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scooter1369
HTTR Forever.
Great speed, great hands, great talent. Now. Just get him qualified.
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lagunasurf
Senior
Actually Saine ran 10.54 accutrac @ The Arcadia Inv. weekend before last. 10.4 hand timed is still blazing!
You gotta love the speed we have coming in in this class. Sorry BC
You gotta love the speed we have coming in in this class. Sorry BC
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4/23
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
Small goes slow so he can win big
Sunday, April 23, 2006 Pat Galbincea
Plain Dealer Reporter
Sandbagging is not only prevalent in golf, but also track, as Glenville senior Raymond Small proved Saturday in the 24th Ned Weingart Relays at Cleveland Heights High School.
In the boys 100 meter preliminaries, Small ran 10.83 seconds, well behind leaders Arthur Thomas of Buchtel (10.6) and Ron Cartledge of Maple Heights (10.77). But when the finals commenced, Small smoked the field with a winning time of 10.63. Anthony Thomas of John F. Kennedy was second at 10.74, while Cartledge placed fourth and Thomas fifth.
So was Small sandbagging in the preliminaries?
"I prefer to call it saving your best for when it counts the most," said Small, fifth in the state last season in the 200 meters. "I did better than this last week at the Queen Relays in Charlotte, North Carolina. Winning that in 10.4 was a big accomplishment, and I'm working harder to get faster yet."
One thing was certain three-time defending Division I state champion Glenville did no sandbagging as a team in Weingart Relays. The Tarblooders dominated a strong 16-team boys field with 143 points, far ahead of the runner-up host Tigers (108½). In the girls division, Warrensville Heights, with 108½ points, placed comfortably ahead of Shaw (89) and Cleveland Heights (88½).
Small also anchored a winning 4x100 relay team with Clenson Caffey, Daven Jones and Otis Merrill which nosed out Collinwood, 42.24 seconds to 42.76.
"How do you improve your speed?" Small asked. "With heel and sprint work, which you can get running and down hills. Running up hills helps develop your strength, while coasting down hills gives you the ability to shift into another speed when needed."
Not everyone sandbags in the premier sprint race. East Tech junior Ashley Minor edged out sophomore teammate Christle Pendleton in the prelims, 12.51 to 12.62, but in the finals, Pendleton beat state qualifier Minor for the first time in her life, 12.34 to 12.35.
"I've kept coming close to beating Ashley . . . this time I finally got her," Pendleton said.
"We push each other every day in practice," Minor said. "I want Christle to be running real strong by the time I graduate."
Cleveland Heights sophomore Christian Johnson was dominant in the longest runs, easily winning the 1600 (5:40.62) and 3200 (12:48.73).
The Tigers also had a double long distance winner in the boys division in senior Ruben Hudson (1600 in 4:33.35), who trailed Mark Swiderski in the 3,200 for seven laps, then burst by him in the final lap to win by nearly six seconds at 10:14.75.
Although the Tigers fared well in their own meet, Cleveland Heights coach Claude Holland said Glenville is still the team to beat.
"Glenville is the standard setter in this sport," Holland said. "Everyone else is climbing the ladder after them. But you need to compete against this team if you have any hopes of getting better."
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
[email protected], 216-999-5159
4/23
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
Small goes slow so he can win big
Sunday, April 23, 2006 Pat Galbincea
Plain Dealer Reporter
Sandbagging is not only prevalent in golf, but also track, as Glenville senior Raymond Small proved Saturday in the 24th Ned Weingart Relays at Cleveland Heights High School.
In the boys 100 meter preliminaries, Small ran 10.83 seconds, well behind leaders Arthur Thomas of Buchtel (10.6) and Ron Cartledge of Maple Heights (10.77). But when the finals commenced, Small smoked the field with a winning time of 10.63. Anthony Thomas of John F. Kennedy was second at 10.74, while Cartledge placed fourth and Thomas fifth.
So was Small sandbagging in the preliminaries?
