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This kid looks like he has potential. He won the state meet. Check out his milesplit: http://nj.milesplit.com/athletes/3901764-rey-rivera/feed#.VW-Mz89Viko
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welcome to Letsrun Mr. Rivera
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And a Sophomore from CBA ran 4:11. Looks like Nj has a lot of future studs
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Solid mark. Reminds me of Alex McClary (Shelton, WA) in 2002. Ran 1:50.72 as a Soph at the state meet. Stayed at that level for two more years, improved some in college, eventually running 1:47 and 3:57 after graduating from Arkansas.
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Rey Rivera's SBs before the season started:
2015 Indoor: 1:58.75
2014 Outdoor: 2:00.42
2014 Indoor: 2:01.25
Crazy improvement. ....perhaps too crazy? Get this boy tested for PEDs! We have another Galen on our hands!
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From another Article, I read that he split 1:54 in 4x800!
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njxc12 wrote:
And a Sophomore from CBA ran 4:11. Looks like Nj has a lot of future studs
Nj has a ton of talent. Just for the sophomore grade, Rivera won mocs 800 in 1:50 and anzano won the 1600 in 4:11. Although he hasn't won a mocs yet, Matt Grossman is the best soph in the state in the 3200 running 9:14.
The juniors in the state also looked great. 4 of the top 5 in the 1600 were underclassmen. Blaise ferro of cba is still only a junior and has won 3 of the last 4 moc titles in the 3200. The one that he lost, he still ran 9:03. -
Wow. He was running 2 flatx2 ,1:59, and a 1:58.75 pr earlier in the season. Then he was running 1:54x2 recently, and now he drops that pr another 3+ seconds! So, he has dropped his pr by at least 8 seconds this year already. And he has still not competed against the best in the nation, who might pull him to an even faster time. 1:50 is very fast for a sophomore. Obviously a ton of potential here. As for higher distances, his pr's on that link were something like 4:24 and 16 something, so he's obviously running this on speed without too much aerobic foundation, something that can obviously be built with training.
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It's insane, how much he improved and I heard that he actually used to play football before his freshman year and then transitioned to track!
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Wait, before you jump to conclusions about this kid: Did he look relaxed?
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I was at this race yesterday. It was pretty ridiculous. (As in, amazing.)
The presumptive favorite, Rienas, of Old Tappan, ran a brilliant race from the front. Crushed his PR by a second and a half, paced it brilliantly, finished in 1:51 flat.
This Rivera kid, a freaking soph I haven't even heard of, who must've gone out in close to 56, comes out of nowhere down the home stretch, blows by Rienas (who actually held up very well; wasn't tying up badly or anything like that), and beats him comfortably.
Kid must've closed in 54-high. How often do you see that in a HS sophomore?
Then he gives an interview after 60 seconds, dismisses his achievement like it was no big deal, saying, "I know I can run faster."
Watch out. Might be the next John Marshall. Might be better.
It's true that NJ's got a sh*t-ton of hot young talent, but you guys left out the Crown Jewel: Sydney McLaughlin. Holy Mother.
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I am only impressed when a sophomore runs that and it leads to further development! More often than not it goes no where! Mainly because a coach doesn't know what to do with that kind of talent!
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The coaches at OB know what they're doing. They're no strangers to big dudes.
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The coaches at Old Bridge certainly know what they are doing. They have worked with Christian Boateng, Travis Mahoney, Matt Ciambriello, and plenty of other top notch athletes.
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Lets hope he keeps on improving and this win doesn't get to his head and he keeps working hard.
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Not as good as Brazier
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http://nj.milesplit.com/meets/200474/videos/insider?id=93295 His form needs some work.
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He should race Hari Sathymurthy of Brownsburg.
