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2008 Arcadia Invite

Arcadia, CA  ⋅  Apr, 11 2008 - Apr 12 2008   |   Coverage created by Flotrack


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About Chris Derrick 

Current School:Stanford University (stanford)
High School:Neuqua Valley High School
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In high school, Chris won the Nike Team Nationals individual crown, leading his team to victory. The following week he finished 2nd at the Foot Locker National Championships. After the season, he received…
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#77
Anthony Solis    October 8, 2008 at 3:04pm
i didn't run at ben brown

this was my 5k debut
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#76
Jt    September 14, 2008 at 2:58pm
hey ignotants, usain is better than michael johnson...
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#75
Steve Crnic    September 9, 2008 at 7:53pm
How's Chris doing at Stanford?
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#74
Ignotants    August 15, 2008 at 2:15pm
when are you high schoolers going learn that a middle distance runner is different than a long distance runner. you cant compare a 1600m with a 5k

its like saying usain bolt is better than michael johnson!

please leave the crap to yourselfs
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#73
Cory Johnson    June 28, 2008 at 8:03pm
Most states don't have the 5k. Lucky
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#72
Anonymous Coward    June 27, 2008 at 10:48pm
derrik n fernandez r 2 differnt studs! derrik 4 the win!!
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#71
Kiki    June 2, 2008 at 7:47pm
what about german fernandez? 4:00.29 in the mile and 8:34 in the 2 mile
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#70
Re: Staterunner013    May 23, 2008 at 7:51pm
Ya, well aren't you like a soph in college? I'll bet money right now that when Chris is a soph in college he'll be destroying your mile times? Besides, a 13:55 converts to about 4:01.x effort, and I know you never ran that in HS. :P.
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#69
Runnergeek2_x    May 23, 2008 at 12:22am
I would pay $100 to watch Derrick, Lowe, Fout and Fernandez battle it out at Woodbridge.
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#68
Staterunner013_x    May 22, 2008 at 8:12pm
Derrick just got lucky. I could own him in a mile race any day.



- AJ
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#67
Sugar Sweet    May 7, 2008 at 1:15pm
That is one smooooooooooooooooooth runner.
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#66
Illinois Runner    April 25, 2008 at 7:51pm
I'm not sure about his mile potential, he absolutely has a chance to break the national record in the two mile. We're looking at mid 8:30's...he just doubled 8:48/4:14 by himself last weekend...
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#65
Tpark    April 24, 2008 at 10:05pm
Absolute beast.  4:30 looked like JOGGING for him.
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#64
Harry_x    April 23, 2008 at 9:50am
puskedra cant touch derrick.. he closed in 61 in the 2-mile.. thats just not strong enough.  derrick closed in 1:31 for his last 600m  of the 5,000.
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#63
Harry_x    April 23, 2008 at 9:49am
oh yeah.. definitely 4:05 in the mile...8:38 for 2 miles.
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#62
Re : Run_x    April 22, 2008 at 9:33pm
Clearly you dont realize the magnitude of this run.  He closed his final 3200 in 8:49.  Now I would reckon that that means he could probably "hold his own" in a 3200.  He even closed his last 1600 in 4:19.  So from looking at his end of the race splits, I cant help but think he's got to be the best distance runner in the country right now, when considering races from 1600 to 5000.
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#61
Run_x    April 22, 2008 at 11:53am
We cant say hes the best distance runner in the country. There are runners like Puskedra, Lueng, and Smith in the 3200. Robby andrews in the 1600. All we know is this guy can run a 5k
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#60
Get Some    April 21, 2008 at 3:40pm
the boy's a beast
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#59
Rupp Was, But...    April 18, 2008 at 9:26am
This was also run midsummer at Huesden which you all saw has pretty high quality 5000s.
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#58
wtfpillowshirt    April 18, 2008 at 9:20am
Seriously?  I never realized Rupp was so 1337
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#57
Stghts    April 18, 2008 at 8:22am
13:37
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#56
A Man    April 17, 2008 at 9:32am
among boys.
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#55
Runnerman    April 16, 2008 at 10:47pm
I dare anyone to say he's not the best high school distance runner in the country right now!
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#54
Harry_x    April 16, 2008 at 10:37am
if you put derrick at the mt. sac 5k with all the pros this weekend, you'd see 13:39
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#53
Runnergeek2    April 14, 2008 at 9:30pm
Ya by the time I noticed he had passed me, he was already 20 meters ahead of me, maybe because he was running 4flat pace!!!!!!!!!
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#52
Packman_x    April 14, 2008 at 8:42pm
I love the commentary talking about how they might go 14:30.
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#51
Stephen Boedicker    April 14, 2008 at 8:41pm
harry, I highly doubt he will break 13:40, let alone 13:30. This is a monster run but taking the next 15 seconds off won't just magically happen because he has pacers. Looking at the splits this is one of those special days where it just clicks and you feel great at the end (see Koll's 10k last weekend). Having pacers may have slowed him down or he would have been running by himself just like today.
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#50
Darren Peters    April 14, 2008 at 4:36pm
Correct, Chris will attend Stanford this fall with a great class:

