GOSLU68 Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 I heard something on radio last week thst a SLu runner had a national best time in something? Is there a schedule of events posted somewhere? The track at Compton Ave. is pretty easy to get to snd they have bleacher seats. It is not as scenic as Wash U track and field but with Top Golf building a block away I could see more people bring aware of track and other sports like baseball or softball. STL Cardinals maybe be an early fizzle if Marmol is starting the season running iff a second center fielder in two years. MB73 1 Quote
billikenbill Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 https://slubillikens.com/news/2023/3/28/track-field-gillen-named-a-10-performer-of-the-week.aspx “Gillen ran the fastest time so far in the NCAA this season in the 5,000 meters, finishing in a school and meet record time of 13:35.29.” MB73 1 Quote
Midtown Madness Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 Here's a few links to Toby Gillen content and yes some shameless self promotion, but we've been talking about him since he started making headlines last year. Bonus: you get an interview with another really good SLU Track athlete Emily Nichols. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIBTNrVX1_w https://t.co/z1dJCCYww6 https://t.co/dPcoHYiR9d thetorch 1 Quote
MusicCityBilliken Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 https://slubillikens.com/news/2023/3/24/track-field-gillen-sets-record-wins-5-000-meters-at-raleigh-relays.aspx The kid is fast! Quote
TMBilliken2013 Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 That time is absolutely insane! He’s averaging around a 4:20 mile over the 5k Quote
Speyburn Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 10 hours ago, GOSLU68 said: I heard something on radio last week thst a SLu runner had a national best time in something? Is there a schedule of events posted somewhere? The track at Compton Ave. is pretty easy to get to snd they have bleacher seats. It is not as scenic as Wash U track and field but with Top Golf building a block away I could see more people bring aware of track and other sports like baseball or softball. STL Cardinals maybe be an early fizzle if Marmol is starting the season running iff a second center fielder in two years. The only home meet this season, was scheduled for 3/31. It was cancelled due to the weather. Quote
billikenfan05 Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 49 minutes ago, GoSluBills said: That time is absolutely insane! He’s averaging around a 4:20 mile over the 5k Wait til you hear about Eliud Kipchoge's Marathon pace of 4:37/mile.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRYtn0j5ccA Quote
DirtyRican Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 29 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Wait til you hear about Eliud Kipchoge's Marathon pace of 4:37/mile.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRYtn0j5ccA Keep chipping away, that is your new goal. Quote
billikenfan05 Posted April 7, 2023 Posted April 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, DirtyRican said: Keep chipping away, that is your new goal. Sure I’ll just quit my job and train with the Kenyans all summer Quote
billikenfan05 Posted May 8, 2023 Posted May 8, 2023 https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player/_/id/042bc191-3519-4cbf-9e29-13c639ae1eb9#bucketId=42266 Head to the 3:00:00 mark to watch Toby Gillen's A10 Championship run in the 5k. Quote
RUBillsFan Posted May 8, 2023 Posted May 8, 2023 Hmmmm an Austrialian coming to SLU and having athletics success. We've seen that before at SLU in a sport that involves a ball and a basket. Maybe that could happen again. Quote
almaman Posted May 9, 2023 Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/8/2023 at 9:50 AM, RUBillsFan said: Hmmmm an Austrialian coming to SLU and having athletics success. We've seen that before at SLU in a sport that involves a ball and a basket. Maybe that could happen again. & vice versa Quote
billikenfan05 Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 Toby Gillen becomes the first Billiken Track & Field Athlete to reach the NCAA Championship Meet. https://twitter.com/BillikensXCTF/status/1662303557482082305?s=20 Gremio14, AGB91 and brianstl 3 Quote
Lord Elrond Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 Amazing that in all these years of NCAA Track and Field there has never been an athlete from SLU who made the national championship meet until now. Well done Toby Gillen! Quote
billikenfan05 Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 28 minutes ago, Lord Elrond said: Amazing that in all these years of NCAA Track and Field there has never been an athlete from SLU who made the national championship meet until now. Well done Toby Gillen! Up until 2012, they didn't have a facility on campus....Not all that surprising, if I'm being honest. It's also not a situation where the 'conference champion' makes the regional automatically. They've had regional qualifiers throughout the year. Quote
billikenfan05 Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 47 minutes ago, willie said: How long have we had a track team? Fuok, now that you ask….that’s a great question. Quote
brianstl Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Fuok, now that you ask….that’s a great question. I think SLU had an indoor track team before an outdoor one. Quote
Lord Elrond Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 1 hour ago, willie said: How long have we had a track team? That is an outstanding question. I have no idea Quote
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted May 28, 2023 Posted May 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Lord Elrond said: That is an outstanding question. I have no idea They keep the records from before the 90s in chaifetz in the pep band storage room in some nondescript filing cabinets, so the answer might be there. I've stol... appropriated some really cool memorabilia from the hockey team in the past. Quote
willie Posted May 28, 2023 Posted May 28, 2023 Not trying to answer my own question but if memory serves they added cross country at some point. NCAA sport with limited scholarships. Somebody came up with the idea of let’s let the cross country runners double up and do both. Whatever the reason they seemed to have expanded and obviously have had success. Good for the department. Still don’t know when. Billiken Rich and brianstl 2 Quote
Pistol Posted May 28, 2023 Posted May 28, 2023 Didn't they add it when they dropped golf in the mid-00s? Quote
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted May 28, 2023 Posted May 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, Pistol said: Didn't they add it when they dropped golf in the mid-00s? We had a golf team? Quote
HoosierPal Posted May 28, 2023 Posted May 28, 2023 2 hours ago, willie said: Not trying to answer my own question but if memory serves they added cross country at some point. NCAA sport with limited scholarships. Somebody came up with the idea of let’s let the cross country runners double up and do both. Whatever the reason they seemed to have expanded and obviously have had success. Good for the department. Still don’t know when. This doesn't answer your question, but the longest standing T&F record is the men's discus set on 4/18/2009. So the T&F program predates 4/2009. Quote
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