Erriyon Knighton also came to track only as a freshman in high school because one of his football coaches told him he had to join the team after seeing him in football practice. His rise was meteoric. Two years later, he turned pro before outdoor track, as a junior in high school. He is just a phenomenal natural talent who did not build his speed in the weight room. He is listed at 6'3" 170 2 1/2 years after turning pro (he's just 19). He is or was running for My Brother's Keeper, a good area track club. It also bears mentioning that the state is a hotbed for sprinting and regularly produces top talents on its own, outside the sports academies of Montverde and IMG.
It seems like we're finally seeing the tipping point of ABP protocols snagging some high level athletes. Rhonex Kipruto, Norah Jeruto, and Rogers Kwemoi are all big names and major global medalists. I wonder if AIU is collecting info/confessions on how these athletes are beating the in-competition and out of competition tests.
Makes you wonder how many other athletes they have some evidence of doping but can't quite make a case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Am interested to see how they hold up in the process. Barsosio has been inactive since 2021, but Kwemoi and Kipruto will probably make a big legal push. Somewhat unclear on Jeruto as Demadonna seems to be unhappy with her.
Exactly, I would think for the AIU to bring charges via the ABP there must be anomalies, several deviations beyond, what's considered within human ranges. How many athletes are out there competing with known blood values that are extremely atypical.
Prior to Knighton, the last world elite to come from the Tampa Bay area was Trayvon Brommell, from St. Petersburg, another runner who was already a world elite as a teenager.
Remember when another runner from Montverde ran the national Indoor HS record earlier this year? Adaejah Hodge who ran 22.33 at 16?? Interestingly enough she wasn't able to come anywhere close to replicating those times outdoors...
Hopefully this puts a spotlight on high school and collegiate athletes. Many of them are being doped from a young age and being passed off as prodigies and "natural" talents. It's disgusting.
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Remember when another runner from Montverde ran the national Indoor HS record earlier this year? Adaejah Hodge who ran 22.33 at 16?? Interestingly enough she wasn't able to come anywhere close to replicating those times outdoors...
Hopefully this puts a spotlight on high school and collegiate athletes. Many of them are being doped from a young age and being passed off as prodigies and "natural" talents. It's disgusting.
Firstly, Adaejah Hodge pulled off a triple at the Carifta games a year before doing anything at Montverde. Secondly, the fact that she hasn’t yet matched her indoor times this season is literally a GOOD sign, Asinga held the same standard the entire year round which is fishy. Adaejah’s curve seems more natural than that.
It's worth noting that Asinga turned 18 years old just 8 months ago. If this substance in his system is indeed the result of a long-term doping programme, then it is likely to have started while he was still a child.
Unless Asinga was somehow obtaining these substances himself while still a child, this presents enormous questions of multiple senior people in collegiate athletics from a safeguarding perspective. It could quite possibly turn out to be a criminal case and in turn also be a watershed moment for the sport.
One can only hope that Asinga is surrounded by a robust support network as we speak, and as this situation unfolds in the coming weeks and months.
Assingas huge leap in performance, along with his teammate Adaejah Hodge’s massive leap both happened after moving to Monteverde Academy in Florida. That coach/program needs to be investigated thoroughly.
Cardarine is icing on cake. If you just have icing , is there a cake? What were the ingredients of the cake. I’ve known people who used this stuff, it helps with cardio and is very popular with amateur, lazy athletes who don’t want to exercise for cardio and just want to lift weights in the gym . It’s not a game changer like testosterone or EPO.
Wow... as an Aggie T&F fan this is absolutely devastating...
Valid. At least it happened before he started his freshman year and started representing the school. We don’t need a drug cheat like him bringing shame to legendary coach Pat Henry or damaging the reputation of one of our great American track programs.
I'm not necessarily proud of this, but to be completely honest, this is the first thing to pop into my mind, too. You know why high schoolers don't fail drug tests? Because they don't take drug tests. On one thread long ago, I posted to this effect: "If Brosnan wants me to be impressed, I need to see 2 things. 1, field a girl's team. Even better, one with similar results to the boy's team. 2, let's see one of them pass a drug test. All of them passing one would be even better."
Not trying to single Brosnan and NP out. Just pointing out that PEDs are used without consequence in high school. This is so well-known in the case of football that documentaries exist about it. We just don't read it on the LRC front page because they aren't failing tests. It's easy not to if haven't ever taken one. By the way, has any NP alumnus passed a test yet? Some graduated years ago. I guarantee HS XC isn't a doped as football, basketball, and baseball, but if you're going to convince me these guys getting famous for it are clean, I'm going to have to see some test results.
Remember when another runner from Montverde ran the national Indoor HS record earlier this year? Adaejah Hodge who ran 22.33 at 16?? Interestingly enough she wasn't able to come anywhere close to replicating those times outdoors...
Hopefully this puts a spotlight on high school and collegiate athletes. Many of them are being doped from a young age and being passed off as prodigies and "natural" talents. It's disgusting.
Firstly, Adaejah Hodge pulled off a triple at the Carifta games a year before doing anything at Montverde. Secondly, the fact that she hasn’t yet matched her indoor times this season is literally a GOOD sign, Asinga held the same standard the entire year round which is fishy. Adaejah’s curve seems more natural than that.
Hodges indoor pb went from 24.30 to 22.33 in one year…more natural curve huh…
I'm not necessarily proud of this, but to be completely honest, this is the first thing to pop into my mind, too. You know why high schoolers don't fail drug tests? Because they don't take drug tests. On one thread long ago, I posted to this effect: "If Brosnan wants me to be impressed, I need to see 2 things. 1, field a girl's team. Even better, one with similar results to the boy's team. 2, let's see one of them pass a drug test. All of them passing one would be even better."
Not trying to single Brosnan and NP out. Just pointing out that PEDs are used without consequence in high school. This is so well-known in the case of football that documentaries exist about it. We just don't read it on the LRC front page because they aren't failing tests. It's easy not to if haven't ever taken one. By the way, has any NP alumnus passed a test yet? Some graduated years ago. I guarantee HS XC isn't a doped as football, basketball, and baseball, but if you're going to convince me these guys getting famous for it are clean, I'm going to have to see some test results.
Exactly. I have no reason to suspect there's a massive doping conspiracy in HS XC, but these performances are very good and I've always been suspicious about massive outliers.
Newbury Park is also in an upper-middle class area - are you seriously telling me that at least one doesn't know (or, even better, is related to) a doctor who can prescribe certain things for recovery and/or training?
There's also the financial aspect: you can get money at colleges and/or get into colleges you'dnot be able to otherwise. Would you be shocked if a good talent who runs (or would run) in the low-mid 15s on a normal 5k xc course turns to pharmaceutical means to get him into the 14 minute range and offers from whatever college he wants? And again, the best runners almost always come from suburban areas - i.e. people would know multiple doctors, and I’m sure there’s at least one doctor who wouldn’t care about ethics in sport. People got fake ADD diagnoses for extra time on standardized tests - what about a fake diagnosis to get PEDs?