Sydney McLaughlin 52.75 400h

Shout out to UK teammate Camacho-Quinn who ran 12.40 (wind legal) (World Leader)in the 100m hurdles.

I love her.

let's think about it wrote:

Dingbat wrote:

When was the last time an 18 year old broke a track world record- 60 years sgo?

Excellent question, or even when the last time a teenager broke one was. In August 1958 Herb Elliott ran 3:36.0 for a 1500m world record. He was 20 though. That was 60 years ago like you suggest, anyway.

Go Sydney!

T&F WR

Decathlon age 19

Mathais

1950

Zola Budd, at 17 ran 15:01 for a women's 5k WR. 34 years ago. That's probably the most recent.

I only do men's middle distance events, but:

Jim Ryun (USA) was 19 years, 79 days old when he set a WR 1 mile of 3:51.3 at Berkely, CA on 17 Jul 1966

Abel Kiviat (USA) was 19 years 350 days old when he set a WR for 1500m of 3:55.8 at Cambridge, MA on 8 Jun 1912

cheers.

Sydney's time here is 0.01 slower than Uk's Sally Gunnell when she set the world record in the 1993 World Champs BUT Sally's best flat 400m time was 51.45sec!

Nobody would be surprised if Sydney ran 2 secs faster than that this year. Now, Sally was a fantastic technician but I wouldn't be surprised to see Sydney break 52secs

Her Bro ran well and easily won the Big Ten 400 IH in 49.6 for Michigan .

And her technique still leaves a lot to be desired. Stride pattern is iffy and with either leg she jerks sideways checking her momentum. But she looks like she is just jogging...

douglas burke wrote:

Hvhghgyyugg wrote:

Could we see an outdoor WR at NCAA? When is the last time that happened?

I almost expect it, sub 52? for Mclaughlin

I'm starting to wonder if she's liable to break 51 in a couple years.

Not at NCAAs but Henry Rono set a 5000 record at a college tri-meet in 1978.

distant observer wrote:

And her technique still leaves a lot to be desired. Stride pattern is iffy and with either leg she jerks sideways checking her momentum. But she looks like she is just jogging...

chopping if she cuts it out completely she leads well with either leg would get her a lot better there alone, and then shes only 18 lol

Gogo wrote:

Gogo wrote:

#7 all-time

Apparently this was with a flubbed handoff between Camacho and McLaughlin

saw somewhere on twitter she split 49.45?

Incredible run by Sydney, great to see her transition to the collegiate ranks has gone so well, prodigies like her sometimes struggle with these transitions.

Nike/Adidas/Brooks/etc must be absolutely salivating over her impending professional career. She just exudes star power and has the looks, personality, and success to be highly marketable.

Henry. wrote:

What I find remarkable about this is McLaughlin is still soft/healthy. She has not played all of her cards yet by a long shot.

Groan. Can we not.

Samuel DeChamplain wrote:

Gogo wrote:

Apparently this was with a flubbed handoff between Camacho and McLaughlin

saw somewhere on twitter she split 49.45?

She ran 50.4 but lost well over a second on the handoff. Prob would have been closer to 49.0

PlayoffP wrote:

Incredible run by Sydney, great to see her transition to the collegiate ranks has gone so well, prodigies like her sometimes struggle with these transitions.

Nike/Adidas/Brooks/etc must be absolutely salivating over her impending professional career. She just exudes star power and has the looks, personality, and success to be highly marketable.

This could be a great opportunity for another company to build their brand around a huge, marketable star, sort of like Puma did with Usain Bolt. Not saying it will be Puma, but may be a different company like Nike or Adidas.

She is amazing! Coach must be very good and she has a bright future!

Nine months or so ago when Sydney McLaughlin stated she would be an NCAA T&F athlete, Mclaughlin said she would focus on short sprints and 100 metres hurdles as an NCAA D1 T&F athlete. McLaughlin found out NCAA women sprinters are serious athletes. If McLaughlin wants an individual NCAA D1 T&F title, 400mH seems like her best route. See Kendall Ellis, USC and Gabrielle Thomas, Harvard.

I see it differently wrote:

Nine months or so ago when Sydney McLaughlin stated she would be an NCAA T&F athlete, Mclaughlin said she would focus on short sprints and 100 metres hurdles as an NCAA D1 T&F athlete. McLaughlin found out NCAA women sprinters are serious athletes. If McLaughlin wants an individual NCAA D1 T&F title, 400mH seems like her best route. See Kendall Ellis, USC and Gabrielle Thomas, Harvard.

My understanding was that her coach wanted her to focus on her speed this year not necessarily Mclaughlin herself. Train, adjust to college life and focus on the picture which is in a few years.