If Manahan (3:58), Leibold (3:42), and Gil (4:02) had stayed, Georgetown could have been able to put two sub 16 4xmile teams at Penn if they split teams up efficiently and didn't care about getting the W (which would be unlikely but whtvr)
Manahan, Bartelsmeyer, Gil, Leibold
Bile, WIlliams, Lederhouse, Fahy
Impressive. Great rabbiting a not a single position change.
It really looked like a workout. No racing there. Single file...
Vvhgvhgvghghg wrote:
To my knowledge, all four Georgetown guys are Americans. The American CR for the 4Xmile is 16:15 (the CR is 16:03). Somehow, I think that 16:15 should be very easy for them to beat (16:03 also...)
Over the years, there has been at least 8 teams 'on paper' that should have been able to better 16:03, in fact, there is at least 1 or 2 teams ever year with better individual PRs. I you take 4 athletes and put them in individual races, the chances are all of them will not run up to their capabilities, the same exact thing happen when you put 4 athletes on a relay. And, in the case of a 4xmile where you are only going to get one opportunity, Penn is not a fast track per se, the weather is unpredictable and if you are on record pace, the anchor even perhaps the 3rd leg will be running alone.
Btw, the OU team that set the record in '09 could have run faster in my opinion and much faster the following year. That 16:03 team had Centro, Rupp, Wheating, A.J. Acosta and they were all underclassmen; the following year they had:
Wheating 3:51
AJ 3:53
Rupp 3:56
Mac Fleet 3:57
Centro 3:56
OR also had 2 other guys like JMack and Maggs who capable of running about 4 flat.
Btw, this also puts into perspective when people brag about a team having 3-4 sub 4 athletes.
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