Georgia women are in hunt for 2015 NCAA track title - Why isn't Kendall Williams doing something besides just the multi?

Because Petros is an awesome coach. No need to beat the living shite out of an athlete who is CLEARLY the next big U.S. Heptathlete on the scene. She is basically an Eaton in training, who, let's not forget is still a sophomore! For being around the sport as much as you have been, you still don't get it sometimes.

Bulldog Backer! wrote:

Because Petros is an awesome coach. No need to beat the living shite out of an athlete who is CLEARLY the next big U.S. Heptathlete on the scene. She is basically an Eaton in training, who, let's not forget is still a sophomore! For being around the sport as much as you have been, you still don't get it sometimes.

Good for them. How does letsrun not get it?

They were wondering if a) she was potentially injured b) if they justt didn't want to max her out.

You write they "still don't get it sometimes."

I think you are the one who still doesn't get it.

They have the opportunity to potentially win an NCAA title in an upset.

The Georgia athletics program has never won a track or xc program and doesn't have any NCAA team titles since 2011. Since they probably drop a million a year on track, it's unusual that they are looking out for her best interests.

Perhaps they think the odds of her winning an Olympic medal in 2016 are greater than them pulling off the upset this week.

How does doing another event for 1 day affect whether or not she'll medal over a year from now???

She wouldn't even have to take 6 jumps. Just go out there get a really good jump on the first attempt and win the whole thing. It's that easy. Same thing in the high jump. Just pass every height until there's only 8 left and clear it on the first attempt to get some guaranteed points.

On the flip side, nobody realistically thinks Georgia has a chance, and it's just indoor, so who really cares anyway?

Hogtown wrote:

On the flip side, nobody realistically thinks Georgia has a chance, and it's just indoor, so who really cares anyway?

"Just" indoor? How is indoors any better or worse than any other season? All the same runners are there.

It might be a different story if the pentathlon were on Friday, but since it's on Saturday, the only realistic event she could also do would be the LJ on Friday.

It seems like she could try to take 3 jumps, but with the stupid flights system that the NCAA invented, to take all 6 jumps would mean a LONG competition the day before a tough multi.

5 events isn't enough for you ?

Hogtown wrote:

She wouldn't even have to take 6 jumps. Just go out there get a really good jump on the first attempt and win the whole thing. It's that easy. Same thing in the high jump. Just pass every height until there's only 8 left and clear it on the first attempt to get some guaranteed points.

On the flip side, nobody realistically thinks Georgia has a chance, and it's just indoor, so who really cares anyway?

Plus she would have to warm up for the LJ and cool down, warm up for the HJ and cool down. That takes a lot of time.

Even though it's that easy to hit that first jump what if she doesn't? Then she takes another and maybe another. Next thing you know she is doing 4 or 5 and knee deep in the competition. Ton of stress, ton of energy spent.

She is so much better than the field in the Hep that she could easily do the LJ on the first day and still easily win the pent. If she took a lot of jumps on day one, she could just take less jumps during the pent and she is still likely to dominate. In the spring she is going to have to do 7 events over 2 days anyway. Not like 6 is going to kill her.

Maybe she is a little banged up and they are being cautious?

I doubt she is banged up.

Honestly this will be the most competition she sees all winter. Why not go for it fresh? See how close to 5k you get. Johnson Thompson through it down at Euros today and we knew she would. Why not go into the meet fresh and see how you compare to the her?

Also when you get a special athlete you have to think long term. How fun would it be to have her do the pent, Hj, 60hh, lj? Real fun and she could kick ass in all. But it's a huge disservice to the athlete.

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How many times does she jump in practice? Would doing 10 practice jumps rather than 5 or 6 increase risk of injury? I have never heard about coaches putting strict limits on that sort of thing.

Oregon should be sure to only enter Cheserek in the DMR, so as not to ruin his future as a distance star.

Pretty astonishing to see an NCAA coach in the hunt for a title giving it up in this way! That takes something.