re: Could you run a quarter mile in under a minute, Ocho Cincos 10 yr old did it

so any grown male should run 400 meters in a minute. which equals to a four minute mile. you are a dumbass

Just scanned the LHSAA qualifying rounds, only saw one male sub 49. Pretty sure he's being recruited

Yep, if you run a legit 49s open 400 you would get a ton of college offers. I have a little experience with this, a well known college/national team track coach told me this once, he would look at two different 18 year old quarter milers.

Runner A: 47 flat track phenom who has been running national age level times since elementary school and has great coaching

or

Runner B: The 49-50 second guy who played 2 other sports in high school and never ran club track or worked out year round for track.

He said its literally 50/50 who will turn out to be the better runner at 22, sometimes the phenom guys and girls plateau really young.

I think an interesting statistic is only roughly 30% of American olympic medalists have medaled @ junior Olympic competitions.

Some of them never competed, but what I take from that is that the majority of junior champs are beneficiaries of early maturation.

I think running a sub 60sec 400m for a 10 year old is VERY hard. I think Ochocinco is full of shite, as are lots of people in this thread. Here are results from track meets of HS girls and boys THIS year,

LSU HS Indoor Classic Girls 400m

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1 Heard, Kayla Young Achievers 57.44
2 Jones, Alexis SO Sparta Elite 58.54
3 Ransby, Micaiah JR Titans Track Elite 59.23
4 Davis, Sydney Sprint Athletics Track Club1:00.02
5 Williams, Ariane SR East Ascension 1:00.06
6 Jackson, Lauren Sprint Athletics Track Cl 1:00.45
7 Hebert, Meri SR Baton Rouge Magnet 1:00.96
8 Woulard, Kayla Trinity Elite 1:01.16
9 Campbell, Amber JR Carencro 1:02.19
10 Fulmer, Maddie South Walton 1:02.53
11 Strackman, Tia JR Hallandale 1:02.68
12 Green, Deriel JR Hallandale 1:02.80
13 Woomer, Emily JR Starkville 1:02.84
14 Ricketts, Chenelle Trinity Elite 1:03.12
15 Tanner, Lawren Texas Athletics 1:03.21
16 Woods, Ashton San Antonio Blazers 1:03.50
17 Robinson, Rian SR Higgins, L.W. 1:03.80
18 Harris, Taylor FR Karr, Edna 1:04.22
19 Vanek, Mikaela SO Lafayette 1:04.27
20 Todd, Patricia SO St. Thomas Aquinas 1:04.71
21 Rivera, Genevie East PointTrack Club 1:04.80
22 Houston, Tytianna 8 Pearl 1:04.95
23 Shaw, Taylor SO Brusly 1:04.95
24 Chappell, Sarah Sports Specific 1:05.01
25 Williams, Destiny JR St. Thomas Aquinas 1:05.08
26 Cox, Sydney JR Sparta Elite 1:05.20
27 Mcbride, Jakailah East PointTrack Club 1:05.31

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Boys 400m

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1 Alexandre, Oliver SR Hallandale 49.53
2 Bell, Xavier SO Southern Lab 51.31
3 Walton, Tom Round Rock Stars Track Cl 51.67
4 Charles, Daniel SR Sports Specific 51.80
5 Pete, Christian JR Hallandale 52.48
6 Wilson, Quincey Sprint Athletics Track Club52.89
7 Stoltz, Austin SR New Iberia 53.04
8 Rouchon, Trevions SR Franklin 53.12
9 Major, Rodney JR Carver, G.W. 53.18
10 Keeling, Anthony Elite Track Club 53.28
11 Rochell, Robert JR Fair Park 53.45
12 Davis, Richard Sprint Athletics Track Club53.47
13 Hinton , Cortaviaun SR Sparta TC 53.54
14 Davis, Yusef JR Baton Rouge Magnet 53.62
15 Rhoaden, Bryan SR Sparta TC 53.89
16 Bradford, Bryan SR Zachary 53.97
17 Moore, Ceasar SR Zachary 54.19
18 Wynn, Jerome SR Fair Park 54.35
19 Abbott, James SR Catholic, Baton Rouge 54.54
20 Milton, Charles SR Beau Chene 54.63
21 Comeaux, Blake SR New Iberia 54.79
22 Arnold, Clifton SR Mandeville 55.02
23 Talerico, Gavin san antonio blazers black 55.15
24 Bush, Gorium SR Patrick Taylor Academy 55.32
25 Garcia, Samual Texas Athletics 55.38
26 Johnson, Courtney JR Pearl 55.55
27 Hall, Darius JR Sparta Elite 55.60
28 Sumrall, Salento JR Sparta Elite 55.62
29 Morgan, Sam South Walton 55.67
30 Freese, Chris JR St. Thomas Aquinas 55.78
31 Mitchell, Bobby SR Brandon 55.82
32 Andy, Nic San Antonio Blazers 55.91
33 Oates, Antoine SR Sophie B. Wright 56.01
34 Goliday, Tyler JR Starkville 56.02
35 Buckley, Kerry JR Curtis, John 56.21
36 Lanus, Tyroy SO Riverdale 56.29
37 Beverly, Kalon SR Karr, Edna 56.36
38 Ross, Reginald JR St. Charles 56.52
39 Ellison, Sam SR Archbishop Shaw 56.68
40 Ruff, Donovan Sprint Athletics Track Club56.70
41 Johnson, Xori Gazelle Track Club 56.71

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I'd say you'd have to be actively training/competing. No way you just go out and run a sub 60s 400m just out of nowhere.

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If you can run a 49 in high school, colleges will want you.

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Small colleges may want you. More successful D1 schools may want you to either walk on or have a small (SMALL) scholarship. But running a 49 will not fill your mailbox with D1 scholarship offers. Let alone full scholarships. That doesn't diminish the time at all, to be clear. But 49 is fairly elite in high school, but rather pedestrian at the D1 college leve.

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Some of them never competed, but what I take from that is that the majority of junior champs are beneficiaries of early maturation.

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Yep, especially in sports like many track and field events where at lower levels and ages someone can dominate just off physical ability and being bigger and more mature than everyone else.

True, a legit 49 won't get you a full or even half ride at LSU, but it will get you on the team for sure, especially if you are willing to work hard and have room to improve.

Disclaimer, I wasn't able to do it, but its almost easier in college to go from a 50 second guy to get to a sub 48 than it is for a 47 to go to a sub 46. That jump to going 45.XX isn't easy for all but the elite guys.

I agree at LSU a 49 won't get you any money, just a spot on the team, running at home meets, and a chance to improve over a few years and maybe qualify for the SEC meet.

However, I've seen guys running 49 in HS get (some) money from the SLU's, Southern, Tulane, Northwestern St., etc. of the track world.

Here is the results from nationals last year. 9-10 th graders

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Nat'l: N 45.99 7/29/1995 W. Obea Moore, Los Angeles, CA
JO Meet: J 45.99 7/29/1995 W. Obea Moore, Los Angeles, CA
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Keshun Reed 98 Arlington, TX 47.82
2 Jevon Wallace 99 Harker Heights, TX 48.59
3 Kemarni Mighty 98 Brooklyn, NY 48.94
4 Terry Conwell 98 Atlanta, GA 49.22
5 Jandon Briscoe 99 Harvey, LA 49.23
6 Jordan Hollis 98 Red

Eta: 10 yr old girl record is 59.xxxx