Parker Valby Skipped a Grade

I started college at 17. Lots of people do.

Skipped a grade? Most people in my area start college at 17 if they have a Sep/Oct/Nov/Dec birthday.

What state, CT? 95% of the states have an Aug 1 or Sep 1 cutoff so she was in the wrong grade in 95% of states.

What in the actual f.....

Should be easy enough for you to figure out if "2.5" states have an Aug 1 or Sept 1 cutoff.

She didn’t skip a grade. As a September baby, it could’ve gone either way, either young for her class or held back and old for her class. She’s a little young, that’s all, will be 22 in four months. She ran a great race last night, basically gave the three Olympians a pacer for 4600 meters, but put herself in the mix the only way she could’ve. I hope she makes it interesting in the 10,000.

I asked if CT but I don't think you really know which is why you are afraid to answer. I can't believe how many posters don't understand this even though the chart has been posted. Parker was in the wrong grade in Florida.

She has potential. Mostly at 10K. Her lack of speed was evident last night. She can click off 71 second laps all day long, but she lacks that extra gear for pro racing. She tried to run the kick out of her competitors last night and was mostly successful, narrowing the field down to 4, but when the racing really started in the final 800, she could not respond. It was evident who had the 4:20 mile speed and who had the 4:50 mile speed.

Officially wrong grade in Florida. She had to have an assessment to start before the cutoff. She had to be advanced for her age. She is highly intelligent.

She ran 4:40 pace for the 5k. What is your mile pace as opposed to your 5k pace? Pretty sure your mile pace has to be faster.

She didnt skip a grade. Her birthday is in september so she turned 5 after start of year. Normal in CT where she is from. Same thing happened to me.

A younger kid in her class that is all. I graduated HS at 17 too, didnt skip anything, graduated college at 21 just like Valby.

Valby did 4 academic years at UF.

Not to make a Tuohy comparison (sorry) but Tuohy actually graduated college early, last December.

Lol maybe you need to take it up with the CT dept of education, one of the highest rated school systems in the country.

She graduated HS at 17, which is normal for a lot of kids across the country. I was the same it is nothing special at all.

Didnt skip a grade dude. She was an academic sr at Florida. Completed all 4 years. Why is this hard?

It was interesting watching her grimace, going to the well trying not to lose the top 3 during the last lap. I was rooting for her to catch an exhausted Schweizer at the end, but Schweizer held it together.

Crazy to look at the times that kick resulted in: ESP and Cranny 14:40, Schweizer 14:45, Valby 14:51. Pretty even splits until top 3 shed 5-10 seconds on last 2 laps. Valby will need to get a little more fit enough to crank the pace at 14:40 or faster the whole time so no one has a chance to kick her down.

pretty sure 14:51 is 4:45 pace

OP has already shown he is not great at math

Born in PA and schooled in FL. What are you referring to?

A whole lot faster. Megan Keith could beat her right now.

Always quick to add something that adds nothing other than making you look smug. The poster called her a 4:50 miler. You come here to point out that she ran faster than that for an entire 5k.