haggyland

Grace Claxton with a 55.90 in the 400m hurdles today.

Qualifies for the Rio Olympics for Puerto Rico.

30th fastest time in the world so far this year: http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/hurdles/400-metres-hurdles/outdoor/women/senior/2016

Also:

 

The first event on the track for UAlbany was the women’s 400m hurdles. Grace Claxton placed first overall as the Penn Relay Champion with a new school record of 56.69. She is UAlbany’s first-ever champion in the University Championship Division. Last year at Penn Relays, Claxton broke the school record with a time of 58.52. Her current record marks an almost two second improvement. Aderinsola Ajala placed 18^th in the 400 hurdles, running 1:01.93 and Paige Vadnais placed 26^th with her time of 1:02.78.

Today Claxton broke the school record in the 400m, running in 52.81.

3rd school record in 6 days...she might single-handedly take 20 points in this weekend's AE T&F Championships.

 

 

Hey man, I make sure people know lol. I work from home currently but may be moving back to the office life soon so I'll get to setup my cubicle with all my UA stuff again (mini basketball, mini helmet, Damian bobble, UA towel, etc.). Yay!

 

I just want some high quality stuff not that gym class smock I bought (and returned) a year ago.

I know your intentions are good; I am just happy for your co-workers that UA doesn't have D1 hockey, or you might never not wear UA.

Of course, the club team would probably sell you one...

 

 

Complain complain complain lol.

 

Man wants to spend his money on a jersey that supports the school. I don't know if that would be complaining there.

 

 

Agree. There are some ridiculous complaints on here but this one is not one of them.

 

I took MsGDG's comment to be more tongue-in-cheek, but whatevs!

Besides, how many freaking shirts does Ilko/Ilya/Eli need? His bedroom probably looks like the UAlbany bookstore...without the books!

 

Wasn't she projected as top 10-15 pick? How many rounds are there normally?

 

There were 3 rounds in the draft. ESPN had a list of Top Prospects left on the draft board on the bottom of the screen that was constantly updating as picks were made. After the second round ended she was the #1 player on that list throughout the whole third round.

 

Maybe because she didn't have big games against the better teams in the 2 games in the tourney it hurt her? Maybe the workout for the team didn't go well? Who knows. It just stinks.

 

My take:

Under-sized 4.

Not enough range as a 3.

Someone will be signing a very good free agent.

She doesn't look mean enough.

If a win helps the conference... A loss like this by sbu is going to set the ae a decade back... Brutal.

Enough bricks to build a new arena, though.

Just as an FYI, women's basketball recruit Kaela Hilaire was up at Hudson Valley Community College tonight playing in the Class A state semifinals.

She is averaging over 30 points a game and around 8 assists for the season, and scored 26 tonight in a win. Her team faces Jamesville-DeWitt in the final at HVCC tomorrow (Saturday) night at 7PM.

She is a highly regarded recruit that didn't get major attention in part due to her size, but she will likely contribute immediately next year at UA.

In December she got some national attention for crossing over on her opponent (making them look bad in the process), before draining a 3 pointer: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2602573-hs-baller-puts-opponent-on-skates-steps-back-drains-3

Maine just won their semifinal 51-48. Stony Brook missed three 3-pointers in the last 18 seconds that would've sent it to overtime.

Fudge muffin...I was really hoping they could avoid Maine...a very well coached team.

One of the best coached and well played games I have seen in a while (officiating not withstanding.)

Good ball distribution and balanced scoring on offense.

Well executed double teams and rotations on defense.

An impressive display of team basketball. There was no tentativeness tonight.

Well done.

BU band doing a brass rendition of Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name Of".

 

In the house... And I figured out how their attendance is always decent: When in line to buy tickets I was handed two vouchers for free tickets.

 

BTW, Richards looks even worse in person.

Yeah they said some company bought the tickets and is giving them out for free. One way to fill a place.

Extra $5 for chairbacks.... Unsurprisingly I told them to "stick it".

Gotta get better defense on Percocet.

In the house... And I figured out how their attendance is always decent: When in line to buy tickets I was handed two vouchers for free tickets.

BTW, Richards looks even worse in person.

...this was a quick turn-around.

