2696571, Wouldn't be surprised if he turns pro to capitalize on the buzz
Posted by FILF, Sat May-18-19 10:00 AM
>On one hand, he's highjumped 6'7" and actually tried pole
>vault this year (13'0") but on the other, he could be the
>greatest decathlete in history and still not be worth as much
>to a coach who wants to compete for conference/NCAA titles as
>a guy who can run 10.low and 45.xx then come back for relays.
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>The polevault thing seems like it's a hint though. Why try it
>otherwise?
If he's committed to being an armature then he will probably be pushed to specialize in the sprint events but if he wants to make the 2020 Olympic team then better off in the decathlon. Nike is probably going to push him that way if he wants to turn pro & cash-in.
It's not guaranteed that he will improve his PR by a substantial margin to medal in the sprints (all-time high-school list is littered with them) but his current times would already earn him max point for the decathlon in the 100/400 dash.
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