RE: Verbizkas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Illinois State course is totally wimpy. Very flat, very fast. But the weather was a little hot for a State CC meet.

I'd also like to point out that Verbizkas is about the same age as Derrick was when he ran 13:52. And Derrick was a SENIOR that year. Could you imagine Derrick being a senior THIS year? Unbelievable.

Verbizkas is American, He's white enough

wellllllllllllllllllllll wrote:

the700miler wrote:

The best thing is that he's a triathlete. Guess some of them can run after all ...

werent Mottram and Webb triathletes?

No, Mottram was. Webb swam in middle school before he quit to run.

Lance,

Verzbikas is one year older than most of his classmates. Webb turned 18 in January of his senior year. Ritz turned 18 in December of his senior year. Hall turned 18 in September of his senior year. Verzbikas will turn 19 in January of his senior year. The only way he appraoched "two years older" than any classmates is if they are especially young for their class and could have easily gone into the next class (like Fernandez).

frank and beans wrote:

Isn't Verbizkas from 'out of town'? Doesn't qualify as one of the boys from Illinois in my book...

And Illinois has virtually no history of immigrants from the Baltic states.

you all are clowns. It's cross - it doesn't matter how long or short the course is - the guy beat the other 300 guys to the finish line. Only immature kids would parse times and conditions during xc.

manch wrote:

you all are clowns. It's cross - it doesn't matter how long or short the course is - the guy beat the other 300 guys to the finish line. Only immature kids would parse times and conditions during xc.

Your a clown, in track its about winning as well.

So your argument is pointless.

Hell, one of my kids ran 15.08 and finished 42nd a few years ago. But the course if a 3 mile course, and it gets tirin to hear people claim it is not- I remember Mark Pilja's dad, an engineer, measuring it.

It is not common to graduate at 17...only a ahdn full do, he is 1 year older than average

Kim Stevenson wrote:

I cannot believe the nay sayers here.

This must be your first time on letsrun.com.

Good one Mate !. Nah ! been here before, been 'smashed' on a few posts. Usually on something controversial.

But we are talking a kid here and what makes me laugh is they are talking about the fact he is not a "native" Illi and his age. Hell, most who post here cannot take their own history in the US past the last 100 years. Just like I can't here in NZ. The guy is just the latest in a line of immigrants that make up that great country of yours. As for age. One year .. what does it matter, whther the guy is a Soph or a Junior.

In NZ we run Two age groups in our National Sec School Cross Country and Track and Field Champs. It is based purely on age .. not your class. ie Under 16 years of age on the 1st of January and you are a Junior. Over that age you are a Senior.

Plenty of kids who still have 2 years of High School left have to run Senior. I have had plenty over the years. We just get on with the job.

Rock on Lukas.

Kim -

Thanks for the post. Lucas is an amazing talent - I run in the Chicago, IL area and he is the talk of the running community. From what I hear, he is a great kid with a boat-load of talent. Plus he works hard at it. And he doesn't run high mileage - probably lower than most other top HS runners.

All the people who rip him need to back off. My guess is that he'll run in the Olympics someday and I hope that he is representing the US.

agree wrote:

And he doesn't run high mileage - probably lower than most other top HS runners.

That's disappointing. Though, I would guess he spends a good amount of time on the bike or in the pool, in addition to his running.

Is this supposed to be about Ryan Hall?

Just to be clear.... Evan was only 17 when he won the XC Championship his SR yr

He turned 18 in March the year he graduated

Nevertheless Lukas is very good and a win is a win.

14:07 is very good for a 17 yr old. Period.