Track recruits 2012

[Nevada Hoya]

We have seen how good the women's track recruits are for next year. Here are some of the men's recruits:

Ahmed Bile (VA)- 1:50, 4:09, 12th at FLN
Darren Fahy (CA)- 4:12, 8:55, 14:40 Mt. Sac and 17th FLN
Mike Crozier (DC)- 1:57, 4:16, 9:10, 13th at NXN
Mike Lederhouse (IL)- 1:55, 4:14, Illinois all stater
Andrew Ogle (TN)- 1:54, 4:16, Tenn. all stater

[sleepyjackson21]

Nice. Just did a quick check at dyestat and they also have Giancarlo Sainato on the men's side and the women's side they have Haley Pierce, Samantha Nadel, Heather Martin and Rachel Paul. Heather finished 16th at NXN last year but was apparently injured this fall. Rachel Paul ran the Millrose mile the past two years finishing 5th and 6th (behind future teammate Nadel).

[sleepyjackson21]

Haley Pierce finished 2nd in the 2012 Brooks PR 2 Mile. Great field. Footlocker champ Molly Seidel won in a time of 10:13 with Haley getting outkicked and finishing in 10:14. Footlocker runnerup Erin Finn finished in 10:18. Great time by both Haley and Molly.

[sleepyjackson21]

Darren Fahy finished 3rd in the Boys 2 mile race in a time of 9:01. Solid solid time. Well done by both Haley and Darren.

[Nevada Hoya]

Sleepy, good to hear about our track recruits.

[RusskyHoya]

Ahmed Bile was named All-Met First Team in Track & Field by the Post. The Boys Athlete of the Year went to Buckeyes-bound Champ Page.

The short blurb on Bile reads:

Ahmed Bile
Annandale/Sr.

Va. AAA state and Northern Region champ ranked second in country in 1,000 (2:26.36). Ran 4:15.32 in 1,600.

[Nevada Hoya]

Thanks for the news, Russky. Ahmed won the HS mile at the Colonial Relays this weekend in 4:14, bettering his 4:15 for 1600m.

Additionally, Darren Fahy was one of 16 HS runners, who broke 9:00 at the Arcadia Invitational in California this weekend with an 8:54.

[Nevada Hoya]

Delaware: Hailey Pierce 4:41, 10:24 Double

[reformation]

Pierce is definitely a top 5 recruit--fairly similar PR's to Emily Infeld--she should be able to have some impact next year--since emily still has indoor/outdoor eligility for next year the biggest need is for XC, which is very tough for even the most elite freshman to have an impact on right away.

[Nevada Hoya]

Agreed that the XC is the toughest test for a freshman. However, even without Emily Infeld we still have some depth, so the new recruits, especially Pierce and Nadel, will not have to step up right away. That being said the the top four schools will probably be Providence, Washington, Oregon, and Florida State. We should definitely be fighting for a top five performance.

[RusskyHoya]

Per the Sunday WaPo:

"Annandale tied Grassfield for the boys' team title and became the first Northern Virginia school to capture at least a share of the AAA championship since Westfield won in 2004...

Senior Ahmed Bile helped spark Annandale to a share of the team title, winning the 1,600 (4:13.12) before taking a very quick 800 from Westfield's Tyrone Walker in (1:51.52)."

There's a photo of Bile accompanying the article with his arms raised in victory as he wins the 1,600.

[Nevada Hoya]

Excited to have Bile as a Hoya this coming fall. Thanks Russky.

[Nevada Hoya]

Two of our recruits will contest the "Dream Miles" at the adidas meet in NY:


BOYS’ DREAM MILE
Ahmed Bile: Annandale, Va.; 7-time Virginia 3A State Champion; #10 U.S. 1600m (4:08.29)
Jacob Burcham: Ona, W.V.; #4 U.S. in Mile; 7th, 2011 World Youth Championships 1500m
Edward Cheserek: Newark, N.J.; 2011 U.S. HS XC Champion; HS National Record 5000m indoors
Marcus Dickson: Buckley, Wash.; #3 U.S. 1600m, #2 U.S. in Mile; State Champion 800m,1600m
Craig Engels: Pfafftown, N.C.; #4 U.S. 1500m, #3 in Mile; 2012 Penn Relays Mile Champion
Blake Haney: Bakersfield, Calif.; #7 U.S. 3200m, adidas Meet of Champions winner
Brannon Kidder: Lancaster, Ohio; 4-time State Champion, #7 U.S. 1600m
Josh Lampron: Mansfield, Mass.; #1 U.S. 1500m (3:45.74), #5 U.S. in Mile
Ben Malone: Hillsdale, N.J.; #2 U.S. 1500m; National Indoor Champion 800m
Bernie Montoya: Yuma, Ariz.; #1 U.S. 3000m; 7-time State Champion
Craig Nowak: Cypress, Texas; #3 U.S. 3000m, #4 U.S. 1600m; State Champion 1600m, 3200m
Brad Nye: Kaysville, Utah; #1 U.S. in Mile; 2012 U.S. Indoor Mile Champion
Izaic Yorks: Lakewood, Wash.; #1 U.S. 1600.; State Champion 800m, 1600m
Futsum Zeinassellasie: Indianapolis, Ind.; #1 U.S. 3200m; #2 3000m; National XC Runner of Year


