I'm talking about the individual class state records - those times you listed are not recognized as the state records (esp Ryun's because it was an English distance). the individaul state records and I'm just generalizing here are something like
6A - 4:13
5A - 4:15
4A - 4:17
and such...so yes, we did have kids in the 80's and 90's running 4:20's and setting stae records - many with little knowlegde that guys had been running the full mile not 1600 faster.
jerry, you're grasping for straws. If anything it's the other way around - most states went from 1 day meets in the 60s-70s to 2 and even 3 day meets in the 80s-90s.
the actual state records listed in the program from the stat's web site...the catch-it-kansas list is not accuate or official - for example. Ryuns 3:58.3 was not even a 1600...someone just looked up all the best times without converting them and listed them, but my point is once converted those should be the state records, but below are the actual state records per class. Now do you see my point...the best miler in our state history is not even on this list and the National record list does not even better Ryun 3:58.3 for the full mile.
BOYS 1600-M RUN
1A - Tim Gundy, Burrton, 4:15.70—1979
2A - Dale Larson, Riley-Riley County, 4:23.30—1986
3A - Justin Rempel, Hesston, 4:16.10—2000
4A - Jared Storm, Scott City-Scott Community, 4:17.86—1988
5A - Jason Goertzen, Salina-South, 4:16.60—1986
6A - Steven Smith, Shawnee Mission-South, 4:13.60—1980
National Record: (3:59.51—2001) Alan Webb, Reston South Lakes, VA at Arcadia, CA
i know that's why i said this does not apply across the board because i figured most state weren't going to the one day final....
I think that the depth follows spectacular performances-Ryun and crew in the 1965-1967 time range preceded the great depth in 1970-1974 then the explosion in depth now right after the Webb/Ritz/Hall 3:53/13:44 etc in 2000-01.
you can make an argument last year was the fastest year ever especially at the top...the generations of the 70's had incredible depth though .I did the best to just count everyone once but may have counted some twice by mistake
1 10 15 20 25 30 40 50
4:03.33-4:09.36-4:10.33-4:11.71-4:13.18-4:13.60-4:13.96-4:14.09..4:15.40
getting back at it wrote:
you can make an argument last year was the fastest year ever especially at the top..
No you can't.
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