Fisher is the clear cut favorite, but my vote has to go to Ostberg of CT. Kids on fire this year: 14:58 at a challenging CT course, second fasted time ever at Manhattan: 2 seconds behind Cheserek, not to mention running 14:16 on the track last year.
Fisher is the clear cut favorite, but my vote has to go to Ostberg of CT. Kids on fire this year: 14:58 at a challenging CT course, second fasted time ever at Manhattan: 2 seconds behind Cheserek, not to mention running 14:16 on the track last year.
Olin Hacker of Madison West has a similar story to Ostberg. He's scalped Pollard at Griak, challenged Solinsky's course record and ran 4:57-4:57-4:41 + the extra .1 at the NXN HL regional.
For all comparative purposes, Olin ran 4:08y last spring at New Balance Outdoors and ran 9:14 on Day 2 at state for a tactical win over in-state stud Ryan Nameth. I guess what I am trying to say is lightly pencil Olin in for an 8:55-8:57 as a junior and take into account he has improved as a runner. His dad was 4th and 7th at Kinney and a 1:52.86/4:12.33/8:52.2y guy himself in high school (Class of 1981).
Olin was in faces in the crowd in the recent issue of sports illustrated. Father and Uncles Jeff and Bill were also individual state cross country champions in Wisconsin.