Chapter
Twenty One
LetsRace.com Forums, 2013 PA XC State
Live Discussion Thread
CitiusAltiusFortius 11/01/2013
12:15 AM
Any
last minute predictions?
SidtheKid 11/01/2013 12:47 AM
Kipruto
should take this easily. He looked unbeatable at districts and just walked away
from Kensington who is a 4:15 miler. Capriotti is the only guy I think who
could challenge, but he looked pretty average at districts.
GBC95 11/01/2013 7:35 AM
1
Kipruto, 2 Power, 3 Johnston
BoroXC 11/01/2013 7:55 AM
Fitzgerald
for the upset. He and Tobin should both be in the medals for North Hills.
SFRunner 11/01/2013 8:16 AM
Power
looked really good at districts. Beat most of the top ranked guys in the state
including jtrain’s boy Capriotti and proved he’s healthy after sitting out
conferences
CitiusAltiusFortius 11/01/2013 8:33
AM
What
about team title predictions? I think Coatesville is probably the favorite, but
anyone else worth watching?
YoungD 11/01/2013 9:01 AM
Coatesville
will win, assuming they don’t choke. Capriotti might win too. I heard his
coaches told him not to sprint down the last straightaway at districts to
conserve for states.
jtrain12 11/01/2013 9:04 AM
1
Capriotti, 2 Fitzgerald, 3 Fisher
1
Coatesville, 2 Union Valley, 3 Bonner
CitiusAltiusFortius 11/01/2013 9:15
AM
@jtrain
Fisher over Kipruto? Wow, that’s bold. Speaking of UV, did anyone else see
their freshman got 9th at districts? Could he be a state medalist?
BoroXC 11/01/2013 9:22 AM
@CitiusAltiusFortius
No way. Freshman don’t do well at Hershey. They can’t handle the big stage. You
gotta look at juniors and seniors for like 90% of the spots and then maybe a
couple sophomores.
FoxCatcher 11/01/2013 9:24 AM
Is
anyone at the meet right now? I heard the weather is absolute crap. Lots of
rain and the course is a mess. Will they reschedule? It seems kinda dangerous.
YoungD 11/01/2013 9:36 AM
The PAL
doesn’t reschedule these sort of things. Too much money and effort for those
fat cats to care. As long as there is no lightening, they’ll just try and power
through all the races.
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 9:39 AM
Yeah,
I’m here at the meet. It’s as crappy as advertised. Girls race preparing to
start soon. I’ll try to give live updates on the boys.
CitiusAltiusFortius 11/01/2013 9:42
AM
Speaking
of the girls race, does anyone have any predictions on this one?
SidtheKid 11/01/2013 9:46 AM
No one
cares about girls.
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 10:16 AM
Lots of
slipping and falling in the girls race. It’s going to be wild for the large
school guys. The course is torn up and super sloppy. Wouldn’t be surprised if someone
unexpected wins this one just because the weather will take some favorites out.
Shrimp 11/01/2013 10:19 AM
Kipruto
will struggle in the rain. Everyone knows Kenyans don’t like rain. The winner
will be Peter Bosse of McDowell. Kid’s a Bosse!
CitiusAltiusFortius 11/01/2013
10:26 AM
@Shrimp
Who is Bosse? I’ve never heard of him.
SidtheKid 11/01/2013 10:35 AM
Don’t
feed the troll RTJ. He’s just a random district 10 kid. Doesn’t race any of the
big names like all season. Won’t be a factor today.
JimDillner 11/01/2013 10:43 AM
Best of
luck to Conestoga Valley out of the Lebanon Lancaster League. I’ve been
following that league closely for years and this is one of our best teams in
recent years. Ken Weaver is their front runner and should be a state medalist.
PatM 11/01/2013 10:59 AM
I don’t
know why people keep picking non-District One teams. District One always wins
at states. They’ll have the individual and team champions. Surprised Power
isn’t anyone’s pick to win after his awesome district performance. I also like
jtrain’s Fisher pick. He was second overall at Pre-States where Union Valley
edged out the team win against Bonner. Gives me and his team an extra edge on
this course.
RJJL 11/01/2013 11:11 AM
Don’t
sleep on Bonner in the team title race. They have a really strong pack that
could surprise. Individually, I normally would pick Kipruto, but under these
conditions, I don’t see it. Maybe the Union Valley kid can pull the upset.
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 11:17 AM
Race is
off! Kipruto in the lead early and Capriotti following! They’ve got a pretty
decent gap on the field already. Looks like CB West, Pittsburgh something and
some other school I don’t recognize are leading the chase pack. Coatesville has
a lot of guys up front, Cumberland Valley got out pretty well too.
YoungD 11/01/2013 11:22 AM
FWIW looks
like twitter has some updated splits through the mile. Coatesville with 90
points is leading, but Union Valley has 101 and is a tight second! Fisher is in
7th and their top 5 are in the top 60.
PatM 11/01/2013 11:23 AM
Coatesville
with everyone in the top 100. Looks like Cody Leslie got out hard and is their
#3. If he hangs on, they will win big.
SidtheKid 11/01/2013 11:23 AM
Bonner
in 7th nice try RJJL
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 11:27 AM
Everyone
really packing up near two miles. The wind is making it so no one wants to
lead. Kipruto out all by himself now. Could end up pulling away.
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 11:27 AM
Huge
move just made by the Union Valley kid! I don’t think it was Fisher either, I
think it was that freshman kid. He just went all out up the hill and a bunch of
guys slipped in the mud. Looks like Teague from CB West fell hard. He was in
the lead pack.
CitiusAltiusFortius 11/01/2013
11:28 AM
@ilikegrass
Is he going to catch Kipruto? Seems like a suicidal move this early. No one is
going to follow that off the back hills.
