GOSLU68 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midtown Madness Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSluBills Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 That time is absolutely insane! He’s averaging around a 4:20 mile over the 5k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speyburn Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyRican Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speyburn Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Is Gillen in the transfer portal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Toby Gillen becomes the first Billiken Track & Field Athlete to reach the NCAA Championship Meet. https://twitter.com/BillikensXCTF/status/1662303557482082305?s=20 brianstl, AGB91 and Gremio14 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 How long have we had a track team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 47 minutes ago, willie said: How long have we had a track team? Fuok, now that you ask….that’s a great question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, willie said: How long have we had a track team? That is an outstanding question. I have no idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 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 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Didn't they add it when they dropped golf in the mid-00s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 5 minutes ago, Pistol said: Didn't they add it when they dropped golf in the mid-00s? We had a golf team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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