http://www.dyestatcal.com/?pg=dyestatcal2008TrackSignings



Good luck and God bless.
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#49
Harry_x    April 14, 2008 at 10:39am
4:19 last mile.. omfg, he will sweep 3200 and 1600 at IHSA.org state track meet
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#48
Harry_x    April 14, 2008 at 10:30am
maybe if he got into a fast race, he could go 13:30 that'd be sweet if he could run 13:20 before the trials... maybe thats the plan with that 1:30 600m
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#47
Harry_x    April 14, 2008 at 10:29am
haha yes
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#46
Correction    April 14, 2008 at 10:28am
more like 8:49.....still sick
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#45
Sick    April 14, 2008 at 10:17am
Does anyone find it frightening that he ran his second 3200 in 8:40??? That's outragous!
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#44
Harry_x    April 14, 2008 at 9:54am
i'm from the same state.. haha illinois rules
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#43
Ryan From Flotrack    April 14, 2008 at 12:40am
SPLITS:

4:32 - 4:31 - 4:22 - :30
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#42
Roberto_x    April 13, 2008 at 11:17pm
just 2 words. No Mames
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#41
Roberto_x    April 13, 2008 at 11:17pm
just 2 words. No Mames
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#40
Stanford2011    April 13, 2008 at 10:52pm
and he's going to STANFORD next year! the best school in the world just got so much better. congrats chris you are amazing! can't wait for your Stanford debut next year
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#39
No One    April 13, 2008 at 10:36pm
hes talkin about the footlocker and the xc season man
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#38
Jon    April 13, 2008 at 9:42pm
the announcer sounded like a complete tool the entire race. "chris derrick led his team to victory."
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#37
Wow!!    April 13, 2008 at 9:31pm
dis guy is a monster
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#36
Yeah    April 13, 2008 at 9:28pm
he is faster thatn anybody in college right now
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#35
Yeah    April 13, 2008 at 9:28pm
he is faster thatn anybody in college right now
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#34
Adam Ward    April 13, 2008 at 9:27pm
impressive. most impressive.
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#33
Holy     April 13, 2008 at 9:21pm
I just got chills when he opened up on that back stretch.. That was scary
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#32
Holy     April 13, 2008 at 9:21pm
I just got chills when he opened up on that back stretch.. That was scary
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#31
David_x    April 13, 2008 at 8:32pm
Yeah we couldn't get an interview because Chris kinda disappeared after his race. Only had 1 interviewer for about, so we got what we could.
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#30
Tim_x    April 13, 2008 at 7:52pm
that was sick, he had a lot left for that last lap.  if he had someone to push him he definitely would have gone faster!
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#29
Lucas Felten    April 13, 2008 at 7:13pm
Is there an interview w/ him?  B/c there should be
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#28
Ryan_x    April 13, 2008 at 6:51pm
but I dont know if that could be true cus NCAA doesnt allow full rides or partial, only yearly now...or maybe that would be next year, thats atleast what I read.
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#27
Ryan_x    April 13, 2008 at 6:50pm
hes going to Stanford...someone from his school told me he got a full ride.
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#26
College Choice    April 13, 2008 at 6:46pm
has oregon grabbed him yet/ where is he going next year?
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#25
Myles Udland    April 13, 2008 at 6:44pm
that was special. this is one of those races that makes me appreciate flotrack more everyday, without this site, 13:55 is just a result, but now everyone can see the greatness inherit in this performance, just amazing.
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#24
Aergaerg    April 13, 2008 at 6:28pm
wow. hope he doesn't burn out, cuz 13:55 in high school... thats fast
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#23
Patrick McCormack    April 13, 2008 at 6:20pm
Just when I was feeling good about my race...
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#22
Stratford Spartans    April 13, 2008 at 4:55pm
goose bumps. great announcer and crowd support.
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#21
Edit    April 13, 2008 at 4:19pm
err.. Henderson Distance Classic
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#20
Zack    April 13, 2008 at 4:19pm
that's sick. I know Fernandez has a shot at the nat'l 3200 record, so does the guy from Utah. This guy definitely does. I'd like to see them all at a meet together... which could be unlikely. 



