OFFICIAL MATTHEW MATON SUB-4 THREAD!! HSer runs 3:59.38!!

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  • ccccccccccc
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:11pm CDT
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    Finals
    1 Jenkins, Eric SR Oregon 3:57.09 2
    2 Geoghegan, Will SR Oregon 3:57.53 2
    3 Maton, Matthew SR Unattached 3:59.38 2
    4 Presson, Isaac Furman Elite 4:00.65 2
    5 Kincaid, William JR Portland 4:00.76 2
    6 Kent, Justin 4 British Columbia 4:04.99 1
    7 Poland, Ryan SR Portland 4:05.00 1
    8 Phillips, Andy SR Gonzaga 4:05.28 1
    9 Brewer, Chris JR Oregon 4:06.57 2
    10 Warren, Trent JR Oregon 4:07.16 2
    11 Thomet, Levi Unattached 4:07.60 1
    12 Benson, Doug Team Run Eugene 4:08.29 1
    13 Melancon, Matthew JR Oregon 4:09.19 1
    14 Prakel, Sam SO Unattached 4:11.99 2
    15 Watson, Cole SR Oregon 4:15.15 2
    -- Miner, Matt Hoka One One DNF 2
    -- Fleet, Mac Nike OTC Elite DNF 2
    -- Winn, Daniel SR Oregon DNF 1
  • Keep it here
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:12pm CDT
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    When you consider how good Jenkins currently is. Being that close to him is super impressive.
  • Yay for Yay
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:18pm CDT
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    I'm curious what he closed in.

    With the wind I didn't think he would get it, half way through he had lost contact with the first group, was having to fight the wind on back stretch until someone else passed him, and suddenly on the last lap he was by himself in 3rd. They didn't show it but with the distance he had I think he was by himself on the final backstretch in the wind as well.

    Very impressed he stuck with it. Makes me curious how fast he would have gone with less wind.


    Yay!
  • srger
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:22pm CDT
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    How old is he? If he's 19 U don;t really care
  • Keep it here
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:26pm CDT
    re: srger
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    He is in HS. We aren't saying he broke the AJR, but he did become one of only a few to break 4:00 in HS which is the impressive feat.
  • Keep it here
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:27pm CDT
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    ventrollin^3 wrote:

    hmmmm my wind conversion abacus says that a 3:59.38 on a windy day on the west coast converts to....3:49.12 if running on hate

    Nice. I hope he runs on hate at Pre!!
  • Ritz Raff
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:29pm CDT
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    1500? So like 4:17 mile probably?
  • Keep it here
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:30pm CDT
    re: Ritz Raff
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    Nope. FULL Mile...

    Ritz Raff wrote:

    1500? So like 4:17 mile probably?
  • kod3200
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    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:36pm CDT
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    Thank god he left that program at his high school... those moron coaches could've prevented this phenomenal performance. Congrats Maton, that's really somethin.
  • Keep it here
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:38pm CDT
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    He is ranked #3 in the Mile and 1500 now for HS athletes. With better conditions and in peak condition. Could he run closer to 3:55? Maybe I'm getting a big greedy with the thought but they were saying all along how windy the conditions were.
  • Coach B
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    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:42pm CDT
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    Great run.

    Converts to about 3:58:14
  • minong
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:43pm CDT
    re: Coach B
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    Can someone post a link to a list of all time HS times?
  • LetsRun.com
    your benevolent dictator
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:46pm CDT
    re: srger
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    srger wrote:

    How old is he? If he's 19 U don;t really care

    Maton, like Edward Cheserek a few years back, is indeed old for HS. He probably very easily could be a freshman as he turned 19 on March 28th. So consider him to be a red-shirt senior in HS!!
  • Oldy
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:53pm CDT
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    Yeah, 19+ years = not any more impressed than if freshman in college. Lots of college freshmen break 4 at 19. Some do it at 18 (looking at you, German).
  • anacondarunner
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:54pm CDT
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    1) What happened to Prakel?
    2) Why did Mac Fleet DNF?
  • Sure
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 9:56pm CDT
    re: anacondarunner
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    Fleet paced
  • ofsaa silver
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 10:06pm CDT
    re: Sure
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    Obviously a great run! Very impressed with him. No matter what happened between him and his coaches, he obviously made the right decision. We'll be hearing a lot more about him for years and no one will care about the high school coaches or ever hear about them again. Maybe they did a good job with him, maybe not, but it sure looks like he is doing just fine on his own. Excited what he will do at the next level when in the hands of world class coaches and talent.
  • theOTHERwhitemeat
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 10:11pm CDT
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    HECK yes!

    good stuff from him

    screw you fella's that are scraping his achievement
  • here is the deal
    5 years ago 05/08/2015 10:13pm CDT
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    All the 19yr old crap doesn't really bother me. High school has age limits, he meets them. All kids develop at different rates. some 18 yr old matured early, some late. Not to mention with sept/oct the typical age cut off it is normal for seniors to be 18yrs 6-7 months to 17 yrs 8 monthos or so.

    That all said, if Maton and Fisher were to run the same times I would of course side with Fisher as the more impressive performance.


    and 19yrs in high school isn't the same as freshman in college. Training, competition etc. ramps up a lot in college.

    The cool thing is we actually have these great races to debate this issue on. Dream mile is going to really be something this year!
  • masterscoach
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    5 years ago 05/08/2015 10:16pm CDT
    re: kod3200
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    You dont know what your talking about re: coaches. Matthew owes everything he has to day to those coaches. I know I was there from day one. Best keep your pathetic words to yourself.