Texas A&M claimed the top spot in the Men'x 4x400 relay at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Watch the full relay here. Subscribe to the NCAA Championship RU-vid channel: ru-vid.com...
As a former Track&Field sprinter and coach, I've noticed that Matthew Boling has "tension" issues while maintaining his "top end speed." In some cases, he's more relaxed as a transitional runner, but performs with "anxiety" when other sprinters are challenging him.
I agree. He did well when out in front in his heat in the 60m and when in the outside lane in the 200m heat while not having a target ahead of him. He had the top time for the final 200m and should have picked lane six and not five. He would not have had as tight a turn which would have helped his long stride. His final in the 60m was bogus because he and another runner both thought that bell going off twice meant a false start and stopped running. The officials decided not to declare a false start or re-run the race.
He has more anxiety in the short end sprints, the pressure is higher for him. In the 400M he seems more comfortable like he knows exactly what he's doing. His power level is increasing in the short sprints though with his 6.55, that's a huge break thru for him. Many of us had him pegged as a top end speed guy who might never get under 6.60.
@AM It's very possible he's injured. 46.x split ( close to 47 ) when he had been 45.5 or better all year long actually all of his college career. We felt that "wobble" when he tried to correct himself on the 200M turn might have been something.
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The NCAAs should be a 3-day meet with the 4x400s on day 3. With all the talent out there on the track, the 4x400s were personally disappointing. These guys are TIRED! Let them come back on day 3 and put on a show. Florida and Iowa had 3 runners each in the 400m finals, plus Ross. Fresh, there are about 4-5 teams capable of sub-3:03.
I mostly agree but it would take away from the 'last race of the meet' type feel. It would be weird for these guys to run their 400s, do their interviews, then go to bed, and then run the 4x4.
There are so many options Boling has that would benefit him way more than what he's currently doing. Either he switches to the decathlon, throws away some events, turns pro, or switches coaches.
@@dwightlove3704 Yep. Duane Ross is gonna have to go back to the drawing board. Without Stewart and Eli Young not in top shape right now, and especially with Markevus Jackson not doing as well as they must have hoped, it's not looking good for A&T. I hope they bounce back though.
@@timmytheinventor4746 Young was the 3rd leg at the beginning of the season.Jackson was not ready for the big stage.Iowa snatched a guy Jenoah McKiver from North Carolina right under the nose of Ross.Ross needs to keep a eye on the talent in his backyard.
Coach Eldrick Floreal has the program building formula on lock. He did it at Stanford, then ar Kentucky. and now he has elevated Texas back as a top contender. He was so close to sweeping both Indoorcrowns! And he did it with middle distance personnel. I was a little salty when they didn't give the head spot to Buford-Bailey, but you can't argue with the results in his third year! The Longhorn football team may not be ready to join the SEC, but track and field will definitely be prepared. I can't wait to see him go head-to- head again with Bucknam, Holloway. Henry, Shaver, and Smith-Gilbert
I thought i was the only one salty about Tonja not getting offered that head coaching position. But Floreal and hit team of coaches just showed their prowess as a premier program all the wats around. Texas put it together when it counted and i cant wait to see what they outdoors
First leg on A&T is a good runner ! First 200 was a 21.2 . Coach Ross just have to work with him on his finish part of the race . When he get that master , he is going to be a stud .
@@dwightlove3704 Who else they would put on there ? I seen his times and he bussed his ass running …. He deserved his spot dude. Indoor track it a little pre-season . Outdoor is the one that really matters.
I hope so there is a guy on the squad at Iowa Jenoah McKiver he is a NC NATIVE and plenty of ppl are wondering why Ross never went knocking on his door to recruit him.
What a terrible anchor leg for Florida! He ran his anchor leg like an elementary school runner on a grassy field! He totally wasted the great effort of the three previous legs. His teammates deserved way better.
