Michigan HS/MS kids on fire - Elite 3200m

300m to flat 200m

I'd pump my breaks on a few of the younger kids in the races, long time left and one of that has some questionable running form, hope they can keep it up but I wouldn't bet on it.

However I think there are some big names in these races to look out for outside of the winners and runner ups:

Zofia Dudek is having an awesome indoor season and running well from 800 to 3200, look out for her in Track and senior year.

Amber Gall ran 20 seconds faster than she did a year ago and rarely focuses on the 3200, she solidly broke 5 a week ago, something tells me she'll be doing some big things at UM in a few years.

Boys race had a slew of NAU kids that will look to help things rolling there.

Corey Gorgas backing up NXN finish with a solid 9:02.

11 kids under 9:10 in February is pretty impressive. I know most of you letsrun folk assume you have to run sub 8:45 to be a stud, but this race was full of studs.

Duane wrote:

I believe there was a typo - I think the 1st 400 was closer to 66, the 800 below 2:20, the 1600 about 4:55 just from eyeballing the video - though the exact splits are a little tricky as it is a 300 m track (at least for me).

That beginning was quite fast.

DumpsterDiver wrote:

London Culbreath ran 10:04 for 2 miles at Brooks PR 2017 as a frosh. That's the fastest frosh outdoor time AFAIK

And then finished 49th at NXN with a pedestrian 18:03 and dead last at Footlocker with a time equal to that run by a toddler.

She's finished too!

I’d argue that a 300m indoor track can be just as fast as an outdoor track. There’s no wind and the temperature is consistent. The lack of weather makes up for the longer turns and the amount of laps. While these times are very impressive, the track size should be taken into consideration.

Oversized track wrote:

I’d argue that a 300m indoor track can be just as fast as an outdoor track. There’s no wind and the temperature is consistent. The lack of weather makes up for the longer turns and the amount of laps. While these times are very impressive, the track size should be taken into consideration.

I raced on that track. Super stuffy and dry, at least when I ran the 2 mile. Dry cotton mouth conditions that made it tougher than you'd probably ever believe.

This Meet is a perfect example of why University of Michigan will continue to do so well on a National level. If Michigan State could keep their kids healthy they would also be good.

Coach McGuire makes it fun and kids improve.

Coach Drenth makes it tough and kids are hurt or quit.

GBohannon wrote:

At today’s elite 3200m at GVSU (oversized track), Michigan had a senior girl run 10:02, a freshman girl run 10:04, an 8th grade girl run 10:47, and a 7th grade girl at 10:41. The winner was Katelynne Hart from Illinois in 10:02x

On the boys’ side, Nick foster closed his 8:57 by covering the final 400m in an unofficial 55 seconds.

Some good running from the mitten state.

Any particular reason in Gxd's fxcking name they are running on an oversized track?

Any of those seniors who ran well unsigned?

Do you think it's something in the water??

Oversized track wrote:

I’d argue that a 300m indoor track can be just as fast as an outdoor track. There’s no wind and the temperature is consistent. The lack of weather makes up for the longer turns and the amount of laps. While these times are very impressive, the track size should be taken into consideration.

agree-a larger indoor oval is close to outdoor for times-considering no wind and no tight corners for taller runners-that being said for Hart to front run that entire race would have been tough mentally-as mentioned if she had gone out in 70-72 seconds she would broken 10-very impressive race by all though!

explain the conversion here wrote:

AbbyFan wrote:

VanderKooi worth 10:08 converted to flat track.

What? How does 10:04 on a flat track equal 10:08 on a flat track?

Why would you convert to a flat 200 when a banked 200 is standard? No one prioritizes meets with a flat 200.

Holly Bullough is no longer on the team. She couldn't handle any more of the abuse.

People are starting to catch on to the Drenth game.

Always dinged up wrote:

Holly Bullough is no longer on the team. She couldn't handle any more of the abuse.

People are starting to catch on to the Drenth game.

Lindsey Rudden is next.

Hang on here, this post is supposed to be about an awesome race that happened at GVSU last weekend.

The state of Michigan has tons of great High Schoolers and great college programs Michigan AND Michigan State included. Both programs have had recent success and both have outstanding coaches. It's pretty clear at both places if you go, buy into the system, do the right things, that you will be successful. I'm guessing someone who didn't have success at one probably wouldn't have been great at the other.

Ryan Robinson will be a good test over the next year. Left MSU transferred to Michigan for Coaching.

Duly not it wrote:

Any of those seniors who ran well unsigned?

Ransom Allen hasn't signed anywhere yet

He will be one of the 20 walk-ons at MSU.

YMMV wrote:

explain the conversion here wrote:

What? How does 10:04 on a flat track equal 10:08 on a flat track?

Why would you convert to a flat 200 when a banked 200 is standard? No one prioritizes meets with a flat 200.

Because 99% of 200m tracks are flat. Conversion factor: x 1.008 = 200m flat.