That was wonderful to see, and we are all very proud of you Scott. You give Chico State a good name. I wish you more good luck for the rest of your Track season.
i think everyone need to not only congratulate scoot, but also the pacers in the race, and also coach towne for helping produce such a great runner. We are all truly privileged (those of us who run for chico) to be able to watch and train with such a talented runner. congrats to everyone who was involved in making history on saturday! (first sub-4 mile on that track, in that city, at that meet, for that team, and that runner)
He runs a 1:03 half marathon this fall, then has the speed to come back and drop a 3:59 early in the season. This man should be dropping some great times in the 5000 and 10000 in the next couple years.
And now a sub four mile.............How many big time races has Scott ran in the last 11 months? He seems to rarely just run a race but always runs a HUGE race.
This was one of the best races I have ever seen, and I was honored to be there and see it happen. Just for the info; there was exactly 2482 people there when you count the east and west bleachers(I know because I was the one with the counting clicker). The crowd was very into it, and my ears are still ringing and my throat still hurts from cheering. I haven't seen that many people cheer at Chico State since the last time the Wildcat Football team beat UC Davis(and the football team has been gone for 12 years!!). It was a fantastic event to witness, and I will never forget it. Great job Scott!!
Sorry about the filming, I wasn't in charge of the camera and the guy I gave it too probably got bumped around by the crowd...it was absolutely NUTS out there. The articles estimated like 2400 people, I dont think thats right, but there was definitely over 1000...I dont think there was a running fan in chico that wasn't there.
Great run by Scott!