Oh? wrote:
YMMV wrote:
Micro wrote:
Central Valley was without their #1 runner who was running at Foot Locker.
Oof.
100 point difference, that moves them from #16 to #7 ... and their #1 (Ryan Kline) didn't even show up in the FLW results (unless he was the mysterious #21 finisher), so maybe that was just an assumption on Micro's part?
If it is true, sad that a team qualifies for nationals, and then someone opts out simply for a shot at running at a different national meet - though he's not the first. Maton did it after Summit qualified in 2014 (cost them over 100 points that year as well, would have moved them up from #17 to #9 or so), and Sean McGorty from Chantilly VA did it in 2012 and it cost their team a trip since they tied for second at their regional but lost the 6th man tiebreaker and didn't get an At-Large (OUCH)...[/quote]
Let's not forget Tamagno in 2014 who went to Footlocker and placed 5th instead of heading to NXN. It cost his team about 200 points give or take about 20-30. You have to remember that a team is not going to race the same way when their team leader isn't there and they know they have no chance of doing well anymore. Their regular 2-5 were all about 20-30 seconds slower than they likely would have been if the chance to podium was still there.
This is what happens when parents are too involved. He would have never made that decision on his own.