[BobK]

This might be the last Big Meet at cal’s Historic Edwards Field.  Rumors of cutting sports and of selling the stadium for college housing abound.

In any case my predictions are:

Men :  Stanford 86, cal 77
Women: Stanford 99, cal 64

I’ll admit this is hard after so few meets to really know a lot about cal.  Thus a strong guess on the score. 

I won’t post by event but can answer questions

[BobK]

This might be the last Big Meet at cal’s Historic Edwards Field.  Rumors of cutting sports and of selling the stadium for college housing abound.

In any case my predictions are:

Men :  Stanford 86, cal 77
Women: Stanford 99, cal 64

I’ll admit this is hard after so few meets to really know a lot about cal.  Thus a strong guess on the score. 

I won’t post by event but can answer questions

[Phogge]

OK Bobbbbb, a question.

Who killed Kennedy?

[Phogge]

OK Bobbbbb, a question.

Who killed Kennedy?

[BobK]

Al Capone with help from the Birdman

[BobK]

Al Capone with help from the Birdman

[BobK]

Stanford T&F Preview:  Mid Distance and Distance Runners
This is the 4th of a series on Stanford Track & Field for 2018.   
Here is their 2018 Schedule with the Pac 12 Championships at Stanford.

http://www.gostanford.com/schedule.aspx?path=track

I will list the top athletes in each event, although many more will be competing in some cases.  I will also list where an athlete might be on Stanford’s Top 10 of All Time by listing the position and AT for All Time.

MEN:

800:  School Record:  1:46.20, Micheal Stember.  Frosh Record:  1:46.99, Gabe Jennings.  Indoor Record:  1:47.78 Micheal Stember

Brandon McGorty, Fr  1:48.48.  # 3 HSer last season
Tom Coyle, Sr  1:50.43
Scott Butinger, Sr (5th)  1:49.38i
Nat Kucera, Sr  1:51.22
Patrick Perrier Sr(2)  1:50.53, 1:48.7r
Tai Dinger,  Sr (2)  1:49.71
Isaac Cortes, So(4)  1:50.20
Hari Sathyamurthy, So(4)  1:51.19i


1500/Mile:  School Record:  3:35.11/3:55.16.    The Mile record is now 32 years old.  Frosh: 3:39.27/3:59.32.  Indoor:  3:49.7/3:53.95 1500 not often run indoors by college athletes, Yes the Indoor record better than the outdoor record.

Sean McGorty, Sr (5th)  3:59.34, 3:53.95i    Sean just ran a 3:40. 57 
Tom Coyle, Sr (5th)  3:59.32i, 3:42.80
Jack Keelan, Sr (5th)  3:59.34, 3:40.57i
Scott Buttinger, Sr (5th)  3:46.38 (1500)
Patrick Perrier, Sr (2) 4:04.13, 3:44.32
Steven Fahy, Sr(2)  4:00.60i
Grant Fisher, Jr  3:59.38, 3:55i relay
Alex Ostberg, Jr(3)  4:05.74
Isaac Cortes, So(4)  4:04.01
Thomas Radcliffe, So(4) 4:01.50
Callum Bolger, Fr 4:05.06,  # 11 HS Miler last season
DJ Principe, Fr 4:00.73, 3:44.52, # 1 HSer last year 1500, # 4 Miler
Loaded here with four sub 4 minute milers.  Plus another so close and Two Frosh, one redshirt last year, very close. 

Steeplechase:  8:32.09 Ian Dobson, Frosh record, 9:00.35 Jon Pierce

Fahy, Sr(2)  8:46.69  # 9 All Time at Stanford

5K:  School Record, 13:15.33 Ian Dobson, Frosh Record 13:29.98 Chris Derrick

Keelan,  13:40.71
Sean McGorty, 13:24.25  # 3 All Time
Sam Wharton, Sr (5th), 14:03.52
Fahy, 13:44.82i
Fisher, 13:30.13,  # 9 All Time
Ostberg, 13:59.35
Radcliffe, Excellent XC season as a true frosh, now a year and a half ago.  Needs to get healthy
Alex Parsons, So (4), 13:58.87i


