If you think I'm jealous and outraged? you are correct! but at the same time I don't care so i'll probably leave this here and never return to the thread again. But maybe I can bring up a small point of what the "Higher Ups" have done with Track and Field.
Lets get to it.
10k Accepted Entries:
Bryan Fernandez - Oregon - 10k 32:04 (XC) 5k 14:27
Dan Milechman - New Mexico - 10k 30:59 (XC) 5k 14:58
Tanner Anderson - Oregon - 10K 30:39 (XC)
William Bertrand - Princeton - 5K 14:54
Tyler Day - NAU - 5k 14:54
Matt Leach - SF - 5k 14:28
Joel Reichow - SDSU - 10k 30:38 5k 14:39
Dan Schubert - OU - 10k 31:17 5k 14:13
Alex Short - SF - 10k 31:36 (XC) 3k 8:15
Michael Sublette - Stanford -10k 30:14 5k 14:27
Michael Williams - WSU -10k 30:24 5k 14:28
Why am I Salty? coming from a small school, we get kicked to the side a lot looked over and not given the same opportunities. Now I didn't list the people who on paper i would beat (TFFRS wise), there would be more if I did that but to make things clear that is not my argument here. These are 11 outliers that some how got into the fastest 10k in the nation. Knowing many other people who have entered who's times eclipse these by almost a lap and failed to get in. It just makes me wonder how do you get into this meet? Apparently times aren't the important thing, but the symbol on your singlet or how many times your coached took the Stanford Staff out to eat.
NOW inside the Stanford Invitational Pamphlet it states:
ENTRY APPROVAL DOES NOT GUARANTEE ACCEPTANCE.
ALL ENTRIES ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF MEET MANAGEMENT.
>> and then again
ALL ENTRIES ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF MEET MANAGEMENT.
So obviously they pick and choose, your times mean very little if your on the bubble. But if your a big school dont worry, Coach will get you in somehow. So after going through the 10k entries, Obviously the majority belong to be there, but at the same time I would really like to see all submitted entries along with their times and see who they didn't want to give a chance at the meet and why.
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