Penn soph Thomas Awad - 3:58.34

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    C/M Runner

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    10 years ago 05/01/2014 8:47am EDT
    re: brochocino

    Well, Awad got mentioned in the WTW, which is a start.

    Also, TFRRS converted Awad's 3:58 mile time into a 3:40.68, which would place him as #2 in the country right now behind OK State's Chad Noelle (3:40.06). Only one other athlete has gone under 4 minutes in the outdoor season so far - NC State's Andrew Colley (3:59.34), who has a 13:44 5k PR from 2011.

    http://www.tfrrs.org/lists/1251.html?standard_event_hnd=15&gender=m

    So, Awad's mile time shows he has the speed and his 5km time shows he has endurance, but what does his 3:58 mile time correlate to in the 5km (realistically)? Could he contend for a 1st team All-America status if he makes it to the NCAA finals? Or are there just too many other contenders to consider for this race?

  • tigerstyle

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    10 years ago 05/01/2014 2:51pm EDT
    re: C/M Runner

    Sure he could contend, but 13:48 will be on the back end of NCAA finalist PRs. That time in and of itself doesn't tell me much about his ability to handle Lawi/Kithuka or someone else taking the field out at quick pace on a sunny afternoon. 1st team AA in the 5 is pretty tough, but he could snatch an 8th-ish place if he runs smart and few big guns crap the bed (and they always do).

    His best shot is a tactical race, but that hasn't been happening too often at NCAAs in the 5k in recent years. Maybe when Lawi graduates.

    My question right now is, how long can he keep this up? He's put up quite a number of great races but NCAAs are 6+? weeks away. I have no doubt he'll light it up at Heps, but the NCAA season drags on and it's tough to stretch your fitness that far while running big PRs in early April. Some guys you'll expect to see in the NCAA 5 only opened up a week ago.

  • bart mcsimp

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    10 years ago 06/01/2014 9:56am EDT
    re: C/M Runner

    He ran about the same time at Regionals...

  • Cuhfshvdhbz

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    10 years ago 06/01/2014 1:05pm EDT
    re: bart mcsimp

    Anybody know what happened?

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    10 years ago 06/01/2014 3:09pm EDT
    re: Cuhfshvdhbz

    Cuhfshvdhbz wrote:

    Anybody know what happened?

    The Penn site (http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=209514153) is saying "injury" but not specifying beyond that. Awad was a 3:49 qualifier in the prelims of the 1,500; 3:58 (and badly DFL) in the next round; and DNS in the 5,000.

    I'm sorry that his season has ended this way and certainly wish him a speedy recovery.

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