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Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - akiddoc - 03-09-2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQLlEFkI3bQ

Note that the announcers basically ignore her chances initially, essentially until the final 10 meters, and then Dwight Stones totally disparages her effort after the race because things did not follow his narrative. Typical NBC approach to track coverage.

RE: Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - BobK - 03-09-2024

Not a fan of Dwight
I had to miss watching live. Granddaughter softball Grandson Flag football. But two wins so worth it

RE: Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - magnus - 03-10-2024

Thanks for the great news.   Good to see her running the 800 again.   Kept reading about her good but not great mile results over the last year and (still) wondered why the switch.

RE: Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - BobK - 03-10-2024

Whittaker’s 4:30 mile is a very good time
Great to watch her win just now. And her interview after the win

RE: Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - Nobadeer - 03-10-2024

I thought Stones was actually pretty balanced in his call. He didn't ignore Whittaker. At the start of the third lap, he says, "she is getting all she can handle from Juliette Whittaker, the sophomore from Stanford who is right there with her." 

Awesome race by Whittaker! Go LSJU!

RE: Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - akiddoc - 03-11-2024

(03-10-2024, 11:51 PM)Nobadeer Wrote:  I thought Stones was actually pretty balanced in his call. He didn't ignore Whittaker. At the start of the third lap, he says, "she is getting all she can handle from Juliette Whittaker, the sophomore from Stanford who is right there with her." 

Awesome race by Whittaker! Go LSJU!

Did you hear his comment at the end of the race? Saying that Rose should get all of the credit for the race?
(03-10-2024, 07:15 AM)magnus Wrote:  Thanks for the great news.   Good to see her running the 800 again.   Kept reading about her good but not great mile results over the last year and (still) wondered why the switch.

There is another interview on YouTube addressing this to some extent. Whittaker and her coach both wanted to move up. I think she now sees that as a longer term project. To make the Olympic team her outdoor 800 time needs to improve about 1.5 seconds. Her 1500 about 9 seconds. The 800 is more likely this time around.

RE: Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - Mick - 03-11-2024

(03-11-2024, 02:01 AM)akiddoc Wrote:  
(03-10-2024, 11:51 PM)Nobadeer Wrote:  I thought Stones was actually pretty balanced in his call. He didn't ignore Whittaker. At the start of the third lap, he says, "she is getting all she can handle from Juliette Whittaker, the sophomore from Stanford who is right there with her." 

Awesome race by Whittaker! Go LSJU!

Did you hear his comment at the end of the race? Saying that Rose should get all of the credit for the race?

I did. Sounded like a high jumper announcing a middle distance race... ;)

Stones can be snarky. I wonder if he was implying that Rose didn't run a particularly smart race, given that Whitaker drafted Rose for most of the latter part of the race? Regardless, it was a new meet record and a personal best by almost two seconds. I thought Whitaker ran a really strong, really smart race.

RE: Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - BobK - 03-11-2024

Dwight has been announcing for a long time and is certainly Better than 10-15 years ago.
I like Kara Gouchrr I believe that’s who does the distances and was doing the 800 commentary with Dwight
At the Olympic trails 2012 I told Alto Bolton be less critical and that will improve your announcing. He took it in stride lol

RE: Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - GK3 - 03-11-2024

(03-10-2024, 07:18 AM)BobK Wrote:  Whittaker’s 4:30 mile is a very good time
Great to watch her win just now. And her interview after the win
Bob, I would say that 4:30 is a decent college time, but it is a long, long ways from the woman's mile record.  23 seconds slower, meaning she would have to improve her 400 yard splits by 6 seconds each.  That would very remarkable. She is still 6 seconds off the women's 800 meter record, but that is a lot closer than the mile record. She seems to have the speed and by the time she leaves Stanford, she might be even closer seeing she is only a sophomore. I too wonder why she continues to run the mile other than to get points for the team.

RE: Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - BobK - 03-11-2024

As I just posted Whittaker is the indoor recorder at Stanford for the Mile
Her indoor mile record is 6 seconds faster than the school outdoor record which is seldom run
Her 1500 time is just outside the outdoor top 10 mark.
That said agreeing with you GK

RE: Whittaker wins the NCAA indoor 800! - GK3 - 03-11-2024

(03-11-2024, 06:48 AM)BobK Wrote:  As I just posted Whittaker is the indoor recorder at Stanford for the Mile
Her indoor mile record is 6 seconds faster than the school outdoor record which is seldom run
Her 1500 time is just  outside the outdoor top 10 mark.
That said agreeing with you GK
She is clearly talented, and as she gets older the mile/1500 may become her event.  That said, I think the mile was a "soft" record, now it is not. I think she could take 2 or 3 seconds off her 800 time before she leaves Stanford. Willis too could drop it further.  Interesting that both Willis and Whittaker have run the 800 faster indoors than outdoors.  Makes it likely the outdoor record will fall this year.  Same for the mile since it sits and 4:36 and change. The 1500 record is a little tougher, but both Willis and Whittaker probably have a shot at it.  Nice to have two such gifted young women in the 800.  Their best is certainly ahead of them.