Team to beat in '04

[Gunner18]

being a statman ive noticed that more times than not, the AA state champ will have a faster time, higher height, or farther distance than the AA state champ. so the whole theory about size matters, is just that, a theory!

[Track Stat Hesse]

u have to look at it like this a school as the size of bedford and ridge tend to have more guys come out for track than say a school like tussy or mcconnellsburg. which mostly means schools with more people can have some of them just focus on 2 events and the people from the litle schools need the 'studs' to focus on 4 events thats how i look on to bout the size factor

[Gunner18]

u obviously have no idea about bedford then, true we do have a fair share of members on the team. BUT almost all of them participate in 4 events, and some do up to 6 or 7 events a season, they just rotate 4 of them each meet, depending on where we need their strengths. with the exception of a few polevaulters, distance guys, and throwers (most of which do all 3 throws), every person on the bedford team does a minimum of 3 events

[Track Stat Hesse]

but the true question is why does the track team need to draft baseball players to the track meets....

just looking for an answer

[JDB12]

And your true answer is because many of them go on to play a college sport, like Joe Black and Jonathan Ramey. They ran track to become faster in baseball and fotball, not because the coaches were bugging them.

[once a runner]

being a statman ive noticed that more times than not, the AA state champ will have a faster time, higher height, or farther distance than the AA state champ. so the whole theory about size matters, is just that, a theory!

It is not a theory, it's a fact. You can verify this by simply looking up the results and not by going what you have "noticed". Small schools do get some fantastic athletes who can and do compete well with athletes from bigger schools. However, bigger schools get better athletes more often and have much better depth.

Over the last 5 years in comparing boys AAA vs. AA winners at states:
AAA 74 events, AA 14 events, 2 ties. Those are the facts. Size may not be everything, but it does help a lot!

[WALTER4]

but the true question is why does the track team need to draft baseball players to the track meets....

just looking for an answer

the coaches dont "draft" those guys...they are usually the good atheletes that dont get to play baseball because or "the name game" so they come out for a sport where nobody sits the bench

[Freddy C]

the name game??? sounds like Walter is sour about a coaching staff.
Baseball players that run track also either: 1.... use it to develop their speed or quickness because they plan on furthering their athletics in college. or...2....they could benefit a relay team or other event to help the track team out also. They usually are some of the better athletes in the school.

[Gunner18]

if size matters, then how come the largest school in the LHAC, has one of the smallest teams? jtown high forfiets quite a few events, and i could b wrong but i think that next to altoona and state college, they are the biggest school around! so put that in ur size pipe and smoke it

[Lemmy]

from http://www.piaa.org

track classification for 2003 district 6

altoona 1018
state college 969
hollidaysburg 509
indian valley 422
johnstown 370

bedford 236 by the way.

The faster times in AA opposed to AAA would not be from the AA schools being private schools would they. For example Milton Hershey.......

I do not think track is emphasized at J-town.