CitiusAltiusFortius 11/01/2013
11:30 AM
Where
is everyone now? Any two mile team standings? I need my updates lol
PatM 11/01/2013 11:32 AM
Springer
FTW
YoungD 11/01/2013 11:32 AM
Springer
wins 15:52 according to twitter. Looked like top 4 were all really tight.
CitiusAltiusFortius 11/01/2013
11:33 AM
Jimmy
Springer WTF??!!
Shrimp 11/01/2013 11:34 AM
I guess
not all freshman suck at Hershey, huh BoroXC
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 11:36 AM
Springer
came off the final hill with a decent lead, but Fitzgerlad, Capriotti and a
Conestoga Valley kid were sprinting super hard after him. It looked like they
were going to catch him and then all of a sudden Springer just found one more
gear and barely got to the line first.
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 11:36 AM
They
are saying he’s the first male freshman to win the state championship.
CitiusAltiusFortius 11/01/2013
11:40 AM
What
happened to Kipruto?
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 11:40 AM
Looks
like Coatesville had three guys in the medals. Probably got the title.
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 11:42 AM
Kipruto
apparently fell just before the bridge leaving the back hills.
FoxCatcher 11/01/2013 11:47 AM
Times
are super slow. Sounds like lots of falling. A freshman state champ? Have to
wonder if maybe they should have postponed the meet.
SidtheKid 11/01/2013 11:52 AM
That
kid can’t be a freshman right? There’s no way. I want to see his birth
certificate.
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 11:53 AM
Here
are the top 25 medalists. Still waiting on team results:
1 Jimmy
Springer, Fr Union Valley 15:52
2 Ken
Weaver, Sr Conestoga Valley 15:53
3 Josh
Fitzgerald, Sr North Hills 15:54
4 Dan
Capriotti, Sr Coatesville 15:54
5
Joseph Power, Jr DT East 15:57
6 Peter
Bosse, Sr McDowell 15:59
7 Scott
Zarniack, Jr Pittsburgh CC 15:59
8 Drew
Lassik, So Red Land 16:02
9 Byron
Liberman, Sr Altoona 16:04
10
Lucas Munez, Jr Nazareth 16:07
11 Elliot
Kipruto, Sr Archbishop Wood 16:07
12 Josh
Harris, Sr Mount Lebanon 16:09
13 Sam
Williams, Jr Coatesville 16:13
14
Teddy Crittenton, So Wissahickon 16:13
15
Tommy Kensington, Sr Father Judge 16:15
16 Josh
Hibbert, Sr Hatboro Horsham 16:17
17
Tyler Johnston, Sr Cedar Cliff 16:19
18
Zachary Tobin, Jr North Hills 16:19
19 Brad
Hull, Jr Cumberland Valley 16:20
20
Patrick Donaldson, Sr Bonner 16:22
21 Kyle
McGowan, Sr Lower Merion 16:24
22 Jeff
Goethals, Sr WC North 16:24
23 Owen
Ward, Jr Coatesville 16:26
24 Greg
Kersh, So Methacton 16:27
25 Matt
Burke, Sr Union Valley 16:28
YoungD 11/01/2013 11:57 AM
Bonner
upsets Coatesville for the title! 91 to 110!
PatM 11/01/2013 11:57 AM
@YoungD
I just saw that too. That’s gotta be a type-o or something right? Bonner had
one medalist and Coatesville had three. What the hell happened?
SidtheKid 11/01/2013 11:59 AM
Apparently,
Leslie lost his shoe during the race. Not sure if that’s definitely true.
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 12:01 PM
It’s
official. Top 10 Teams
1
Bonner 91
2
Coatesville 110
3
Conestoga Valley 132
4
Cumberland Valley 183
5
Hatboro Horsham 200
6 DT
West 216
7 CB
West 217
8 Union
Valley 222
9
Carlisle 243
10
Mount Lebanon 261
FoxCatcher 11/01/2013 12:03 PM
This is
crazy. Full results are now up on RunHigh for those who want to look.
PatM 11/01/2013 12:03 PM
Geez
what happened to Union Valley? 8th place? Despite having two
medalists, neither of which were Glenn Fisher?
JimDillner 11/01/2013 12:06 PM
Congratulations
to Conestoga Valley on their third place team finish and congrats to Ken Weaver
on his silver medal. Way to represent the LL league!
ilikegrass 11/01/2013 12:07 PM
Bonner
put all five of their guys in the top 50 overall. Leslie finished 137th
overall and Kyle King (freshman) ended up being Coatesville’s #5. I’m next to a
couple of the team tents now. The Coatsville guys seem shocked.
SidtheKid 11/01/2013 12:10 PM
Glenn
Fisher 196th. Ouch what happened to him?
XCmationPoint 11/01/2013 12:14 PM
Not
sure how everyone can be so caught up in the bad performances. We just had a
freshman win states! How good is this Jimmy Springer kid going to be by the
time he’s a senior? National champion? Olympian?
Shrimp 11/01/2013 12:17 PM
Calm
down jtrain. He’s probably an age cheat and is already 25.
jtrain12 11/01/2013 12:19 PM
@XCmationPoint
Probably the biggest surprise in the history of the state. Can’t wait to see
what this kid does next. Started a new thread called: Who is Jimmy Springer? to
discuss the meet.
YoungD 11/01/2013 12:21 PM
He
probably deserves a “Jimmy MF Springer!!” thread at this point.
CitiusAltiusFortius 11/01/2013
12:22 PM
@YoungD
so true
ChesmontMiler 11/01/2013 2:11 PM
Coatesville
goes home DEVASTATED!
Lol I had almost forgotten about Jim Dillner
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