2021 mOG 4x1: you sure you wanna open this one?

[1.609]

Just in from USATF Central: This team was well-coached and prepared for great, fast, efficient exchanges.
Unfortunately, we could not duplicate the crowd noise in practice (or the glaring morning light and shadows on the track) and consequently our injured lead-off runner was not himself, our third leg left a second late, and our anchor thought we just had to finish the race to qualify. An official told him so.
As always we are so proud of the men's 4x1 relay program and we look for even greater success in the future.

What else are they gonna say? Public relations at its best. That line about the anchor? Shameless flipping gem of a turd. 🤣 Help. Please. Someone. The USA is in trouble.

[gh]

At trials:

5. Micah Williams, 9.91 PB

6. Cravon Gillespie, 10.00

Even if you're going to use a sub, why take the slower guy?

i suspect Gillespie has participated in USATF relay camps in the past and Williams obviously hasn't.

[Tuariki]

At least they didn't drop the baton. Mind you probably more embarrassing to lose this way.

At least when you drop the baton you can claim you would have won if you hadn't dropped the baton.

Losing this way just confirms that you were nowhere near good enough.

[asindc]

Check out his handoff to Baker, it sucked!

That was Baker’s fault. Baker didn’t take off until Kerley was right up on him.

[SoCal45]

Agreed. They need to blow up the whole system they use to pick teams and whatever attempts at practices or relay camps they have tried in the past.

Santa Monica track club! but in reality, even days of practice with the stick would'nt have made Bromell or Gillespie any faster and that is what cost them a chance at the final.

[beebee]

This was an inexcusable failure...an embarrassment.

[SoCal45]

That was Baker’s fault. Baker didn’t take off until Kerley was right up on him.

yes, don't blame Kerley...he ran the only good leg...99% of the time it is the fault of the outgoing runner

[asindc]

Santa Monica track club! but in reality, even days of practice with the stick would'nt have made Bromell or Gillespie any faster and that is what cost them a chance at the final.

Even with Bromell and Gillespie they would have qualified with even a slightly below average 2nd exhange instead of an awful one.

[1.609]

I was 100% correct that the US did not have a cohesive team.

I don't what you're arguing about. It's indisputable.

Well if their coaches are willing to make an official statement akin to :"An official told our anchor he could run backwards and we'd qualify", then it's neuronal cohesion that's blowing up.

[Mr Lover Lover]

Can someone explained what has happened to Brommel between his last Diamond league race and here? He said he's not injured. I thought his exchanged with Kerley was decent, he just did not gain any traction on the chinese. Kerley held his own but my goodness what was Baker doing, he left a second late and the handoff was awful. As for the anchor, the less said the better. The race said all that needed to be said.

[aaronk]

The US should have dropped the baton on purpose!
Then they would at least have had their normal excuse for failing--instead of "They SUCK!!".
LOL

[SoCal45]

i suspect Gillespie has participated in USATF relay camps in the past and Williams obviously hasn't.

what camps? when, 3 years ago.

[beebee]

Selfish of Bromell knowing he wasn't 100%...sometimes you have to sit down for the good of the team.

[booond]

i suspect Gillespie has participated in USATF relay camps in the past and Williams obviously hasn't.

Williams ran at OU. He had more recent experience than any of them.

[SoCal45]

Selfish of Bromell knowing he wasn't 100%...sometimes you have to sit down for the good of the team.

none of the guys had better show up for any other meet the rest of the year! except Kerley.