GIRLS’ DREAM MILE
Allie Cash: Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Kansas Relays Champion 800m, 1600m; #5 U.S. 1600
Cami Chapus: Los Angeles, Calif.; 5th, 2011 World Youth Champs; #3 U.S. 1500m, 1600m
Alexa Efraimson: Camus, Wash.; #4 U.S. 1600m; is a freshman
Erin Finn: West Bloomfield, Mich.; U.S. HS Record-holder 5000m indoors
Wesley Frazier: Raleigh, N.C.; 2011 National HS Champion in Mile 5000m
Nikki Hiltz: Aptos, Calif.; 4th, 2011 U.S. Junior Nationals 1500m
Maddie Meyers: Seattle, Wash.; #4 U.S. 3000m, 2010 Dream Mile Champion
Amy-Eloise Neale: Snohomish, Wash.; 6-time State Champion
Alexis Panisse: Bayside, N.Y.; U.S. top 5 in 800m, 1600m and 2K Steeplechase
Angel Piccirillo: Homer Center, Pa.; #1 in U.S. 1600m; #2 in Mile; 7-time State Champion
Haley Pierce: Wilmington, Del.; # 2 in U.S. 1600m; 15-time State Champion
Paige Rice: Portland, Ore.; #5 U.S. 1500m; Cross Country State Champion
Lily Williams: Tallahassee, Fla.; #3 in U.S. Mile; 800m, 1600m, 3200m State Champion

[Nevada Hoya]

Haley only came in 10th with a mediocre 4:52 time for her:

Rank Athlete Nation Result
1

CHAPUS Camille

USA

4:39.64

PB
2

PICCIRILLO Angel

USA

4:39.94

PB
3

CASH Alli

USA

4:39.98

4

EFRAIMSON Alexa

USA

4:42.41

5

FRAZIER Wesley

USA

4:42.78

PB
6

WILLIAMS Lily

USA

4:42.79

PB
7

NEALE Amy-Eloise

GBR

4:43.82

SB
8

FINN Erin

USA

4:47.08

9

PANISSE Alexis

USA

4:50.41

10

PIERCE Haley

USA

4:52.26

11

ANDERSON Reagan

USA

4:54.13

SB
12

RICE Paige

USA

4:55.26

PB
13

MEYERS Madeleine

USA

4:55.69

14

HILTZ Nikki

USA

5:00.72

[Nevada Hoya]

In the boys' dream mile Ahmed Bile finished a credible 7th in a PB time of 4:04. The favorites finished 12th and 10th.


MONTOYA Bernie
USA
4:01.32

2
BURCHAM Jacob
USA
4:02.73
PB

3
LAMPRON Josh
USA
4:02.98
PB

4
KIDDER Brannon
USA
4:03.12
PB

5
DICKSON Marcus
USA
4:03.18
PB

6
ENGELS Craig
USA
4:03.96
PB

7
BILE Ahmed
USA
4:04.11
PB

8
YORKS Izaic
USA
4:04.38

9
NYE Brad
USA
4:04.46
PB

10
ZEINASELLASSIE Futsum
USA
4:05.71

11
MALONE Benjamin
USA
4:07.02
PB

12
CHESEREK Edward
KEN
4:07.29

13
HANEY Blake
USA
4:09.43

14
NOWAK Craig
USA
4:16.16

PARSONS Sam
USA
DNF

[Nevada Hoya]

The official word on track recruits for the fall:
www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-xctrack/spec-rel/080612aaa.html

[Nevada Hoya]

One runner, who is interesting on the women's side is Andrea Keklak. Apparently, she is a transfer student from Princeton. We have had grad students from the Ivies, who have not used up all their eligibility, because the Ivies do not allow redshirting. But Andrea in 2012 was a sophomore, so apparently, she has at least two more years of eligibility. She has a 2:06 800m to her credit.

[reformation]

Keklak would actually be a soph here if she's actually transferring--not sure because i guess she'd have to sit out a year--unless she's at Gtwn for a year only just like the grad students from the ivies.--she seems to be pretty similar in talent level to Rachel Schneider.

[rosslynhoya]

Apparently Ahmed Bile is the son of former 1500 meter world champion Abdi Bile (1987 and 1989).

In what I think is a first, a coworker bounced up to me today to inform me that Georgetown has a really good track recruit arriving this fall

[Nevada Hoya]

Aug 6, 2012 21:05:17 GMT -5 rosslynhoya said:

Apparently Ahmed Bile is the son of former 1500 meter world champion Abdi Bile (1987 and 1989).

In what I think is a first, a coworker bounced up to me today to inform me that Georgetown has a really good track recruit arriving this fall

That is indeed true! In a related point I went to New Orleans in Dec. and was driven from the airport to my hotel by Abdi Bile's cousin. At that time I didn't know Ahmed was a recruit for Georgetown. Expecting great things from him. I don't think he has been close to his potential in HS.