Post by Nevada Hoya on Sept 13, 2004 23:17:24 GMT -5
There is a neat thread on letsrun.com about the best school for producing 800m runners. The consensus seems to be Georgetown. A quote from one of the posters:
Look the discussion was "best college for producing GREAT 800 runners". We're not trying to identify the "college that collects good 800 runners that never do anything". That eliminates Kentucky. Arkansas as some good 800 performers, but for the most part they are primarily milers. Tennessee has a group of guys, but historically, they aren't part of this discussion. Michigan, maybe some good guys recently, but historically no.
If you're talking 800m pedigree for colleges, Georgetown tops the list, followed by Oregon. Thats all there is to say on the subject. Last Olympics 2 out 3 800m guys were Gtown grads. Look what they've done at Penn Relays and at the height of the Enclave years.
This isn't a knock against other fantastic mid-distance programs in this country. I'm just saying that if you want to limit the discussion solely to the 800, the answer has to be Georgetown.
Look the discussion was "best college for producing GREAT 800 runners". We're not trying to identify the "college that collects good 800 runners that never do anything". That eliminates Kentucky. Arkansas as some good 800 performers, but for the most part they are primarily milers. Tennessee has a group of guys, but historically, they aren't part of this discussion. Michigan, maybe some good guys recently, but historically no.
If you're talking 800m pedigree for colleges, Georgetown tops the list, followed by Oregon. Thats all there is to say on the subject. Last Olympics 2 out 3 800m guys were Gtown grads. Look what they've done at Penn Relays and at the height of the Enclave years.
This isn't a knock against other fantastic mid-distance programs in this country. I'm just saying that if you want to limit the discussion solely to the 800, the answer has to be Georgetown.
