Maton did it. 3:59.38!
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I congratulate him for becoming number 6 HS'er to go sub-4:00, BUT....
his mark is a bit diluted if compared to Wiltrout's JT HSR, for example.
She would rate 20th A-T Collegiate, and DOES rank 21st A-T US.
Maton's mark might not make the Top 100 A-T Collegiate list!
And he'd rank even worse on the A-T US list (even if you do it for OUTdoor only!).
Also, isn't he already 19 years old?
That's the age of a College Frosh....or even a College Soph!!
Now if Grant Fisher went sub-4:00 this year.......!!!
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Originally posted by aaronk View Post...his mark is a bit diluted if compared to Wiltrout's JT HSR, for example....
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Originally posted by aaronk View PostI congratulate him for becoming number 6 HS'er to go sub-4:00, BUT....
his mark is a bit diluted if compared to Wiltrout's JT HSR, for example…..
Compare that with the long history of the mile and how many tens of thousands of HS boys have tried one, and I suspect there's actually no comparison between the two.
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He is a bit older (turned 19 in March) than many HS seniors, but wherever he happens to be in the school process, he is making a good progression. In the mile, he ran 4:11.09 in 2013, 4:03.23 last year, and now this 3:59. At 1500, he ran 3:55.12 in 2013, 3:49.38 last year, and 3:42.54 a few weeks ago. Also has a 1:51.81 from a week ago. One very smart thing he has done for his distance running career is to choose his parents well: His mother is Michelle Dekkers (Maton), 1988 NCAA XC champion (& XC all-american in 1989 & 1990, iirc). A memorable XC runner. I think his father is Jim Maton, whom I don't recall, but all-athletics.com tells me in 1987 he was 2nd at NCAA indoors (1km) and 3rd outdoors (800m), with a best (in that competition) of 1:46.90. No doubt there is someone reading these forums who knows these folks well.
Congratulations to him and hopes for him to continue his progress!
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Jim Maton was a 1:46.75 performer for Eastern Illinois; twice scoredin th NCAA Outdoor.
I'm not sure, by the way, that 19-year-old HS seniors (at least by the end of the year) aren't about as prevalent as 18-year-old ones these days. Has definitely been a major change in that since the days when I rode my dinosaur to high school.
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Originally posted by gh View Post-year-old HS seniors (at least by the end of the year) aren't about as prevalent as 18-year-old ones these days
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Pulling out last year's copy of HS Track and checking the boys, I find that these events had the list leader born in '95 (i.e., turned 19 during the year at some point)
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200
400
DT (not leader, but first senior)
HT
to me, that's more than a "very small minority"
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Originally posted by gh View PostPulling out last year's copy of HS Track and checking the boys, I find that these events had the list leader born in '95 (i.e., turned 19 during the year at some point)
100
200
400
DT (not leader, but first senior)
HT
to me, that's more than a "very small minority"
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