NCAAs and HS Indoor Champs are being held this weekend. Both say something about Villanova track present and future.
Men? Where is Ben Malone? Is he hurt? Will he be redshirted this season? At NCAAs, aside from Wetzel, there is not much – especially when considering Penn Relays, next month. Slade’s 1200 leg was one of the slowest (10th) and only 2 secs faster than Sam Affolder’s 1200 (3:02.11) on winning HS DMR. Sam is a soph. Is he on VU’s radar? Purcell’s 400 was also one of the slowest (10th). Like Purcell and expect nice things in 800, but when does VU get a serious 400 man? There are some nice ones at HS Indoors, this weekend, and one is in its recruiting territory of Long Island. Does Tufariello ring a bell? Or even Elvis Lewis? Forget Larry James. Get a real 400 man. Lampinen? Nothing to brag about. Good, but you do not win championships with times like his. Is Villanova paying attention at HS Indoors or canvasing the world – Australia, UK, RSA? Forget Kenya, they are either going pro or probably fail to qualify academically. My point: the men are in trouble and only the 4x800 is possibly competitive for Penn Relays. What are they doing?
Women? It is all good. They get better every meet and they have at least two good ones coming in next year in McArthur and Alex Harris. Harris has surprising speed for steeplechase champion and ran the 1200 leg on No. Rockland’s winning DMR, but pay attention to Katelyn Tuohy (only a frosh). Is VU looking at others? Hope so. Or1on mentioned Carla Sweeney (IRL) in another post. Another Irish connection. She is good. Sammy Watson is supposedly choosing between Texas A&M (Why?) and USC (Why?) Was VU every in the discussion? But Procaccio keeps on doing what she does. She seems to find girls who become women of accomplishment. Angel will be available for Penn Relays. Women look good in 4x1500, DMR and 4x800 (now that Keegan has arrived as the 4th – like her 2:09). What is the story with Kelsey Margey?
Men? Where is Ben Malone? Is he hurt? Will he be redshirted this season? At NCAAs, aside from Wetzel, there is not much – especially when considering Penn Relays, next month. Slade’s 1200 leg was one of the slowest (10th) and only 2 secs faster than Sam Affolder’s 1200 (3:02.11) on winning HS DMR. Sam is a soph. Is he on VU’s radar? Purcell’s 400 was also one of the slowest (10th). Like Purcell and expect nice things in 800, but when does VU get a serious 400 man? There are some nice ones at HS Indoors, this weekend, and one is in its recruiting territory of Long Island. Does Tufariello ring a bell? Or even Elvis Lewis? Forget Larry James. Get a real 400 man. Lampinen? Nothing to brag about. Good, but you do not win championships with times like his. Is Villanova paying attention at HS Indoors or canvasing the world – Australia, UK, RSA? Forget Kenya, they are either going pro or probably fail to qualify academically. My point: the men are in trouble and only the 4x800 is possibly competitive for Penn Relays. What are they doing?
Women? It is all good. They get better every meet and they have at least two good ones coming in next year in McArthur and Alex Harris. Harris has surprising speed for steeplechase champion and ran the 1200 leg on No. Rockland’s winning DMR, but pay attention to Katelyn Tuohy (only a frosh). Is VU looking at others? Hope so. Or1on mentioned Carla Sweeney (IRL) in another post. Another Irish connection. She is good. Sammy Watson is supposedly choosing between Texas A&M (Why?) and USC (Why?) Was VU every in the discussion? But Procaccio keeps on doing what she does. She seems to find girls who become women of accomplishment. Angel will be available for Penn Relays. Women look good in 4x1500, DMR and 4x800 (now that Keegan has arrived as the 4th – like her 2:09). What is the story with Kelsey Margey?