NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

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Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

The "stiff" headwind on Marsh's 19.73 (not 19.72) was all of 0.2mps.

[jazzcyclist]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

The "stiff" headwind on Marsh's 19.73 (not 19.72) was all of 0.2mps.

I was talking about the final (20.01), not the semifinals.

[26mi235]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

Only listed as # on the latest OT ranking

[skiboo]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

So what happened in the final? Any links to results?

[ATK]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

The "stiff" headwind on Marsh's 19.73 (not 19.72) was all of 0.2mps.

I was talking about the final (20.01), not the semifinals.

Wind was -1.0 in the final, Which would give him about 19.95.

[jazzcyclist]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

Tonight on one of our sports talk radio shows, Duncan said that she won't be running the 100 at the trials.

[gktrack]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

very interesting... I don't know how relay politics works, but one would think that would reduce her 4x1 chances... especially the final four that run the 4x1.

[Blues]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

The "stiff" headwind on Marsh's 19.73 (not 19.72) was all of 0.2mps.

I was talking about the final (20.01), not the semifinals.

Wind was -1.0 in the final, Which would give him about 19.95.

Not to hijack the thread away from Kimberlyn who's earned every ounce of attention and admiration she gets here and more, but if Marsh hadn't shut it down in the last four or five strides of his 19.73 semi in Barcelona (WR 19.72), any opinions on how much faster he might have run if he'd pushed it through the tape?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwKJivryvww

[jazzcyclist]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

very interesting... I don't know how relay politics works, but one would think that would reduce her 4x1 chances... especially the final four that run the 4x1.

I think that fact that over the last three years, she's run second, third and fourth legs for LSU without a sigle dropped baton of DQ should count for more than finshing top-six in the 100.

[gh]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

Duncan has scratched from the 100, which one might assume pretty much puts paid to any relay chances she may have had.

[jazzcyclist]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

Duncan has scratched from the 100, which one might assume pretty much puts paid to any relay chances she may have had.

When has placing high in the 100 ever guaranteed you anything? Where did Knight place in the 100 last year? You may remember that in 1996, D'Andre Hill finshed second at the Trials (10.92) and got left off the team.

[ATK]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

Duncan has scratched from the 100, which one might assume pretty much puts paid to any relay chances she may have had.

When has placing high in the 100 ever guaranteed you anything? Where did Knight place in the 100 last year? You may remember that in 1996, D'Andre Hill finshed second at the Trials (10.92) and got left off the team.

Agreed. Knight kicked off the 3rd, 4th and 5th placers in the 100m off the relay last year when she herself only finished 4th in the 200...
With her 100m credentials for the year already laid out if she makes the 200m team, Besides politics, I cant see why she wont be on the relay.

[preston]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

Duncan has scratched from the 100, which one might assume pretty much puts paid to any relay chances she may have had.

When has placing high in the 100 ever guaranteed you anything? Where did Knight place in the 100 last year? You may remember that in 1996, D'Andre Hill finshed second at the Trials (10.92) and got left off the team.

Agreed. Knight kicked off the 3rd, 4th and 5th placers in the 100m off the relay last year when she herself only finished 4th in the 200...
With her 100m credentials for the year already laid out if she makes the 200m team, Besides politics, I cant see why she wont be on the relay.

Actually, she kicked all of them off; Knight didn't run the 100m last year. Knight got an opportunity and she made the best of it, but in fairness, she should have never been in Korea. This decision, more than the m4x4 relay, suggests to me that Drummond may be politically-compromised and not fit for the job.

[TrackDaddy]

Re: NCAA w200—Duncan 22.19 WL in semis

As I mentioned in the 4x1 thread, some may feel Adidas deserves a face on the relay?

BK is talented and doesnt have to defend the 4x1 gold medal performance from Daegu. Maybe thats the reason the coach believe she belongs...it worked well last time.

However, she does run for Adidas.

Drummond has also been a consultant to, for example, Tyson Gay and Marshevet Hooker --both of whom run for Adidas.

See the 4x1 thread.