Christina Aragon 4:09.27!!!!!!!

these posts were not mine. no idea why someone wants to take this non-handle.

For the record, 4:09 and 4:11 are great times for high school girls. The event has progressed remarkably in the past four years. I would consider a 4:09 1500M for a hs girl roughly equivalent to a 4:01-2 mile for a hs boy, both about 1.08xWR for their distance and gender.

Brilliant last lap:

http://www.flotrack.org/video/981700-tasty-race-christina-aragon-runs-an-olympic-trials-qualifier-in-the-1500m

So is this amazing because she's still in HS?

Again, I don't understand the American obsession with school years etc. All that matters is her age. She is turning 19 this year (in a couple of days in fact), so is U20, or WJ age. Is she going to World Juniors?

Isn't 19 old to still be at HS? In many parts of the world pretty much all kids finish HS at 17 or 18.

And for an U20, 4.09 is fast, but not ridiculous.

Can you just specify people by age, like the rest of the world does? And then someone's a Junior, is that HS or College Junior? And if a HS Junior, the ages seem to fluctuate so much? Tell me - how old is a HS Junior? Anywhere from 16-18 I'd guess - which is a massive range.

#5 U20 in the world is not ridiculous, but it is a little more than just "fast". Call it "world-class junior".I do agree that performance class and record references should be based on age, but High School is a different context than college/pro. It used to represent a significant disadvantage, but with the internet, travel around the country for open meets, pro coaching, etc., it doesn't matter as much as even ten years ago.

Karma Police wrote:

So is this amazing because she's still in HS?

Again, I don't understand the American obsession with school years etc. All that matters is her age. She is turning 19 this year (in a couple of days in fact), so is U20, or WJ age. Is she going to World Juniors?

Isn't 19 old to still be at HS? In many parts of the world pretty much all kids finish HS at 17 or 18.

And for an U20, 4.09 is fast, but not ridiculous.

Can you just specify people by age, like the rest of the world does? And then someone's a Junior, is that HS or College Junior? And if a HS Junior, the ages seem to fluctuate so much? Tell me - how old is a HS Junior? Anywhere from 16-18 I'd guess - which is a massive range.

I meant it's "fast" in the context that this is an U20, and many U20s in many events are up there with the top adults. This time ranks her 58th in the world in opens.

You're right though, 5th in Juniors is more than just fast, it's elite junior.

Bro, you are so misinformed, and Champus/Weissenbach decided to leave the team themselves, you can't get better if you're not running at all

You might be talking about the old coach, but all the athletes under Miltenburg's tutelage have excelled

Also, we're talking about strictly distance here

Why are you bringing up past results from NCAA outdoor's? Oregon has top notch sprinters every year, Stanford doesn't bother with sprinters...

Try comparing NCAA XC results, you know how Oregon always seems to have top 3 recruiting classes men's and women's, but never puts it together at Nationals

XC: Stanford >>> Oregon

BTW: the fact that Cranny was able to come back from an injury and run 4:09 in this short amount of time and end up, almost an NCAA Champion is fantastic, even if it was 2 years

Cuffe? She ran 15:11.13 at Payton Jordan, how has she not progressed?

That last lap was insane. Instantly gapped the field when she started pressing with ~350 to go. And she won by a solid margin. How much faster can she go in a few weeks with better competition? 4:07? Faster?!

It is interesting to see Rainsberger shadowing her throughout, but was unable to match the big move.

Impressive! wrote:

That last lap was insane. Instantly gapped the field when she started pressing with ~350 to go. And she won by a solid margin. How much faster can she go in a few weeks with better competition? 4:07? Faster?!

Are you serious? wrote:

Stanford ruins athletes?

This year:

Sean McGorty: 13:24.25 in 5,000; 2nd NCAA indoor 3K, outdoor 5K; 3:53.95 mile.

Grant Fisher: Top American in NCAA XC; 13:30.13 in 5,000; 6th in NCAA 5K; 7:50.06 in 3K

Justin Brinkley: 3:40.31 in 1,500.

Men's XC team, third in NCAA.

Elise Cranny: NCAA 1,500 runner-up; Pac-12 champ.

Olivia Baker: NCAA 800 runner-up; 2:01.02; 3rd at NCAA indoor 800; Pac-12 400 champ.

Claudia Saunders: 4th in NCAA outdoor 800; NCAA outdoor 800 runner-up previous two years; 2:00.63.

Rebecca Mehra: Pac-12 1,500 runner-up.

Aisling Cuffe: Pac-12 XC champ for the second time. Eight All-America honors overall, two-time NCAA 5K runner-up; 15:11.13 at Stanford.

Vanessa Fraser: 15:41.64 5K, NCAA XC, indoor track, and outdoor track All-America.

Six women under 4:20 in the 1,500 this year.

Four women at 2:05 or faster in the 800 this year.

"They Call Me Flo Pro" is continually negative on Stanford. Must be an inferiority complex or some other mental disorder. All programs have their stars that shine, stars that flame-out, kids that improve, kids that quit. Top programs are under the microscope. The program at Stanford is doing very well under Coach Miltenberg. Listen to Stanford athletes when they are interviewed. More times than not they give praise to their coach, team etc. Maybe they are just more polite than others when interviewed or just maybe they sincerely mean it. I don't hear the same from other kids at other programs.

Oregon has its problems. Their head coach is under the gun for a variety of reasons and having top kids leave the program doesn't bode well. So "They Call Me Flo Pro" support your school (U of O) and take a chill pill on all the negative Stanford stuff. "Are you serious" provided you some food for thought - chew on it.

"really looked strong"

Sure I bet she benches at least 65 pounds!

She's a helluva lot stronger than you, bubhttp://www.flotrack.org/video/981733-all-around-christina-aragon-is-all-in-for-brooks-pr

Son of a Gun wrote:

"really looked strong"

Sure I bet she benches at least 65 pounds!