re: Sorry if it's been asked but what happened to LSUs 100m & 200m guy at the Olympic trials?

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He’s from IMG and he’s 17 he beat Lyle in the semi heat trials but lost to him in the finals

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Heats do NOT mean what kids think…. Lining up and exerting yourself to the max every heat is how you don’t make the team.

The issue with most fans is they think you can have “the fastest time in thr world” before the trials or olympics and win. That doesn’t mean much because a lot of these athletes are NOT RUNNING to win early in the year. They are working on technique and training to win later on.
I said it before the trails that Laird had no shot at the 100 (which he wisely didn’t try to compete) and was a “maybe” for the 200 ( he finished 6th). To think he was beating Lyles was a pipe dream. That 17 y/o IMG kid, Knighton, EVERYBODY in the track world knew who he was before that race. He set the national record at 16 in AAU.
I was more surprised by the race that Benarek ran.
Like I said after the race, Laird needs more experience. He will get it as a pro.