Alex Amankwah: Will he win The 800M NCAA This Year?

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  • I like the 800
    5 years ago 04/04/2015 11:56pm CDT
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    Event 72 Men 800 Meter Run University
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    Relays: R 1:46.68 4/3/2014 Sean Obinwa, Florida
    Track: T 1:45.7h 1990 Mark Everett, Florida
    Name Year School Finals H# Points
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    Finals
    1 ALEX AMANKWAH SR Alabama 1:45.91R 1

    Is this the sign of better things to come or is this guy peaking too soon?
  • thinking thoughts
    5 years ago 04/05/2015 12:01am CDT
    re: I like the 800
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    He might. He might not. That's what I think.
  • Tri This
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    5 years ago 04/06/2015 10:17pm CDT
    re: thinking thoughts
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    Gosh, I hope so! Straight out of the LA hood. Did not run until his Senior year in H.S. First time he ran the 800, he ran a 51, 60 (2:01). Two months later he ran 1:53.5. Lowered his time to 1:49ish at WLACC, and is now crushing it at Alabama. Peaking too soon? Not if he is going to finish the year at 1:44!
  • oh word
    5 years ago 04/06/2015 11:31pm CDT
    re: Tri This
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    Tri This wrote:

    he ran a 51, 60 (2:01)

    oh word.
  • Haha Haha
    5 years ago 04/07/2015 4:02am CDT
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    Math is fun.
  • Dewey_Runner
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    5 years ago 04/07/2015 6:12am CDT
    re: I like the 800
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    FACT: Mark Everett holds the facility or "track" record for the 800. FACT: Mark Everett was still an NCAA athlete when he set that time. FACT: Mark Everett went on to win NCAA's that year.

    FACT: Alex Amankwah was only .02 off of Mark Everett's track record. FACT: Alex Amankwah is an NCAA athlete. THUS: Alex Amankwah will win NCAA's.


    Science.
  • democracy of the internet
    5 years ago 04/07/2015 8:04am CDT
    re: Tri This
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    Tri This wrote:

    First time he ran the 800, he ran a 51, 60 (2:01)

    So did he actually run 51, 70 for 2:01, then?
  • Dewey_Runner
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    5 years ago 04/07/2015 8:08am CDT
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    democracy of the internet wrote:

    Tri This wrote:

    First time he ran the 800, he ran a 51, 60 (2:01)

    So did he actually run 51, 70 for 2:01, then?


    F***ing Math, how does it work?
  • probably this
    5 years ago 04/07/2015 8:15am CDT
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    Dewey_Runner wrote:

    democracy of the internet wrote:

    Tri This wrote:

    First time he ran the 800, he ran a 51, 60 (2:01)

    So did he actually run 51, 70 for 2:01, then?


    F***ing Math, how does it work?


    Probably meant to write 61,60 for 2:01
  • NOP Skeptic
    5 years ago 04/07/2015 9:10am CDT
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    No I like 51, 70 better haha

    But no, just cause he's NCAA leader 3 weeks into the outdoor season doesn't mean anything

    Last year, Brandon McBride, Eluid Rutto, and Edward Kemboi still ended up w/ lower 1:45's last year, we still have plenty of meets to go

    The real question is, does Alex Amankwah know how to RACE, McBride knows how to race, Ryan Schnulle knows how to race, Edward Kemboi knows how to race, does he have a lot of racing experience? Is he going to pull a Soratos and run a 23 second 3rd 200m?

    As far as I know, the NCAA leader for the indoor mile in the last 4 years hasn't won the NCAA title, 3 of those had broke the NCAA Record in the mile at the Millrose Games

    This was true for the men's 1500m, the men's 3k, the men's 5k indoor, the men's 5k outdoor, the mens 10k outdoor, the women's 1500m, the women's outdoor 5k and the women's 10k, NCAA leaders, but no title
  • XCavhs
    5 years ago 04/07/2015 4:29pm CDT
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    NOP Skeptic wrote:



    But no, just cause he's NCAA leader 3 weeks into the outdoor season the men's 5k indoor, the men's 5k outdoor, the mens 10k outdoor, the women's 1500m, the women's outdoor 5k and the women's 10k, NCAA leaders, but no title

    ummm, Eric Jenkins? indoor 3k and 5k leader and he won both, so those two are wrong.
  • NOP Skeptic
    5 years ago 04/08/2015 1:36am CDT
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    I was referring to last year, 2014 (hence why I distinguished between outdoor/indoor and used the 10k), Chez won both the 3k and 5k titles, but wasn't the NCAA leader

    XCavhs wrote:

    NOP Skeptic wrote:



    But no, just cause he's NCAA leader 3 weeks into the outdoor season the men's 5k indoor, the men's 5k outdoor, the mens 10k outdoor, the women's 1500m, the women's outdoor 5k and the women's 10k, NCAA leaders, but no title

    ummm, Eric Jenkins? indoor 3k and 5k leader and he won both, so those two are wrong.