¶NCAA m400—Tony McQuay (Florida) 44.58 (CL)

[gh]

1. Tony McQuay Florida Jr
2. Michael Berry Oregon So
3. Gil Roberts Texas Tech Sr
4. David Verburg George Mason Jr
5. Bryshon Nellum USC Jr
6. Deon Lendore’ Texas A&M Fr
7. Brady Gehret Penn State So
8. Akheem Gauntlett Arkansas Jr
9. Josh Mance USC So
10. Errol Nolan Houston Jr

[enpsalmx]

There will be 44+ up and down the board in the final. Berry has been trained to be in prime shape for this and the trials. Didn't run a great deal in the winter. Look out!

[ATK]

There will be 44+ up and down the board in the final. Berry has been trained to be in prime shape for this and the trials. Didn't run a great deal in the winter. Look out!

Hopefully there will be many in the 44 to 45 low range.
But Berry ran the same amount of indoor races as last year.

[j-a-m]

Berry, Nellum, Lendore running in the same heat in the semis, that should be interesting.

[Marlow]

Torrin Lawrence gets no love?

[richxx87]

Heat 3 (aka Heat of Death)...
Lane
3----Joey Hughes SR USC
4----Torrin Lawrence SR Georgia
5----Gil Roberts SR Texas Tech
6----Tony McQuay JR Florida
7----Josh Mance SO USC

[richxx87]

Nellum is out... and his college career comes to a quiet close.

[ATK]

Nellums finishing 5th in his heat with 45.45 does not make the final.

[ATK]

McQuay 44.67!!!
Josh Mance 44.83!!
Roberts 44.84!!

[richxx87]

Holy Gawd... McQuay runs a 44.67 in Heat 3

[richxx87]

Huge PR for the young Californian, Josh Mance. Previous PR was, I believe 45.29 and his fastest this year was only 45.65.

[nbonaddio]

Holy Gawd... McQuay runs a 44.67 in Heat 3

45.28 doesn't make finals. Yikes. Heat 3 alone was easily the rival of the 400m at Pre. Those are some quick, quick times.

[t_monk]

OMG.... It is so on now....

[nbonaddio]

LSU qualifies 0 out of 4, USC gets only one. No Baylor Bear even close to the final.

[nbonaddio]

Nellum is out... and his college career comes to a quiet close.

Surely he's got a leg in the relay, no?

[ATK]

Nellum is out... and his college career comes to a quiet close.

Surely he's got a leg in the relay, no?

Yup, a relay team which I would imagine could challenge for the win.

[richxx87]

Nellum is out... and his college career comes to a quiet close.

Surely he's got a leg in the relay, no?

Yes, for sure he'll be on the relay. I should've clarified that his individual NCAA 400m career is done. So many woulda-shouldas with him. Such rare, sublime talent before the shooting.

[nbonaddio]

Nellum is out... and his college career comes to a quiet close.

Surely he's got a leg in the relay, no?

Yup, a relay team which I would imagine could challenge for the win.

I thought maybe rich was privy to information that I wasn't, perhaps a newly-discovered year of eligibility for Quincy Watts!

[Dave]

Holy Gawd... McQuay runs a 44.67 in Heat 3

45.28 doesn't make finals. Yikes. Heat 3 alone was easily the rival of the 400m at Pre. Those are some quick, quick times.

That makes two men's sprint races where an "A" standard doesn't get you into the final.

[Jacksf]

Mike Berry of Oregon may have the advantage in the final.
All the finalists have a leg to run in the 4x400 relay tomorrow, except Berry.
Oregon does not have a team in the race.

[26mi235]

NCAA Semis better than Euro Championship Final?

[gktrack]

NCAA Semis better than Euro Championship Final?

