HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

[MJD]

Walt Murphy passed these on:

Suspension story:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wi ... d=24422109


Reinstatement story:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wi ... d=24426505

[dl]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

What's happened to the guy sucks, but looking at pictures of him, I'd say there's no way the dude is of high school age.

[MJD]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

>What's happened to the guy sucks, but looking at
>pictures of him, I'd say there's no way the dude
>is of high school age.

Yeah. No kidding. Check it out:

http://www.mensracing.com/athletes/inte ... iptoo.html

[Guest]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

It's just like the Ngeny story. He shows up as a blazing 19 or 20 yr. old. Supposedly. As talented as he was (yes, we've heard the rumors about the reason for his mediocre performance since the games) the priest at St. Francis HS stated that Ngeny was at the limit for juniors when he was running there. So, he's older than stated. If you think Eliud Kipchoge is 18, there's swampland in Fl. I can sell you at a great price. Supposedly, Kiptoo already finished 4th form in Kenya, which would make him several years older than 18 now.

[MJD]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

>What's happened to the guy sucks, but looking at pictures of him, I'd say
>there's no way the dude is of high school age.

Since this unsubstantiated speculation seems to be allowed, I'd like to point out that Rupp did pretty well today given their difference in ages:

1 Kiptoo, Shadrack 12 Albuquerque, NM 15:32 5:00
2 Trafeh, Mohame 12 Duarte, CA 15:35 5:01
3 Rupp, Galen 12 Portland, OR 15:37 5:02

[Guest]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

I was at the race today. I wish I could post the pictures I took. Go to dyestat.com and dyestatcal.com and look at Kiptoo. In person, he looks about 22 or 23. There is no way he's a teen. I feel bad for the kids in the race. Sure, it was close, but they were beaten by a fairly talented guy who should be in college. A lot of spectators were commenting on how it was obvious Kiptoo is much older than claimed. He's still younger than Eliud Kipchoge, though. Just looking at that guy and reading that it's claimed he's 18 makes me laugh.

[Guest]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

The guy is in high school. Labron James , of the Cavs looks 25 , he's 18. I hope this isn't another "white people" who think black people are lying. Someone show some proof.

[Guest]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

Had to play the race card didn't you

[Keyser Soze]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

Give the guy a break. Maybe he just looks a little bit more mature than the average high school senior. That doesn't necessarily mean he has lied about his age, now does it?

No one ever said anything about how old Alan Webb looked when he was in high school.

[Guest]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

ya , Alan Webb , bald with a face of a 40 year old. They should revoke his record. No way he was high school age when he ran the sub 4 at Pre.

[Natasha]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

Eyewitness- are you an expert on telling peoples ages? Why would you feel bad for runners who got the chance to meet someone from a different country, learn about that individual and just plain simply run together and compete. Those athletes are smart and have a bright future ahead of them, maybe some of them would feel bad for you standing on the sidelines whining and grumbling about something you've got no proof of.

[Guest]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

In the mensracing website, I believe he looks 18. Not any different than Lebron et al..

Now kipchoge looks way older..

[Guest]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

Bryan Dameworth looked like a mid-20s high schooler - even as a soph when he won the CA state xc champs. We had a guy in the race who placed 2nd, a dude from San Diego, Goshu Tadese, who also looked like he was somewhere between 24-26. They were allowed to compete - despite their "men"acing appearances and demeanors... not to mention their eligibility verifications.

[dl]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

I really don't think Dameworth looked like he was in his mid-20's, but he WAS old for a HSer. He was 19.5 when he graduated.

[Guest]

Re: HIgh schooler Kiptoo reinstated by judge

>Eyewitness- are you an expert on telling peoples ages? Why would you feel bad
>for runners who got the chance to meet someone from a different country, learn
>about that individual and just plain simply run together and compete. Those
>athletes are smart and have a bright future ahead of them, maybe some of them
>would feel bad for you standing on the sidelines whining and grumbling about
>something you've got no proof of.

Feel bad? Don't feel bad at all. Just tired of all the different ways people cheat. All the knee jerk lib types jump to the defense of this guy who's OBVIOUSLY older than what is claimed. If you had been at the meet, you'd have to agree, unless you're blinded by PC. The knee jerk folks are funny mentioning Webb. No way did Webb look as old as this guy. Met Webb at the '01 Arcadia, took pics, etc. Webb looked like a teen. This guy looks about 22, which I suspect he really is. Sure, everyone can claim he's just mature, but he looks like your average college sr. Just ask some of the other runners and spectators who were there. He doesn't look "mature" like some kids in HS, he looks OLD. And he isn't sporting a goatee either. If he were an overage Moroccan or Italian, the people automatically defending Kiptoo would scream bloody murder about a "cheat".