PSU National

[excattyguy]

Several good results -- Ellison's 800 1:48+ Denault 4:00.04 mile McEntee 8:08+ 3000 Akande and Schappert cut about 5 sec. of their PB in the mile and Lipari ran 4:39+ in the mile for third. Reid won in 4:30+

Margey ran 2:08+ for 800 and Picirillo ran 4:40+ for the mile

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[TheFoyeEffect]

When was the last time Villanova had so many good MD runners?

 

[novaclassof90]

Looking at the results, penn state is building a very strong program. Psu fresh ran 3:59, 4x200 team set natl record and Loxsom is a stud. They had 5th best recruiting class last year. Too bad they lost Brady gehret, he left school last week.

 

[TheFoyeEffect]

The kid Ellison kicked down transferred from Missouri and finished ahead of Sam at nationals last year and was fourth indoors.

 

[sebastianc]

In going over the results, I too was struck by how deep the Penn State men were. Some of it is from in-state, but there is also a lot from out-of-state - even Africa (leg on 4x200 is from Zimbabwe). I know it is a state school (like a whole bunch of track powers - Florida St., Oregon, etc.), but how are they able to do it? This is a discussion unto itself. Interesting point is what happens when Villanova and Penn State hook-up in 4x800? It is very possible that they will meet in Millrose Collegiate 4x800. The VU team will probably be Fitzsimons, McEntee, Williamsz & Ellison - probably in that order. Penn State has a lot of bodies. Other than Loxum, who will they use? Be a test for VU.

Note on that subject, that one of Penn State's better 800 runners is freshman Zavon Watkins. But I believe Ben Malone beat him, last year, at some major event.

How good are Kieran Brennan and Josh Lampron, now?

Surprised at how well Andrew Golato did. 1:52.9 is a vast improvement.

Need to take a closer look at Tully. He keeps surprising.

Why did Gehret leave?
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[TheFoyeEffect]

Both Brennan and Lampron will have four years of eligibility next year. I was extremely impressed with Brennan in person.

 

[Thorvac]

Evidently the coach that Gehret worked closely with left for Arkansas. Not sure if he's transferring or just focusing on national meets, like Andrews from UVa. I know VU has a great history, but I can't imagine the facilities are close to Penn St. Their indoor track is incredible.
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[excattyguy]

1967 Messenger, Donnelly, Mc Cormack, Patrick, Buerkle, Murphy, Hamilton

1980 was pretty strong: Tufariello, Paige, England, Hunter, Maree, Pinkowski, Childs, & Korir

1979 pretty much the same group Add Burns subtract Hunter

1984 O'Neill, G. O'Reilly, A O'Reilly, O'Keeffe, O'Sullivan (notice a pattern here), Keyworth

Best I could do from memory

 

[novaclassof90]

Thorvac: you are dead correct. That indoor facility at psu is 2nd to none.

 

[TheFoyeEffect]

This weekend is a major litmus test. Almost everyone is running.

 

[sebastianc]

Saw the entries. Lots of questions about where are some people - e.g., Bowers, Hines, Mildenhal, Williamsz, Mimic,...?

Bigger question: Why is McEntee in the college 3000 and not the championship heat?

 

[TheFoyeEffect]

Hines graduated. I assume Williamsz will be running relays.

 

[TheFoyeEffect]

It looks like McEntee is running the 3000 basically as a workout, like how he did the 5000 at the Big East outdoor meet last year.

 

[whitecat]

Gehret from PSU flunked out according to Let's Run.
How do you flunk out so late in you collegiate career?
Are there no yearly academic benchmarks at PSU/

 

[Thorvac]

Whitecat,
Academically ineligible does not mean flunked out. The messages on Lets Run were obnoxious and filled with presumptions. Penn St is a great school and they provide incredible academic support for athletes. An athlete almost has to try to be unsuccessful. Yearly standards? How about weekly monitoring. You can't make a kid go to class or do his work. Again, ineligible doesnkt mean he flunked out. An ineligible student-athlete has some academic issues, so maybe he didn't want to be on campus if he couldn't run. Many comments on Let's Run were in appropriate.
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[whitecat]

Thorvac,

I thought the posts on Let's Run were strange, but many of their threads are.
My kid sister was PSU 1975, and I have always been a PSU fan

OT: There is a big wrestling match soon between PSU and the Hawkeyes.

 

[excattyguy]

Iowa won at home.