Interesting matchup, as Borlee brothers (44.71 & 44.74 PR's) not serious about this year's Euros, leaving only Rooney (44.60 PR in '08, 44.92 in '12) as the only sub-45 Euro out there in the past 2 years... so, I'd have to give the edge to the NCAA semis w/o Borlee(s).
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/05062012/58/london-2012-borlee-forgoes-european-defence.html

Great NCAA semis though... (prior PR in parentheses):
Tony McQuay 44.67-PR Q (44.68)
Josh Mance 44.83-PR Q (45.29)
Gil Roberts 44.84-PR q (44.86)
Mike Berry 45.05 Q (44.86)
Akheem Gauntlett 45.13-PR Q (45.57)
David Verburg 45.17 Q (45.06)
Deon Lendore 45.19 q (45.13)
Brady Gehret 45.29 Q (45.22)

Of the 8 qualifiers during their NCAA semi races, 4 set new PR's and the other 4 had to run within a 1/10 of a second of their respective PR's. Should be a great NCAA final.

[Bob Bettwy]

I beleive, for the second straight year, that Errol Nolan (Houston) ran the fastest non-Q ever and did not make the final. Talk about tough luck.

[starboyunlimited]

McQuay 44.67!!!
Josh Mance 44.83!!
Roberts 44.84!!

here is the race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByVfrqr03Qk

[gh]

left on the chart:

1. Tony McQuay Florida Jr
2. Michael Berry Oregon So
3. Gil Roberts Texas Tech Sr
4. David Verburg George Mason Jr
6. Deon Lendore’ Texas A&M Fr
7. Brady Gehret Penn State So
8. Akheem Gauntlett Arkansas Jr
9. Josh Mance USC So

[gh]

McQuay 44.67!!!
Josh Mance 44.83!!
Roberts 44.84!!

for historical reference: fastest semi ever is 44.27 by Darold Williamson in '05; fastest heat (first of 3 rounds in the meet) 44.43 by Butch Reynolds

[gh]

lanes


1 1086 Deon Lendore FR Texas A&M
2 1110 Gil Roberts SR Texas Tech
3 629 Akheem Gauntlett JR Arkansas
4 736 David Verburg JR George Mason
5 713 Tony McQuay JR Florida
6 974 Mike Berry SO Oregon
7 1141 Josh Mance SO USC
8 992 Brady Gehret SO Penn State


based on the 4x4 last night, if Gehret can throw some caution to the wind on the outside, he could do some real damage (no, that doesn't mean I think he can beat McQ or Berry)

[user4]

I would say that the edge is off and he will be diminished. I dont think a sophomore can run a 44.2 leg and come back 24 hours later and run a 44.5 open.

[26mi235]

I would say that the edge is off and he will be diminished. I dont think a sophomore can run a 44.2 leg and come back 24 hours later and run a 44.5 open.

Well, James is a sophomore, or would be if he had stayed in school competition. But, when your exception is at that level, it makes the point.

[ATK]

I agree with Jacksf that the 4 guys who did not run the 4x4 may have the advantage.

[79.]

Torrin Lawrence gets no love?

He was among my "dark horses" this Olympic year...
His 44"07 leg in the 1600m relay yesterday prooves his talent isn't dead.
I wish this young talent to recover his fantastic shape at the indoors 2 years ago.

[gh]

Lawrence 44.04, actually.

Proving (well, indicating) once again that the 400 would be a far better race if they did it as a one-turn stagger (like the 800) and then broke for the pole. Too many good marks are wasted because of the inability to run to max when stuck with not enough people around you. Let everybody race to the rail and watch the times drop. (Yes, you'd also watch a lot of people drop, but hey, that's how short-track speed skating became an Olympic favorite; we could do a lot worse)

[Marlow]

Proving once again that the 400 would be a far better race if they did it as a one-turn stagger (like the 800) and then broke for the pole

Gotta agree. That would also make it obvious to the hoi polloi who was winning. As it is now, we have to wait till the last 1/4 of the race to know.

[Half Miler]

McQuay 44.58!

Yee-haw!

Roberts went out like a madman!

[ATK]

Berry also PR's with 44.77.
Roberts made up the stagger in like 150m!