Amygdala wrote:
han solar wrote:Connor Mantz from Utah. ala Ben Saarel. Those Utah kids are mountain goats.
Conner Mantz is great, but he's never run under 4:10, has no speed to speak of, and is just an aerobic monster. Maybe next year he'll contend for the win but I think he should be happy with a 4:05 and a 4th place.
Conner ran that 4:10 at nearly 5000 feet altitude in Provo, Utah. I'm not saying he has Saarel's speed yet, and he might not get there in high school, but he can run a 26 second 200 meters. With enough strength, which he has in spades, he could get his 400 down to 53-54. Win or lose, he should set a PB at Adidas. Just wait and see what he does at Footlocker next Fall. The kid's going to be great, I believe, at some distance. Right now my long term bet for him is the 10K (Eyestone did it and so can Mantz) and then the marathon.