10K:  School Record Chris Derrick 27:31.38  Frosh Record 28:46.35 Brent Hauser

Wharton, 29:11.33
Keelan, 29:13.92
Blair Hurlock, Jr (3) 29:50.21

[BobK]

Stanford T&F Preview:  Mid Distance and Distance Runners
This is the 4th of a series on Stanford Track & Field for 2018.   
Here is their 2018 Schedule with the Pac 12 Championships at Stanford.

http://www.gostanford.com/schedule.aspx?path=track

I will list the top athletes in each event, although many more will be competing in some cases.  I will also list where an athlete might be on Stanford’s Top 10 of All Time by listing the position and AT for All Time.

MEN:

800:  School Record:  1:46.20, Micheal Stember.  Frosh Record:  1:46.99, Gabe Jennings.  Indoor Record:  1:47.78 Micheal Stember

Brandon McGorty, Fr  1:48.48.  # 3 HSer last season
Tom Coyle, Sr  1:50.43
Scott Butinger, Sr (5th)  1:49.38i
Nat Kucera, Sr  1:51.22
Patrick Perrier Sr(2)  1:50.53, 1:48.7r
Tai Dinger,  Sr (2)  1:49.71
Isaac Cortes, So(4)  1:50.20
Hari Sathyamurthy, So(4)  1:51.19i


1500/Mile:  School Record:  3:35.11/3:55.16.    The Mile record is now 32 years old.  Frosh: 3:39.27/3:59.32.  Indoor:  3:49.7/3:53.95 1500 not often run indoors by college athletes, Yes the Indoor record better than the outdoor record.

Sean McGorty, Sr (5th)  3:59.34, 3:53.95i    Sean just ran a 3:40. 57 
Tom Coyle, Sr (5th)  3:59.32i, 3:42.80
Jack Keelan, Sr (5th)  3:59.34, 3:40.57i
Scott Buttinger, Sr (5th)  3:46.38 (1500)
Patrick Perrier, Sr (2) 4:04.13, 3:44.32
Steven Fahy, Sr(2)  4:00.60i
Grant Fisher, Jr  3:59.38, 3:55i relay
Alex Ostberg, Jr(3)  4:05.74
Isaac Cortes, So(4)  4:04.01
Thomas Radcliffe, So(4) 4:01.50
Callum Bolger, Fr 4:05.06,  # 11 HS Miler last season
DJ Principe, Fr 4:00.73, 3:44.52, # 1 HSer last year 1500, # 4 Miler
Loaded here with four sub 4 minute milers.  Plus another so close and Two Frosh, one redshirt last year, very close. 

Steeplechase:  8:32.09 Ian Dobson, Frosh record, 9:00.35 Jon Pierce

Fahy, Sr(2)  8:46.69  # 9 All Time at Stanford

5K:  School Record, 13:15.33 Ian Dobson, Frosh Record 13:29.98 Chris Derrick

Keelan,  13:40.71
Sean McGorty, 13:24.25  # 3 All Time
Sam Wharton, Sr (5th), 14:03.52
Fahy, 13:44.82i
Fisher, 13:30.13,  # 9 All Time
Ostberg, 13:59.35
Radcliffe, Excellent XC season as a true frosh, now a year and a half ago.  Needs to get healthy
Alex Parsons, So (4), 13:58.87i


10K:  School Record Chris Derrick 27:31.38  Frosh Record 28:46.35 Brent Hauser

Wharton, 29:11.33
Keelan, 29:13.92
Blair Hurlock, Jr (3) 29:50.21

[BobK]

First event is women's Hammer scheduled at 10    Rain should be over for the day about then.  First race at 1

[BobK]

First event is women's Hammer scheduled at 10    Rain should be over for the day about then.  First race at 1

[Phogge]

Remember when Stanford had a chance to break the Trojans dual meet record? 1962, raining and meet moved to Foothill’s all weather track. Jordan had let the team go but tried to call them back. $C barely won.

[Phogge]

Remember when Stanford had a chance to break the Trojans dual meet record? 1962, raining and meet moved to Foothill’s all weather track. Jordan had let the team go but tried to call them back. $C barely won.

