BYU is a joke - Two 24-yr old BYU athletes won 2021 NCAA XC

She’s 24

https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/whittni-orton-14770924

At 18 Kipchoge ran 12:52 to beat El G and Bekele at the WC. At 19 Jacob went 3:31 and 13:02.

24 is maybe even a disadvantage.

gremlins wrote:

At 18 Kipchoge ran 12:52 to beat El G and Bekele at the WC. At 19 Jacob went 3:31 and 13:02.

24 is maybe even a disadvantage.

not for somebody who played basketball and volleyball in highschool, while her peers were running 50-70 miles per week year round

high school xc coach wrote:

gremlins wrote:

At 18 Kipchoge ran 12:52 to beat El G and Bekele at the WC. At 19 Jacob went 3:31 and 13:02.

24 is maybe even a disadvantage.

not for somebody who played basketball and volleyball in highschool, while her peers were running 50-70 miles per week year round

So the extra years of training are especially beneficial for her because she's had fewer years of training?

Wrong athlete Einstein. We’re talking about Whittni Orton.

let it go already wrote:

Wrong athlete Einstein. We’re talking about Whittni Orton.

Yeah I know. I was confused at first. I’m pretty sure she’s married and now Orton-Morgan. I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure that is her.

let it go already wrote:

Wrong athlete Einstein. We’re talking about Whittni Orton.

Whittni Morgan = Whittni Orton.

high school xc coach wrote:

gremlins wrote:

At 18 Kipchoge ran 12:52 to beat El G and Bekele at the WC. At 19 Jacob went 3:31 and 13:02.

24 is maybe even a disadvantage.

not for somebody who played basketball and volleyball in highschool, while her peers were running 50-70 miles per week year round

So we should change the rules in case someone didn’t run in high school? There is nothing about being 18-19 that keeps someone from being at or close to lifetime peak. Kids are playing soccer full time by 5th grade. Yet we freak out on this board if a 7-8th grader is running 40 miles a week.

this is a joke wrote:

I understand they have to take a year off to do their religious stuff but being 24 is a massive advantage in distance running. You are no where near your peak when you are 20-22. What an embarrassment to see two 24 year olds from BYU take the cross titles.

Hey did you hear the half marathon world record was broken today? BY A 21 YEAR OLD!

Eliud and most kenyans age dope. It's widely accepted he is around 5 years older than his official age.

Exactly, if during their two years off they were able to train intensely, that would be one thing. However, as we all know, they do little to no training, get out of shape and gain a bunch of weight.

These constant threads about BYUs advantages due to age are annoying and old.

Suleiman Nyambui was not a mormon, right?

He attended UTEP from 1978 to 1982, where, as an older athlete (he was 29 when he graduated), he won four straight NCAA titles in the 10,000 meters — one of only five Division I men to ever accomplish such a feat. He also won three straight NCAA titles in the 5,000 meters while at UTEP and was the 1980 NCAA Cross Country champion.

No. 1: The Larch wrote:

let it go already wrote:

Wrong athlete Einstein. We’re talking about Whittni Orton.

Whittni Morgan = Whittni Orton.

The Whittni Orton who just won graduated high school in 2016. Anyone pretending there is an issue there is a troll.

this is a joke wrote:

this is an outrage! wrote:

I can't believe that full grown adults are allowed to compete against...other full grown adults. The horror!

Not saying it’s anything horrible. I would just be embarrassed to win a collegiate race at 24. I graduated college a month after turning 22. I would have had to have been a 7th year senior to be 24 during XC.

Winning is not something you’ll ever need to worry about.

Just so you know Athanas Kioko, the man Mantz out kicked, is 26 yet we aren't hearing a thing about that. Henry Rono won his first title when he was 25... and went on to win many more at an even older age. None of these people are breaking any rule and BYU is far from the only team with people over the normal age. Get over it

Vineyard Vines wrote:

At age 24, I had graduated college, obtained a Master's Degree, and taken a management position in Information Technology.

Yeah, but did you ever bust 19:00 for a 5k?

CCB wrote:

Exactly, if during their two years off they were able to train intensely, that would be one thing. However, as we all know, they do little to no training, get out of shape and gain a bunch of weight.

These constant threads about BYUs advantages due to age are annoying and old.

You just can't keep a good bigot down.

Vineyard Vines wrote:

At age 24, I had graduated college, obtained a Master's Degree, and taken a management position in Information Technology.

Well good for you. You deserve a 👏

Crow-Magnon wrote:

Vineyard Vines wrote:

At age 24, I had graduated college, obtained a Master's Degree, and taken a management position in Information Technology.

Yeah, but did you ever bust 19:00 for a 5k?

Yes, but not by much. I started running later in life for fitness, and never progressed much past the 17s for 5k.