"I prefer to call it saving your best for when it counts the most," said Small, fifth in the state last season in the 200 meters. "I did better than this last week at the Queen Relays in Charlotte, North Carolina. Winning that in 10.4 was a big accomplishment, and I'm working harder to get faster yet."
One thing was certain three-time defending Division I state champion Glenville did no sandbagging as a team in Weingart Relays. The Tarblooders dominated a strong 16-team boys field with 143 points, far ahead of the runner-up host Tigers (108½). In the girls division, Warrensville Heights, with 108½ points, placed comfortably ahead of Shaw (89) and Cleveland Heights (88½).
Small also anchored a winning 4x100 relay team with Clenson Caffey, Daven Jones and Otis Merrill which nosed out Collinwood, 42.24 seconds to 42.76.
"How do you improve your speed?" Small asked. "With heel and sprint work, which you can get running and down hills. Running up hills helps develop your strength, while coasting down hills gives you the ability to shift into another speed when needed."
Not everyone sandbags in the premier sprint race. East Tech junior Ashley Minor edged out sophomore teammate Christle Pendleton in the prelims, 12.51 to 12.62, but in the finals, Pendleton beat state qualifier Minor for the first time in her life, 12.34 to 12.35.
"I've kept coming close to beating Ashley . . . this time I finally got her," Pendleton said.
"We push each other every day in practice," Minor said. "I want Christle to be running real strong by the time I graduate."
Cleveland Heights sophomore Christian Johnson was dominant in the longest runs, easily winning the 1600 (5:40.62) and 3200 (12:48.73).
The Tigers also had a double long distance winner in the boys division in senior Ruben Hudson (1600 in 4:33.35), who trailed Mark Swiderski in the 3,200 for seven laps, then burst by him in the final lap to win by nearly six seconds at 10:14.75.
Although the Tigers fared well in their own meet, Cleveland Heights coach Claude Holland said Glenville is still the team to beat.
"Glenville is the standard setter in this sport," Holland said. "Everyone else is climbing the ladder after them. But you need to compete against this team if you have any hopes of getting better."
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
[email protected], 216-999-5159
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BGriffBuckeye
Haaaang on Sloopy, Sloopy Hang on!! O.. H.. I.. O.
Man, I cannot wait for him to step ontot he field and see what he has. I am epecting big things from Small. A redshirt year will do him some good. I am pretty sure he is qualified too.
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It's good to hear him sounding so confident in his ability to make the grade and excited about enrolling at tOSU this Summer, and that makes me excited.
Keep up the good work, Ray...we're soo pumped to see what you can do in a Buckeye uniform this coming season (along with the rest of the Glenville pipeline). :osu:
Keep up the good work, Ray...we're soo pumped to see what you can do in a Buckeye uniform this coming season (along with the rest of the Glenville pipeline). :osu:
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According to the article he has a 2.95 GPA, so it doesn't sound like his "grades" are in question from what Ray implys...he says he just needs to "bump" his "entrance exam" (ACT or SAT?) up a couple of points, but that he is very cofident of that...so much so that he says he plans on enrolling at tOSU for Summer quarter, June 18th.
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2.95 likely refers to his overall GPA...his core GPA may be another story and the reason for the delay.
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Never thought of that, good call. Not to be the pesimist but Lenix seemed pretty confident as well not too long ago. Different guy though and hopefully he gets that score and his thread stays right where it is. Also a question: Does anyone know if he took the April 6th ACT and if he did has he got his results back?
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Allegedly (I don't know, but it shouldn't be hard for someone to confirm) ACT scores were returned yesterday. If this is true, I'm going to have to assume 'no news' is bad news.
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BGriffBuckeye
Haaaang on Sloopy, Sloopy Hang on!! O.. H.. I.. O.
In a recent update on Devon Torrence, he is awaiting his ACT scores and said sometime this week. So by next weekend, hopefully we hear some good news an Ray!
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