[BobK]

I was there. First at Stanford then at Foothill JC where the meet was run

Ah that bridge playing TJer. 


Actually the whole Stanford team there except two who thought the Meet was cancelled and went to a bridge tournament in Santa Rosa.

[BobK]

I was there. First at Stanford then at Foothill JC where the meet was run

Ah that bridge playing TJer. 


Actually the whole Stanford team there except two who thought the Meet was cancelled and went to a bridge tournament in Santa Rosa.

[BobK]

Mackenzie Little with a school record in the Javelin 192-8. Jenna  Gray into 3th place all time at Stanford 178-10.   

[BobK]

Mackenzie Little with a school record in the Javelin 192-8. Jenna  Gray into 3th place all time at Stanford 178-10.   

[BobK]

Stanford wins the Big Meet both Men And Women

Brandt-Sims just missing the school record with a 10.41 in the 100. He also won the 200 and anchored the 4x 100 Relay Win 

[BobK]

Stanford wins the Big Meet both Men And Women

Brandt-Sims just missing the school record with a 10.41 in the 100. He also won the 200 and anchored the 4x 100 Relay Win 

[yvonne]

It's disappointing to see the Big Meet end. I can remember the cal men's team burning the script cal on the old stadium floor in the late 1980s. I also remember that Big Meet was the first event I witnessed inside the original Stanford Stadium.

When Barbour mortgaged the future to renovate the stadium, I foresaw the damage it would do to cal's football program, but I didn't take the next step and consider that it would disproportionately hurt non-revenue sports.

[yvonne]

It's disappointing to see the Big Meet end. I can remember the cal men's team burning the script cal on the old stadium floor in the late 1980s. I also remember that Big Meet was the first event I witnessed inside the original Stanford Stadium.

When Barbour mortgaged the future to renovate the stadium, I foresaw the damage it would do to cal's football program, but I didn't take the next step and consider that it would disproportionately hurt non-revenue sports.

[wallendar]

It wasn’t the stadium renovation that was the issue (it was mandated by the Regents due to seismic concerns).  It was two other factors that caused the financial mess:  the accompanying training facility and the bells and whistles that were added to the stadium remodel.  The new Chancellor has agreed to take responsibility to pay for the seismic portion of the renovation in return for Edwards Stadium, which will be used for campus housing.  At least that is my understanding based on reading articles in the local newspapers.... 

[wallendar]

It wasn’t the stadium renovation that was the issue (it was mandated by the Regents due to seismic concerns).  It was two other factors that caused the financial mess:  the accompanying training facility and the bells and whistles that were added to the stadium remodel.  The new Chancellor has agreed to take responsibility to pay for the seismic portion of the renovation in return for Edwards Stadium, which will be used for campus housing.  At least that is my understanding based on reading articles in the local newspapers.... 

[yvonne]

Yes, I was primarily referring primarily to the sports facility on the west side of the stadium. Many fans and members of the press talked about them interchangeably at the time. The changes to the stadium itself were relatively modest.

[yvonne]

Yes, I was primarily referring primarily to the sports facility on the west side of the stadium. Many fans and members of the press talked about them interchangeably at the time. The changes to the stadium itself were relatively modest.

[BobK]

Cal will have to keep womens' track so the Big Meet will continue.  And maybe the men too and always at Stanford

[BobK]

Cal will have to keep womens' track so the Big Meet will continue.  And maybe the men too and always at Stanford

[BobK]

Sorry I edited above, Brandt-Sims ran 10.41, school record is 10.39. 

[BobK]

Sorry I edited above, Brandt-Sims ran 10.41, school record is 10.39. 

[terry]

Sorry I edited above, Brandt-Sims ran 10.41, school record is 10.39.

Wow, 10.41 is really fast.

[terry]

Sorry I edited above, Brandt-Sims ran 10.41, school record is 10.39.

Wow, 10.41 is really fast.

[BobK]

The story

http://gostanford.com/news/2018/4/7/trac...routs.aspx

[BobK]

The story

http://gostanford.com/news/2018/4/7/trac...routs.aspx