The season came to an end a few weeks ago, and so I have been contemplating the final “standings” for the fab four freshmen this year. It is clear that we have one of the better classes of 2011 in the entire state, and it is fun to rank them (I guess). Keep in mind that I did NOT run cross country last year, so I am not including what happened in cross country in this particular “article”. Keep in mind that this is me writing this (if you know me), so my rankings might be a little, well, different than most. So, without further ado, here are the final rankings for the fab four freshmen.
#1- Mr. Soccer/Distance Guy
This may surprise many of you reading this, because if you go by the statistics, he is not really number one. He was consistently good, but probably not the best for most of the season. But, as someone who I can’t remember once said, great players (runners) play (run) great in great games (meets), and that is what this guy did. Period. He beat Mr. Hockey guy in the mile in the League Championship, which was a shock to almost everyone. He also stepped up and took second in the winter League Championship, although that wasn’t as much of a surprise. We need this kind of guy in the future, a guy who can step up when we need it. Frankly, I think he was better than Mr. Hockey guy the entire spring season, but kinda sat behind him and let him take the regular season glory. Too bad he is a soccer player, we could use him in cross country…
#2- Mr. 800 Guy
Although he didn’t live up to the expectation of winning the FR/SO 800 championship in the spring, the kid from BC High ran like a beast, and I don’t think he would have been stopped. But, this guy did win the 600 meter league championship in the winter, along with helping to lead us the the 4X400 championship in the winter. He ran a 1:31 600 in that meet, and he ran a 2:13 in the spring League Championship in the 800, good enough for second. I think he ran faster than that at some other point in the season, but whatever… he’s still wicked good. I know he would have liked to have broken 2:10 this year, but we’re okay with that. I would have liked to have broken 4:50, but stuff happens. Consistently solid, Mr. 800 deserves number two.
#3- Mr. XC/I dunno
He would be ranked higher. He really would. He just didn’t run as consistently as I would have liked. To me, consistency is so important, and if you run consistent, breakthroughs will happen. This guy did run well at times, especially in the spring League Championship (10:36 two mile) and the winter league championship (he won the mile). So, I know what you’re saying, he steps up in the big meets, shouldn’t he be number two? Yeah, but he was inconsistent during the season, as he had a bit of a slump during the spring season. It’s nothing to worry about in the long term, but it does hurt him in the “voting” here (okay, now I’m just trying to sound cool, I’ll admit it). He finished strong, but was just not good enough to break the top two.
#4- Mr. I’m Too Good For Winter Track So I Play Hockey
Shockingly to most, this was the easiest decision for me. He’s a freakin’ Yankees fan for God sakes. Period. That puts him at number four. And, he thinks he is going to play hockey next year when he WILL be running winter track. I love hockey a lot, more than most people in the school, but even I know that he belongs on the winter track team. 10:27 two mile? Pffff. 4:47 mile? Pffff. That is all overshadowed by the fact that he is a Yankees fan. I’m sorry, I know it is irresponsible for me to do that, but I don’t care. No Yankees fan deserves to be in the top three.
Ahhhhh…. and while I get that out… I as as well get this out
Anyway… here are the honorable mentions:
- Mr. 400 Meter Guy
- Mr. Big Throwing Guy
- Mr. Hurdler Guy… uh…
- oh yeah… Mr. Javelin thrower
- I can’t think of more
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