Insane Posters wrote:
This one is sillier than the Allie O post. He isn't the only Footlocker or NXN champion in college you know. Yet he finished 2nd only losing to a foreigner in the meet. What place was Reed Brown or Dylan Jacobs? Where are guys like Rocha and Gessner? How did hacker finish yesterday after being runner up in both NXN and Footlocker in the same year? What about sub 4 guys Maton and Slagowski? He and Hunter appear to be on track to be the top American runners over the next decade. Youi can come up with a list of disappointments that I started above but he isn't on it.
US all the way wrote:
No. He competed in the US Junior Champs and the US Olympic Trials so they already verified his credentials. It doesn't matter where he was born.
Former MI runner wrote:
How about we start saying “Americas born” instead of “American born.”
wtfbbq wrote:
Former MI runner wrote:
How about we start saying “Americas born” instead of “American born.”
I mean, if we really want to be technical, American-born would refer to anyone born in America which isn't the same as the United States OF America... He ain't the first US-born runner but he's still on this super continent.
asdgasfasdf wrote:
By the way, someone mentioned Rupp, who never won Footlocker or NCAA XC.
asdgasfasdf wrote:
I don't know too much about him so I did some googling.
First, I think he's naturally a shorter distance guy anyway. Mile/5K. It's not unreasonable to think that someone in the NCAA might just outkick him at 10K. He won the 5K as a junior(?) so it seems like he's on track to me.
Second, how many footlocker winners have gone on to win NCAA XC anyway? According to Wikipedia it's Cheserek, Ritz, Torres, Goucher, and Kennedy. 5 guys since 1979. That's it. 5 out of 34.
There have been 5 guys that won Footlocker twice, but only 2 out of 5 (Cheserek and Ritz) won NCAA XC.
By the way, someone mentioned Rupp, who never won Footlocker or NCAA XC.
Overall I think there's a substantial difference between high school and college and there's no reason to be disappointed.
surprised fan wrote:
How would you view Grant's collegiate career so far? As a 2x FL champ, a sub 4 high school guy, and with that long unbeaten streak he had for a couple years, I would have expected more. No NCAA XC wins. Only 1 NCAA title 2 years ago in the 5k outdoors.
Do you think he has underperformed? Or is it tough that he had to deal with some pretty crazy talent: Ed Ches for 2 years, a 5th year McDonald who has essentially been in Australia for a significant amount of last year training, Justyn Knight.
Curious on other people's thoughts. Obviously I know he's more talented than me and has taken tough classes and I tip my hat. But as a fan of the sport, curious what people think of his career thus far and his post college potential
