Sunday, May 28, 2017

2017 99th California State Track and Field Meet

Performances Lists
http://static.psbin.com/4/v/7ga0rb90yi8yv6/2017_prelim_performance_list_2__column.pdf

Prelims Time Schedule
http://static.psbin.com/u/d/efz165mqc93fem/2017_State_Track_Meet_Prelims_Time__Schedule.pdf

The forecast for 93 for Friday and 94 for Saturday. Not quite as hot as last year but still pretty hot, especially for the distance runners.

Anything stand out when you look at the performance lists? Any surprises? What will be the most competitive race this year? Northern California runners could claim 5 out of 6 distance races this year which is fairly unusual. I might have to go back and see if that has ever happened before.

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Claudia Lane and the Denner sisters will be exciting to watch in the 3200!

Anonymous said...

From The SF Chron on NCS
The meet’s headliner, St. Joseph-Alameda senior Cooper Teare, the national leader in the 3,200, fought off a broken pinkie toe to his left foot to win in 9:01.48 over 1,600 winner Liam Anderson, a sophomore from Redwood-Larkspur.

Anonymous said...

What? How'd he break his toe? That is huge. Disappointing Cooper is not in the 1600. Was hoping to see a sub 4 & German's record fall. Guess not.

Anonymous said...

Coaches!! If you have a great distance runner and they are injured but want to run enter them in the shorter race.That would be the 1600m.

Anonymous said...

@10:58PM Maybe. Sometimes the faster pace aggravates the injury more than a slower pace. Certainly that's true with a lot of muscle strains. In this case with a broken toe, maybe the faster pace of the 1600 -- and resulting greater ground impact -- plus being a little higher on the toes makes it a worse choice than the 3200. I'm sure that Cooper and his coaches know what they're doing and why they're doing it.

Albert Caruana said...

I think the plan all along was for Cooper to run the 3200 at the state meet. This way, he gets one race there with no trials so that is always a factor. I am sure he would also like to run a fast time at the state meet in that event. As far as the broken toe, only Cooper knows if that limits him in any way. We should see next Saturday when he will definitely be a marked man.

Anonymous said...

He will also be racing a young man who has run 4:07 and 8:45 who is not running the mile also.

Anonymous said...

Interesting that it looks as though Grijalva and Liam Anderson are doubling and will be among the favorites in the 1,600. I don't see either one of them being able to come back and do damage against such a talented field in the 3,200. Teare's toe could be an equalizer, giving Bolger and Vernau (who are dropping the 1,600) a shot at the upset.

Anonymous said...

Any chance McIntosh of Del Oro upsets Brewer in the Girls 800M?

Albert Caruana said...

There is always a chance. McIntosh looked great at the SJS finals but Brewer looks better than she did last year. Should be another one/two finish for NorCal once again this year and Mari Friedman Santa Cruz will be right there for a 3rd/4th place finish.

Anonymous said...

It is a down year for distances in the south ( Not counting Lane ) Guy's 800-1600 and 3200 are weakest it has been in years time wise ( besides Bollger ) Whenw as the lat year 1:55 won the SS 800?

Albert Caruana said...

My thought exactly when I saw the boys' 800 times from SS. I would have to do some digging but it has to be a very long time the last time the SS winning time in the 800 was at 1:55.

pmccrystle said...

11:26 am got me thinking...that's a good question; when was the last time the SS was won in slower than 1:55, so I went on Lynbrook and looked through the last 20 years, and the answer is: not in that period! The two slowest winning times in the SS finals between 1996 and now (beginning of the Granville era) was 1:54.48 in 1998 and 1:54.04 in 1999. The Southern Section isn't archived before that on Hank's site, so you'd have to dig around elsewhere to find out more than that.

Anonymous said...

Southern Section was strategic. Really slow first lap. Nothing to see here, they will be dominating once again this weekend.

Albert Caruana said...

There are no SS 800m runners ranked in the top 10 in state so strategic section final or not, I highly doubt one of those runners is going to improve that much to contend for let's say a top 5 finish.

Anonymous said...

Speaking of the 800 being down anyone notice 4:13.85 1600 runner Jett Charvet scratched the 1600 at State to run only the 800? He ran 1:53.70 after the 4:13 at Tri Valley, Fresh he could medal.

Anonymous said...

This is definitely a weak year in California for the boys 800. Last year prior to the state finals there were 3 guys in the state who had already run 1:50 and another 4 who had run 1:51. So seven total at 1:50-1:51. This year there are only two! Scales ran a 1:50 and Medrano from the Central Section ran 1:51. Gives Scales a much better shot at the state title, but you can only race who is there so good for him.

Albert Caruana said...

I think there was a possibility that Jett Charvet was going to scratch the 1600 in favor of the 800 before the NCS MOC. He showed he was able to handle the double leading up to the section final so he kept both events. The state meet is a whole different prospect so he is now focusing on the 800 which I think is a smart move.

Anonymous said...

I don't think Gomez or Wilson were ranked in the top 10 in State going into CCS. They had a pretty nice improvement.

Albert Caruana said...

Anybody who has watched both runners race this year could have seen the kind of potential both runners displayed. Looking forward to watching them race at state.

Anonymous said...

Everyone said girls 3200 was down then CCS finals happened. SS will be in the mix at state in the 800. You heard it here first.

Anonymous said...

CCS girls 3200 was won in 10:38, a fine time but that will be hard pressed to make the medal stand at State. However, it does look like Nor Cal can make a fine showing in the distance races this year.

Anonymous said...

CCS Girls times are down this year! The Only legit Girl that has a legit shot at a podium and a top 3 finish is Mari Friedman of Santa Cruz! Alex Stout even though is a great runner has her work cut out for her! She will need to run a PR to make the 1600m finals, more like around 4:55 or quicker this year based on the group, she is currently ranked 29th in State at 4:57.47! Then in the 3200m (10:38.79) she is ranked #24 in State! Might be a better race for her if she had just focused on this event only and could possibly run a much faster time and place higher. She does have a lot of potential and will be interesting watching her next year!

Anonymous said...

@7:14 What statistically are you referring to as a "down year"? Don't be so short sighted that you don't look beyond the last 4 years where the section had 3-4 superstars. That talent is not the norm. I think if you look going back to 2000 you'll see this year is on par and a little better than the norm.

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