SkoBuffs wrote:
Klecker said Harrison was in Boulder over the summer. 4 months of Wetmore took him from HS all-American to College all-American material. He placed higher at PAC 12 than at foot locker
Pretty amazing. Clearly Harrison had been running high-ish mileage in HS to be able to handle the CU workload (or close to it) right off the bat. Love the kid, he's great.
Robbie Cozean to Notre Dame.
Any news if NAU has signed or anyone committed to them? There are still some very good high school runners still uncommitted, any news if they have any Chance to get any of them? Just seems that right now NAU has so much going for them that some runners would love to be a part of this program.
Sarah Trainor (National 2000 m steeplechase record holder) to UNC.
He also already lived at altitude which helps a lot
Creaky Bones wrote:
xsjksghjsxx wrote:
Was Kashon Harrison a Blue Chip recruit in high school? I just watched him at Pre Nats a few weeks ago and Pac 12s and that dude is a freak for a freshman. Top 7 in that conference as a Freshman is unheard of. I want to know the highest placing for a true freshman ever at nats cause he's running with his two teammates who both got top 10 at nationals last year.
A couple guys won it (Kenny and Ches, as someone mentioned). Goucher was 2nd. Ritz was 4th. Luke Pusekdra was 5th. Chris Derrick was 7th. Those are just the guys I remember off the top of my head. Harrison is great but he doesn't quite have the talent of those types.
He may be the best true freshman in the country this year, though. Getting AA his first year would be great--something in the 20-30 range. Casey Clinger (2x NXN champ) was 24th as a frosh. Grant Fisher was something like 14th.
Ben Saarel who ran for Colorado was 8th as a true freshman as well.
John Dressel of Colorado was 26th as a frosh
Billy Grey is going to NC State
Las556 wrote:
Billy Grey is going to NC State
Please keep it to decent top recuits
Predictions for Valerie Lastra were Florida and Florida State ...
She committed to Central Florida
As early signing day is approaching here are the top uncommitted guys. Im sure all these guys have took most if not all their visits and are going to be deciding very soon.
Tier 1
1 Nico Young: CA
2 Matt Strangio: CA
3 Easton Allred: UT
4 Brandon Miller: MO
5 AJ Green: MN
6 Conor Murphy: RI
7 Stetson Moss: ID
8 Daniel O'Brien: VA
Tier 2
9 Caleb Brown: OH
10 Jace Aschbrenner: CA
11 Matthew Farrell: CT
12 Jarrett Kirk: TX
13 Carlos Schultz: VA
14 Silas Winders: TN
15 Luke Combs: IN
16 Malachi Bronson: OH
17 Reece Gibson: IN
18 Jonah Hoey: PA
19 Yasin Sado: CO
20 Elliot Cook: OH
21 Caleb Neidnagel: CA
22 Chris Middleton-Pierson: CA
23 Chase Gordon: CA
24 Issac Stewart: PA
25 Isaiah Galindo: CA
Im pretty sure Caleb Brown is gonna go to Wisconsin. He hasn't committed but I think that's where he'll go
gotrees wrote:
As early signing day is approaching here are the top uncommitted guys. Im sure all these guys have took most if not all their visits and are going to be deciding very soon.
Tier 1
1 Nico Young: CA
2 Matt Strangio: CA
3 Easton Allred: UT
4 Brandon Miller: MO
5 AJ Green: MN
6 Conor Murphy: RI
7 Stetson Moss: ID
8 Daniel O'Brien: VA
Tier 2
9 Caleb Brown: OH
10 Jace Aschbrenner: CA
11 Matthew Farrell: CT
12 Jarrett Kirk: TX
13 Carlos Schultz: VA
14 Silas Winders: TN
15 Luke Combs: IN
16 Malachi Bronson: OH
17 Reece Gibson: IN
18 Jonah Hoey: PA
19 Yasin Sado: CO
20 Elliot Cook: OH
21 Caleb Neidnagel: CA
22 Chris Middleton-Pierson: CA
23 Chase Gordon: CA
24 Issac Stewart: PA
25 Isaiah Galindo: CA
Whats the latest on Allred??
Kid has shown so much talent but pretty much wasted his time in hs jumping from school to school. He seemed oblivious to transfer rules. Still got himself to NXN last year after having to race jv races all year including no t&f performances at all junior year.
I'm just guessing that top schools are not as enthused about dropping full ride money on him right now. No performances and clearly a liabilty to jump ship and transfer.
....But the kid was 10k, college ready two years ago when he ran a college 8k race unattached and almost went under 24 minutes.
Conundrum.
Big schools are still wanting him as I think he's down to Stanford, BYU, UCLA and Washington. He's a talent, he did get top 5 at NXN last fall and ran 4:09 Full Mile as a sophomore.
gotrees wrote:
As early signing day is approaching here are the top uncommitted guys. Im sure all these guys have took most if not all their visits and are going to be deciding very soon.
Tier 1
8 Daniel O'Brien: VA
I have to say I am puzzled as to why Daniel O'Brien is considered a Tier 1 kid. Due to his 12th place at a watered down FootLocker? His track times really do not indicate he is one of the top kids in the US, and he doesn't run against other top kids much. It will be interesting to see how he does at FL this year after zero competition from other top runners this fall.
