
Didn't Andy Downin run around 3:42 a few weeks ago? I haven't seen him in any recent results. If healthy and running reasonably well heading into the trials, he's proven to be a major racer. Look at his record at USATF's when he has competed:
2002: 7th at 4 km at USA Cross Country Championships…missed the rest of season due to an Achilles injury.
2001: USA Outdoor 1,500m champion (3:37.63)…5th at U.S. 4k XC Champs (11:14.60) … 19th at World XC (13:26) … ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 3:36.70 and 3:56.25.
2000: 6th at U.S. Olympic Trials (3:38.36)…placed 2nd behind brother Matt at Fall USA XC Club champs (29:23) ranked 6th in U.S. by T&FN…best of 3:38.36.
1999: Did not compete.
1998: Did not compete.
1997: Bests of 3:40.46 and 4:00.89
1996: 6th at USA Olympic Trials (3:44.25)…Big East Conference champion…5th at NCAA Outdoor Champs…best of 3:39.21.
http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2002/Downin_Andy.asp
wonder what the bike trip to South America did for jennings besides get him sick....
no offense man...but its 2004 now...not the 1990's :oP
ttc wrote:
2002: 7th at 4 km at USA Cross Country Championships…missed the rest of season due to an Achilles injury.
2001: USA Outdoor 1,500m champion (3:37.63)…5th at U.S. 4k XC Champs (11:14.60) … 19th at World XC (13:26) … ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 3:36.70 and 3:56.25.
2000: 6th at U.S. Olympic Trials (3:38.36)…placed 2nd behind brother Matt at Fall USA XC Club champs (29:23) ranked 6th in U.S. by T&FN…best of 3:38.36.
1999: Did not compete.
1998: Did not compete.
1997: Bests of 3:40.46 and 4:00.89
1996: 6th at USA Olympic Trials (3:44.25)…Big East Conference champion…5th at NCAA Outdoor Champs…best of 3:39.21.
http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2002/Downin_Andy.asp
Anyone else feel that Jennings would have been better off moving up to the 5000?
webb, jennings & PMcM. count it
some runner wrote:
no offense man...but its 2004 now...not the 1990's :oP
ttc wrote:2002: 7th at 4 km at USA Cross Country Championships…missed the rest of season due to an Achilles injury.
2001: USA Outdoor 1,500m champion (3:37.63)…5th at U.S. 4k XC Champs (11:14.60) … 19th at World XC (13:26) … ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 3:36.70 and 3:56.25.
2000: 6th at U.S. Olympic Trials (3:38.36)…placed 2nd behind brother Matt at Fall USA XC Club champs (29:23) ranked 6th in U.S. by T&FN…best of 3:38.36.
1999: Did not compete.
1998: Did not compete.
1997: Bests of 3:40.46 and 4:00.89
1996: 6th at USA Olympic Trials (3:44.25)…Big East Conference champion…5th at NCAA Outdoor Champs…best of 3:39.21.
http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2002/Downin_Andy.asp
Some Runner,
The best and majority of those accomplishements are after the 90's. Granted it's been 3 years since his last track USATF and 2 years since his last USATF of any kind.
It's very clear that he runs BY FAR his best and surpasses expectations at USATF's/Trials competitions. As long as he's in just decent condition, I expect him to be 'right there'. I already took him for top 7 months ago and I'm sticking to it.
Jzs wrote:
webb, jennings & PMcM. count it
Webb, PMcM, Stember.
My 3:
Webb
Ahmed
Stember
Just Missing:
Lunn
Myers
McGowan
Agreed. There are other contenders that are Downin's age (Aden, Nadeau, McMullen). Also, i have trained some with AD (a long time ago) and i can tell you that his posted times usually underestimate his talent/ability... which is why he runs well in big meets.
Did you ever hear what happened to him?
Actual Results:
Alan Webb
Charlie Gruber
Rob Myers