Why were the 4x400 times down so much from the SEC's? I thought Texas A&M was a "slow track" with turns too tight? But the relay teams ran 2-3 seconds faster there... I could see the track for the NCAA didn't have alot of banking.
@AM The "banks" looked almost flat. With a higher bank you can run faster in a turn even with a short radius. What was crazy was A&M did a 3:04 on their own track, which is not known to be "fast", but also did a 3:04 for the NCAA. Florida and Georgia both hit 3:02.5's on that day when A&M ran the 3:04. Coming into the meet with the 3-3:03 times, the several 3:04's, some of us figured someone would be in the 3:01's or so.
@AM Right!! People now days look at things one way, and ready to judge. Instead of looking at the facts SMH They need to stop focusing on one leg, evaluate and compare the other legs to the winning team.
@@specialkcustoms7011 i do track trust me I know what im talking about. Thats the reason stoke ran so fast cause he had to make up a lot of the work cause of first leg
If I was Randolph I wouldn’t run any 4x400. He’s too elite to burn himself out. The squad is not strong this year. Focus on winning World’s, you already have a relay title
@@jimdeez8871 If his HC had ran the original lineup of Stokes,Young,Lindo,Ross the Aggies would have won the NCAA TEAM TITLE Ross was more than capable of catching those guys from behind in their section of the 4x4.
@@dwightlove3704 the focus for Ross should be strictly the 400 and peaking at Worlds. He’s got the collegiate 4x4 relay medals already. He should be preparing to get through them rounds because the competition will be tough (especially if Kerley comes back to the 400).
It seems like everyone knows Matthew Boling's name and Elijah Godwin's name but the two sprinters in the middle are the ones that lagged Matthew boling ran a solid start his face always looks that way after he runs hard but he ran a solid open leg he didn't tighten up he ran like 46 he did what he had to do. it was the second like especially second to third leg that handoff was terrible and no one's talking about that so it seems like we're missing a lot of the other part of the relay again Elijah Godwin brought it home and did what he had to do but it seems like everyone is missing the time lost between second to third leg and how the second leg couldn't pass to 3rd leg.
Georgia isn't a good place for Boling to be the best version of himself. It's a shame to see. There were a lot better options and coaches for him to work with.
@@garrettjones8694 Yikes! That Florida anchor really made Godwin look spectacular, I was wondering if Godwin split a 44 or if the Florida anchor was just really bad. It appears to be the latter.
That Jackson fellow from A&T did not belong on that first leg. He didn't get in the mix at the break, and couldn't even make an aggressive move to win. Really disappointing. A gap that big isn't meant to form on the first leg.
@@marcusjackson4767 bro didnt belong on first leg you want your strongest 400 runners on first and 4th unfortnuately he got them in a tuff gap thats just hard to come back from
North Carolina a@t had one job and that was to keep Ross in contact close enough Just a bad relay the first leg put them in a massive hole he split near 49 idk what happened cause they had much better spilts on the lead off New coach same result for boling The Georgia program makes their athletes burn out for the points. I understand it’s a team title but and new coach wants to make her mark but this ain’t it. He’s being worked into the ground I would consider transferring
@UC_2eoheW0xXoOqHnKnbGPNA We expect him to be able to compete well with the rest of the NCAA 400 guys. Sorry man, but your brother just did not do well at all. He got dropped easily, it was shameful. What's the point of going to a D1 school if you're gonna suck that bad when it's show time?
Why wouldn’t you rub your best runners, it’s the final event of the meet, the team title is decided, but let the kids take the relay title….. I mean unless a kid is injured, let them run.
And why is everyone trying to switch Matt to the 4 the guy is young and has ran 20pt flat what the fuck lmfaoo he’s a sprinter he just needs a program that won’t run him into the dirt before he can reach his potential
1. Indoor track does not run the 200m professionally. so the 200m is not going to be a money maker professionally for Boling. 2. Boling is still learning the mechanics of sprinting. His start still needs work and he panics and loses his form when he presses, This is the second time that he has been DQ'ed in a 200m championship race (2021 SEC Indoors). 3. I believe the new coach will get him there . Smith -Gilbert's track record at UCF and USC is great (See TT Terry, Anna Cockrell, Michael Norman collegiately, and Rai Benjamin). It will take some time to get him on track and progressing. Although, I still think he should have stayed home at UH with Burrell and Lewis, Smith -Gilbert is a great coach.
