Any highlites?

apparently this might be a highlight:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/highschool/news/story?id=3390402

Only a junior too.

This is impressive, given it is the 5A level. Wonder if Coach Henry will give this kid a call.

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Goodwin's most amazing stretch came after he had already won gold in the long jump and triple jump. At 6:05 p.m., he ran the second leg of Rowlett's winning 4x100 relay. At 6:40, he won silver in the 100 meters. At 6:50, Goodwin was bent over, still catching his breath as the gun sounded for the start of the 4x200 relay

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http://www.hsgametime.com/dfw/sharedcontent/dws/content/topstories/stories/051108dnspowixon.3b9d4db.html

People are blowing the 1A girl thing out of proportion. She only one those events because of the competition she was going up against. Put her in the higher division and she would not place in any event.

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Put her in the higher division and she would not place in any event.

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Umm, thats why there are divisions in high school athletics.

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People are blowing the 1A girl thing out of proportion. She only one those events because of the competition she was going up against. Put her in the higher division and she would not place in any event.

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That is ridiculous! She won the whole damn meet without relay. Say what you will, the girl did something that has only been done one other time.

On the other thread people wanted to recruit her and asked where would she likely go? None of her times or distances are that exceptional, it is only because she was going up again 1A talent.

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On the other thread people wanted to recruit her and asked where would she likely go? None of her times or distances are that exceptional, it is only because she was going up again 1A talent.

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No doubt, we don't need to recruit her but to say what she did was less impressive because she was going against 1A talent is a little much. She did what she had to do to win.

give the girl some credit. Looks pretty impressive to me. Much props to her, I couldnt have done it.

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it is only because she was going up again 1A talent

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You sir, are a FCKING MORON

1A kids never (for the most part) match the talent of the 5A kids - and niether does the financial support. She was running on a dirt track, and practicing her jumps on the grass football field. I would bet the ranch that every 5A kid at the state meet had a chance to practice year around on a all-weather track, with great equipment and support facilities - weight room, sport specific coaches, etc. Based off observation at most 1A schools, I would imagine her "coach" is probably the same guy who coaches football in the fall, then gets 'elected' to coach track in the spring.

There are divisions for a reason! Just because she isn't as good as the 5A students, doesn't mean her accomplishment is null and void.

this story was featured on the front page of Yahoo! this morning

Her 100m time was better than two of the girls from the 5a finals.

Trinity Otto, our decathlete came from a 1A school. Coaching at 1A is not the same as 5A either. A 5A coach would probably have helped her in all her field events, and some in her running like,out of the blocks a little faster too...etc.
I saw her she did an incredible thing.

Some people just can't give credit where it's due.

Trinity Otto is from my old high school (Lindsay, TX). When I ran track we didn't even have a real track - just a dirt oval around the football field. It is amazing what some of the small school athletes can accomplish when they are give the chance.