mass pole. wrote:
watchout wrote:1. Mary Cain
2. Jordan Hasay
3. Kim Gallagher
4. Kim Mortensen
5. Lynn Bjorklund
6. Emily Sisson
7. Polly Plumer
8. Mary Decker
9. Caitlin Chock
10. Melody Fairchild
... I feel very good about the top 8. After that, it starts to get more questionable... not as many great girls as there have been great boys. Cranny and Efraimson (and possibly Baxter) could all make the top 10 this year, though, to make things a bit more clear.
You are losing credibility with me. Caitlin Chock over Lynn Jennings? Are you kidding? What did chock have, one good season, due in part to an eating disorder, sorry that doesn't cut it.
Chock ran 15:52.88 for what was then a HSR, and still is the #3 5k All-Time. She also ran sub-10 for 3200m and 4:42.52y.
NONE of Jennings marks are Top-5 today, and none of her marks were ever HS Records (unless you separate Indoor and Outdoor, but I don't since indoor is only really run in a select few states, especially back then).
Jennings: 4:18.06 for 1500m, 4:39.0y indoors, and... 10:05 for 2 miles? None are still Top-5 All-Time, and I don't think even her mile mark is still Top-10 All-Time.
Chock: 15:52.88 for 5k (still #3 All-Time), 9:58.51 for 3200m (#11 All-Time), 4:42.53y (not top-10, but also not far off Jennings, and that was her best event).
I agree that the #9/10 on my list are weak. I even said that specifically, and I expect Efraimson and Cranny to surpass them this year.