@@wonDER1973 he can run faster outdoors if he isn’t burned out by the program Why are we trying to change a guy who hasn’t shown signs of peaking in the event only burnout as the season goes on that has to do with poor event selection/management by the program
@@mclacex1 People are trying to do that because the 200 team is so hard to make in the U.S.. If he wants to run that race at U.S. Championships, then he'll get disappointed. There's a high chance he won't even make the final like last year.
@@timmytheinventor4746 the 400 team is extremely hard to make too lmfaoo there’s no easy route he just needs to run faster no matter what Just needs proper management so he doesn’t have so many useless races underneath his legs
Matt looks absolutely awful. He can’t take on a huge work load and then half-butt every race. He needs to focus on fewer events. He looks poorly conditioned. Way too tired. He can’t carry an entire program. He needs to focus on himself.
@@tyreescott2481 I had said the same exact thing, but people need to stop bad mouthing our young men. That why the world is the way it is. That kid tried his best. This kid did not intentionally put his team in a bad position. He did exactly what his coach told him to do. He is a true freshman half of those athletes he competed against is full grown men( 22-24) that has alot of experience. He has alot to learn, and to have been apart of this amazing platform as a freshman is a blessing. God always bless the humble. Remember his name...
Georgia’s sprint athletes looked gassed this meet. Boling fell apart in the 200 and his 400 looked much harder than normal. The first 3 legs of the 4x4 for UGA looked like a struggle. They better get that right before outdoor season.
Boling looking mighty fatigued there... Didn't get out hard- which he usually does- and looked pooped from 200m on !! Lucky he didn't pull a hamstring ! At least he WAS running- after the stumble in the 200m final, I thought he may have damaged something ! The boy need a break- 60, 200, LJ, relays... all hard explosive work...
Yeah they were. But they weren’t going to win the 4x400 they were not the fastest team this year. But they finished 2nd overall in the indoor national championship which was better than last year🤗.
@@itsvenises2520 They had a good squad the leadoff was the problem a frosh(MARKEVOUS JACKSON) who had promise but this was not the time to put him on the big stage. They should have used the original 2:47 .
Boling needs to drop the 2 and switch to the 4. To much talent to waste on events he's out classed in with the bigs. He could be special in the longer distance.
Nah, the 200 is his sweet spot. He was just tired and his large stride can be a problem in the indoor 200, especially with the way he comes off of tight turns.
@@timmytheinventor4746 Nah he’s got more natural talent in the 400M imo, plus for the US it has the least competition out of all the sprints, and he could’ve made an Olympic team for the mixed relay in Tokyo had he purely focused on the 400M in 2021, he should drop the 60 & the 100M outdoors, and maybe even the 200M (outdoors but still run it indoors with the relay).
He started as a 400m runner but his 200 time in the prelims was the fastest of all the athletes. I think he could do the 200/400 like MJ but this is a hard combo. I don't think he should stay in the 100 because his start is not that good and he is a great turn runner.
@@WorldLeader12345 I think he should just run the 100, 200, 4x1 and 4x4 outdoors at NCAAs, then compete in the 400 at USAs. He's still competing in a collegiate team so he's got to rack up points when he can to win the team title. This year it didn't work well though. If he does this quadruple, it's approximately 1600m, which really is a lot. He'll have almost two weeks to recover and get his 400 training up to scratch to run at Nationals. He's just gotta get under 44.90 I believe, which is doable for him. I say he doesn't do the LJ at all. He's a talented jumper, but he's been working on his technique for a while and isn't translating his speed to the board too well.