I know back in the day with UTEP that many of the Africans were quite old. For example, Olympic silver medallist Suleiman Nyambui was 29 when he graduated.
But who is the last distance runner that was 25 when he won an NCAA title? I have no idea.
Young actually is almost 26. His DOB is September 14th.
Josh Rohatinsky was 25 when he won the 10 in 2007.
Ednah Kurgat
Ever heard of Galen Rupp,?
It proves that it is harder to win at an older age. How old are Kejelcha and Berega?
Professional hs runner wrote:
Ever heard of Galen Rupp,?
I’m sorry, who?
There will be a 25 year old in the Women’s race tonight.
60 % Kenyan are like as freshman so no.
How soon we forget. Old man Cheserek was 32 when he won his last NCAA title.
Although Clayton Young is ridiculously old, Edward Cheserek was even older. So was the Kenyan women runner at New Mexico.
I feel for all the 18-22 year olds that have to compete against such a lop-sided advantage in distance running that a few are able to have.
Ednah Kurgat was 26 when she won NCAA cross country, so a little older than Clayton.
I don’t know - there’s something amiss when you win a collegiate race and run over to the stands to hug your wife & kid.
Age advantage wrote:
Although Clayton Young is ridiculously old, Edward Cheserek was even older. So was the Kenyan women runner at New Mexico.
I feel for all the 18-22 year olds that have to compete against such a lop-sided advantage in distance running that a few are able to have.
Seriously. I feel bad for McMillan and Mantz. They would have taken 1st and 2nd if it weren't for the old guys ahead of them. BYU would have gone 1-2! I feel like they're the real losers here.
Barabbas wrote:
I don’t know - there’s something amiss when you win a collegiate race and run over to the stands to hug your wife & kid.
Ehh, that doesn't bother me too much. I got married when I was 20, so a collegiate sophomore, back in 2012. And accidents do happen. The age does bother me a touch though. It kind of reminds me of Citius Mag's article/blog/whatever about the oddities of Division II and how you'll have married people with kids, older single athletes, and the standard college athlete competing against each other
I just realized that I was actually a junior. Late birthday
dude is ridiculously old. he should be embarrassed to still be in college. and it's not like he's some commuter with a job. this byu age cheating thing has gotten out of hand.
ageist wrote:
dude is ridiculously old. he should be embarrassed to still be in college. and it's not like he's some commuter with a job. this byu age cheating thing has gotten out of hand.
Yeah, he is SOOOO old. Like TWO whole years older than a "traditional" senior. How embarrassing! And he's wasted all his time doing silly things like serving his church, becoming a husband and father, and working on his engineering master's degree! I don't know how he's not too embarrassed to show his face in public!
Age advantage wrote:
Although Clayton Young is ridiculously old, Edward Cheserek was even older. So was the Kenyan women runner at New Mexico.
I feel for all the 18-22 year olds that have to compete against such a lop-sided advantage in distance running that a few are able to have.
Everybody is able to have this advantage. You all just started your NCAA eligibility too young. I'm middle-aged and still have all of mine. Who says you need to run for a school as soon as you can? Your mistake!
It's not cheating if there's no rule against it.
Ageist^2 wrote:
ageist wrote:
dude is ridiculously old. he should be embarrassed to still be in college. and it's not like he's some commuter with a job. this byu age cheating thing has gotten out of hand.
Yeah, he is SOOOO old. Like TWO whole years older than a "traditional" senior. How embarrassing! And he's wasted all his time doing silly things like serving his church, becoming a husband and father, and working on his engineering master's degree! I don't know how he's not too embarrassed to show his face in public!
What traditional senior is almost 24? More like 22. But hey, although he doesn't have any sense of fair play or a moral code, what can I do about it? Seems to be a rampant affliction at BYU.
Baseball Ain't a Sport wrote:
Ageist^2 wrote:
Yeah, he is SOOOO old. Like TWO whole years older than a "traditional" senior. How embarrassing! And he's wasted all his time doing silly things like serving his church, becoming a husband and father, and working on his engineering master's degree! I don't know how he's not too embarrassed to show his face in public!
What traditional senior is almost 24? More like 22. But hey, although he doesn't have any sense of fair play or a moral code, what can I do about it? Seems to be a rampant affliction at BYU.
He served a 2 year mission. Hence he is 2 years older than his counterparts who did not serve missions. Its very simple.
But I'll break it down for you since you seem to need some help. You use the term "almost" to mean "will turn that age the coming fall so we'll stick with that:
HS graduation: "almost" 19
RS year: almost 20
Freshman: almost 21
Sophomore: almost 22
Junior: almost 23
Senior: "almost" 24
Make sense for ya bud? Need any more help?