Adam Vess won the IC4A title in the 3,000-meter run today at BU. It was a thrilling day for all involved. His time of 8:05.82 eclipsed his PR and SR of earlier this winter by .07. But that is no matter. HE WON.
Vess, being Vess, was disappointed at not having a shot at breaking 8:00 because of the cautious nature of the race (4:22.5 opening 1600, I'll post the splits later after I get something to eat). But he closed in a remarkable (even by his standards) 28.5 last lap and bested some pretty amazing runners, including last year's IC4A titlist from Harvard and an Iona runner who just a few weeks ago ran 14:00 for 5km.
Again, this wasn't some early-season tuneup meet field he was blitzing. This was the IC4As. Can you tell I'm pumped? Well, I am. Here are the top six finishers:
1 Vess, Adam 12 Marist College 8:05.82 10
2 Chenoweth, Dan 11 Harvard University 8:06.64 8
3 Wilhelm, Patterson 10 William & Mary 8:08.74 6
4 Sheridan, Ryan 12 Iona College 8:09.60 5
5 Waggoner, Bo 11 Duke University 8:11.20 4
6 Yeates, Richie 09 Providence College 8:12.39 3
Several texters have wondered if this performance gets Vess into Nationals. It does not. The provisional is 8:05.00, but realistically he needed to run at least 7:57 or faster to have a chance to make the field. We'll save that goal for a future winter season, God willing.
For now, we savor our first IC4A champ in school history and the fact that for tonight we (he) are in 5th place with 10 points! Woo-hoo!
Our other competitors Saturday did not fare as well: Will Griffin in the mile, and the DMR. Both were a little off. So be it. Also: Girma Segni runs the 5km on Sunday afternoon.
Again, I'll try to get splits up later tonight. If not, when I get home and settled early next week.
6 comments:
THAT IS FANTASTIC!! GREAT DAY FOR MARIST RUNNING. CONGRATULATIONS ADAM, YOU DESERVE IT...even if you ran like a pussy. Kidding.
Great job. Sorry I missed it - I had planned to watch the race, but was too late for the 3k by the time I was in the BU area.
Pete told me which would be Adam's better event, even after a great time earlier in the season in an event that now I won't mention....IC4A Champ- congratulatons Adam Vess and congratulations Marist College. Maybe a full time coaching position is now something the administration needs to consider.
The mere fact that there is a consistent plurality of participants at IC4As is testament to the program's steady improvement...but an IC4A Champ!?! The bar has been set for Marist running. Congrats to to Vess, Girma, Will and the DMR guys. And good luck to those who'll be chasing them in seasons to come.
just dont ever let him run the 1k ever again.
-thank you.
Congrats Vess. That is an amazing accomplishment. I was literally just sitting in my office cheering as I watched the race on flotrack.
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