(06-21-2015 01:05 PM)OldOwl Wrote: [ -> ]http://spikes.iaaf.org/post/myles-marshall-family-youth
I wonder how the 3 time state 800 meter winner from kingwood,Myles Marshall, got away from Rice and is going to Harvard?
(1) Harvard > Rice
(2) Getting away from home > staying at home
(3) Never showed any interest in Rice
My question did we even try to offer and did we express any interest? Seems really strange you go to Harvard to run track unless track is not your major priority.
(06-21-2015 04:50 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote: [ -> ] (06-21-2015 01:05 PM)OldOwl Wrote: [ -> ]http://spikes.iaaf.org/post/myles-marshall-family-youth
I wonder how the 3 time state 800 meter winner from kingwood,Myles Marshall, got away from Rice and is going to Harvard?
(1) Harvard > Rice
(2) Getting away from home > staying at home
(3) Never showed any interest in Rice
I don't know about Harvard's results in track and field, but they do have their own indoor track, which Rice does not.
I really didn't have time this past weekend to make a proper response, so here goes:
First of all, Harvard doesn't give athletic scholarships, as such, so they are not bound by the 12.6 limit for all schools that do give scholarships. In essence, these athletes are given "academic" scholarships, which policy allows Harvard (or Princeton, etc.) to have unlimited numbers, should they choose. There are 21 events at any major competition (conference, NCAA finals), so a typical school cannot just hand out full scholarships willy-nilly. Harvard is not bound by those silly limitations, so they could give all of their athletes full "academic" scholarships, and field quite a competitive team.
Now, let's examine why a young man might want to attend Harvard (putting aside the fact that a Harvard degree is pretty much an international ticket to success). Let's focus on the track and field side of things. As mentioned above, there are 21 events at an outdoor track and field meet (12 running events, 8 field events and the decathlon).
In the 12 running events for 2015, Rice's best beat Harvard's best in just 3 events - 400 meters (Scott Filip 48.17), 3,000 meter steeplechase (Griffin Lee 9:12.02) and 4 x 400 meter relay (3:19.49).
In the 8 field events, Rice was better in 5 - High Jump (Charlie Card-Childers 6' 11¾"), Pole Vault (Chris Pillow 17' 9"), Long Jump (Scott Filip 24' 7¼"), Hammer Throw (Duncan Dickerson 204' 1"), and Javelin Throw (Evan Karakolis 238' 8").
Rice had the better Decathlete, Scott Filip with 7,647 points.
Rice's team is built on field events and with multi-event performers, the latter to give the team more points in more events (because of scholarship limitations). Rice is not built on the shorter running events, although we do have a couple of good 800 meter runners.
Nonetheless, I hope it is clear that Harvard's team is very solid, and that, in terms of athletics alone, it is not illogical for someone to opt for the Crimson on that basis. Of course, the Harvard degree is the ultimate trump card. Period.