Creaky Bones wrote:
Again, every D1 program has the same number of scholarships, but Wetmore chooses to divide his up. I think he also isn't as enamored with blue chippers as other coaches (becuase often, but not always, it indicates they are training a ton in HS, so a 9:20 running 30mpw guy might have the same talent as an 8:50 guy running 80mpw). Not to say he wouldn't be happy to have blue chip recruits in-state, but he is on the prowl for the guys he can get cheaper and is willing to let the blue chippers walk if they want a full scholarship as a freshman, generally. So they have the money, they just choose to spread it around.
I think Vancil is about as blue-chip as you get in CO tbh. His 9:08 3200 in CO is probably one of the 15 or so fastest 3200s ever run int he state. Until Cole Sprout came along, the state record was 9:05 (Brent Vaughn).
That makes sense and it's obviously working. Kind of like Moneyball for XC.
So when Wetmore says "I can't offer you what others offer you" he really means "I WON'T offer you what others offer you". Correct?
Plus, he's also saying I'm a crotchety old dude and would rather cut off my left nut than kiss a$$ to some HS punk. I don't ask you to come to CU, you ask me if you can. (I understand that as well, LOL)
Transferred wrote:
gotrees wrote:
As early signing day is approaching here are the top uncommitted guys. Im sure all these guys have took most if not all their visits and are going to be deciding very soon.
Tier 1
1 Nico Young: CA
2 Matt Strangio: CA
3 Easton Allred: UT
4 Brandon Miller: MO
5 AJ Green: MN
6 Conor Murphy: RI
7 Stetson Moss: ID
8 Daniel O'Brien: VA
Tier 2
9 Caleb Brown: OH
10 Jace Aschbrenner: CA
11 Matthew Farrell: CT
12 Jarrett Kirk: TX
13 Carlos Schultz: VA
14 Silas Winders: TN
15 Luke Combs: IN
16 Malachi Bronson: OH
17 Reece Gibson: IN
18 Jonah Hoey: PA
19 Yasin Sado: CO
20 Elliot Cook: OH
21 Caleb Neidnagel: CA
22 Chris Middleton-Pierson: CA
23 Chase Gordon: CA
24 Issac Stewart: PA
25 Isaiah Galindo: CA
Whats the latest on Allred??
Kid has shown so much talent but pretty much wasted his time in hs jumping from school to school. He seemed oblivious to transfer rules. Still got himself to NXN last year after having to race jv races all year including no t&f performances at all junior year.
I'm just guessing that top schools are not as enthused about dropping full ride money on him right now. No performances and clearly a liabilty to jump ship and transfer.
....But the kid was 10k, college ready two years ago when he ran a college 8k race unattached and almost went under 24 minutes.
Conundrum.
To be fair, he's moved schools twice and one was because his family moved to another state. That first move was pretty sketchy though.
I'm guessing he ends up at BYU.
I think he just hasn't chosen yet. He went on visits to Stanford and UCLA, at least. I would be pretty surprised if he didn't go to BYU if his family is Mormon (not sure they are). Eyestone is a great coach and that program is great.
I am sure tons of schools are still throwing full scholarship offers at him. He has tons of talent. Even with a surgery and a stress fracture he managed to get like 4th or 5th at State in Utah (he said he was sick too, but I always find those claims a little suspect).
Creaky Bones wrote:
I think he just hasn't chosen yet. He went on visits to Stanford and UCLA, at least. I would be pretty surprised if he didn't go to BYU if his family is Mormon (not sure they are). Eyestone is a great coach and that program is great.
I am sure tons of schools are still throwing full scholarship offers at him. He has tons of talent. Even with a surgery and a stress fracture he managed to get like 4th or 5th at State in Utah (he said he was sick too, but I always find those claims a little suspect).
He is Mormon and he'll likely end up at byu and will likely go on a mission. Go with the odds.
Creaky Bones wrote:
Again, every D1 program has the same number of scholarships, but Wetmore chooses to divide his up. I think he also isn't as enamored with blue chippers as other coaches (becuase often, but not always, it indicates they are training a ton in HS, so a 9:20 running 30mpw guy might have the same talent as an 8:50 guy running 80mpw). Not to say he wouldn't be happy to have blue chip recruits in-state, but he is on the prowl for the guys he can get cheaper and is willing to let the blue chippers walk if they want a full scholarship as a freshman, generally. So they have the money, they just choose to spread it around.
I think Vancil is about as blue-chip as you get in CO tbh. His 9:08 3200 in CO is probably one of the 15 or so fastest 3200s ever run int he state. Until Cole Sprout came along, the state record was 9:05 (Brent Vaughn).
Wrong.
Sprout broke Tanner Normans one year old record.
Norman broke Vaughns record.
He broke it the year Sprout was a freshman and they were each in 3a that year. Norman is the last one to beat Sprout in Colorado in the 3200 winning State 3a.
Based on prs and NXN performance, Vancil was a top tier recruit for class of 2019. Bluechip??
No.
Never won any championship race, CO or nationally. Won several races in CO, but not many.
Just the way Wetmore prefers his recruits!
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has a 1989 Ferrari 348 GTB and he's just put in paperwork to upgrade it