Guys - if you see this, come out to PA for the distance classic!



at NON I'm sure someone (most likely Derrick after this performance) will want to go for Rupp's 5k record. It's a stretch, but its glory.
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#19
Holy F*ck    April 13, 2008 at 4:09pm
final 3200 in 8:49
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#18
Aj Acosta    April 13, 2008 at 3:49pm
Derrick sucks. Just a lucky race for him, I could beat the #### out of him in a mile.





I don't get why you need to delete the comment, it's the truth.
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#17
Cara Hawkins    April 13, 2008 at 3:40pm
Holy moly! That was a great race.
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#16
Geoffrey Schofield    April 13, 2008 at 3:33pm
2:05 last 800m
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#15
Wolf Shirt    April 13, 2008 at 3:24pm
You're welcome
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#14
Aj Acosta    April 13, 2008 at 3:08pm
Derrick sucks. Just a lucky race for him, I could beat the #### out of him in a mile.
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#13
wtfpillowshirt    April 13, 2008 at 2:56pm
Holy cow
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#12
Wow    April 13, 2008 at 2:45pm
He is clearly the best HS distance runner in the country right now...he would have pushed 8:40 in the 3200.
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#11
Jd_x    April 13, 2008 at 2:20pm
amazing this kids has a head and brawn, he's going to be tough if he gets a coach that works well with him. Congrats1! Wow
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#10
Holys Hit    April 13, 2008 at 2:11pm
Sickest race I've ever seen
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#9
Wayne Wu    April 13, 2008 at 1:15pm
LOL, "He would've placed in the 3200m tonight" --OWNED!
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#8
Wayne Wu    April 13, 2008 at 12:53pm
Wow that is soooo fast, 13:55!!!!!! There was such a huge gap between him and 2nd place (14:35). Go Chris Derrick!
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#7
WAXC    April 13, 2008 at 12:42pm
galen rupp watch out
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#6
Leung    April 13, 2008 at 12:01pm
he ran the whole race by himself
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#5
Bryan Spreitzer    April 13, 2008 at 11:46am
oh my god that was amazing. he is a freaking monster
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#4
Distanceginger    April 13, 2008 at 11:27am
Amazing.
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#3
Anonymous_x    April 13, 2008 at 10:45am
"9:36 with 4 to go" that means he went 4:19 his last 1600...
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2008 Arcadia Invite
B 5k H01 Invite 5k 
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Chris Derricks from Naperville, IL ran a 13:55 5k becoming a member of an elite group of American High Schoolers who have run under 14 minutes for the 5k. Galen Rupp and Dathan Ritzenhein were the last two to accomplish the feat and both of them represented the US at the 2007 World Championships and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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