Abu Sama named Gatorade Iowa Player of the Year
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As someone who has been watching this track season as a parent the last few years. The Iowa High School track season has been fast on a national scale. The 4x800 1st and 2nd Place teams yesterday are now the 2nd and 3rd fastest in the country. Abu Sama has been running fast on a national level as well as what those two Ankeny boys just did yesterday in the 400 and 200.
None of the above even includes the indoor national champion in the mile graduating from Dowling this year.
That's awesome! I have a kid that is in the youth club track circuit now, and I'm really impressed with the culture and talent in the Iowa clubs. It seems like that will payoff at the high school level.
The track was really fast yesterday. PRs all over the place. The Thompson kid from CRW (committed to TTech - football) is going to give Sama all he wants in the 100 and 200.
Sama ran 10.96 and 21.76 in his prelims yesterday.
Thompson (CR Wash) ran 10.58 and 21.45.
Thompson (CR Wash) ran 10.58 and 21.45.
My buddy coaches at wash and says he is probably 5'11 155-170 lbs. Not sure how big Abu is I'm assuming similar.
Not to toot my own horn, but post #25. He had two offers. Northern Illinois and TTech.
Sama is pushing 2 bills these days. He’s a Mack truck. Stacked.
Feels like he may think or have been told he has an opportunity to earn minutes right away this fall and he’s building up to be a rb in the big 12
Only about 2 feet further than my PR from HS..
It is strange. Northern Illinois makes sense, considering he’s from CR. Perhaps there is some kind of personal connection TTech.
TTech says he chose them over NIU and Iowa, but I don’t think Iowa actually offered.
Don't you know...everyone wants to go to Iowa. They don't even have to make you an offer.
Today, too.
Bunch of wild times being put up in prelim heats, even.
1A Boys 4x100; State meet record - 43.01 (2003)
Prelim heat 1 winner - 42.74
Prelim heat 2 winner - 42.69
Prelim heat 3 winner - 42.71
Miles Thompson just put on a show anchoring the CRW 4x100. Incredible. Would LOVE to see that split. He was flying!