 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5ZfbhUgIjXzk_6QOeuWc9sMLjWmD9CCQ

I know more stories will be coming, but:

1) No pomp and circumstance this year?

2) One transfer from Wyoming, but nothing else...was hoping to hear that 10-12 BCS kids already started their spring semesters.

3) Geography: 5 PA, 4 MD, 3 FL, 2 OH, 1 NJ, AZ, AL, and NY...good football states.

1999-2000: No

2000-01: Gallup 17.4

2001-02: No

2002-03: Jamar 18.9; Levi 13.2

2003-04: Iati (Jon) 14.0

2004-05: No

2005-06: No

2006-07: No

2007-08: No

2008-09: No

2009-10: No

2010-11: No

2011-12: No

2012-13: No

2013-14: No

2014-15: No

2015-16: ??

Shows how much more impressive it will be if Cremo makes the list. The program is in much better shape now then when it needed freshmen to score so many points.

Ambrose, Jamar and Mike Black are all good guesses but none of them averaged double digits. I thought maybe Anthony Raffa but he ended up averaging 9.7 points per game.

 

Click has it - Jon Iati the year he lead the nation in minutes played. As far as I can tell we've only had three freshman averaged double-digit PPG - Jamar, Iati and Levi. If Cremo does end up doing it that's not a bad group to join.

E.J. Gallup averaged 17.4 ppg as a freshman when UA was an independent in its second year of D1 play in 2000-01.

A couple of recent commits according to the little blue bird:

 

Tre Hopkins from Oakland Mills and DT Micah Royster.

Washington Post article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2016/01/27/oakland-mills-wide-receivers-tre-hopkins-shawn-harris-commit-on-the-same-day/

 

Now that you mention it, I'm thinking you against Click on the horse race would be a good time. I'm not sure how Haggy would set the odds on that.

 

Crud. All right, here goes.

Factors to consider:

1) Lineage: Both entrants were foaled by the same mare, and sired by the same stallion, so there is no distinct advantage here.

2) Past performance: Both entrants are maidens and first-time runners, so there is no help here.

3) Recent work-outs: Neither one seems to have been training too hard recently. Again, no advantage.

4) Medications: If either entrant has recently been placed on the anti-bleeding drug Lasix that could potentially create a competitive advantage. Without self-disclosure, no advantage here.

5) Size/Build: Both entrants are similar in appearance, with body type suggesting a potential preference for power and not endurance...no advantage.

6) Age: Both entrants are old for first-time runners, but Ilko's slightly younger age creates a slight advantage here.

7) Trainer: The only discernible area where a competitive advantage can be effected. With no announcement of race entry yet, choosing the right trainer will create the biggest difference in betting odds for the entrants.

I would wait for an announcement of trainer before setting a line, but early indications are that this is an evenly matched race.

 

 

Sharessa Richards was not ranked at all and has been terrific so far this season.

I took the time to go to the UVM game, and I walked away highly impressed with Ms. Richards. She ran like a gazelle, and always was involved in the play.

 

If Coach Abe stays, and Sharessa keeps developing, I am going to make a seriously bold/stupid prediction, and say that Ebony's new record could be in danger.

 

Find this thread in three years. I will either be an idiot or a genius, but that's the way I roll.

 

Usually the former with you... :-)

 

It seems so obvious now, with all of the success that Shereesha has had, but with her joining the 2,000 point club today it seems as good of a time as any to bump this thread up and taunt ClickClick with it.

 

 

Ohio?

 

It's Buffalo/Niagara somewhere in Ohio?

 

 

 

LOL

You can see Canada from their campus. Ohio is still over 140 miles away

 

Didn't UA just give this guy a degree?

I sure do hope it wasn't in geography.

I watched the second half livestream, and the game environment was embarrassing. Essentially had an emcee working the game, and every time a UAlbany player stepped up to the FT line, they played Queen's "Pressure" over and over again. I mean, really? You're supposed to be a big-time school. If you want to generate an intimidating environment, get students, a band, etc at the game. Not some phony emcee.

I was more upset that after every USC basket they showed a replay of it for 10-15 seconds...meanwhile, the clock was running and UA had the ball during that entire time.

 

USC hits 3-pointer with <5 seconds left, wins 68-67

 

I watched the second half. Well played by the ladies. It wasn't just a 3 pointer though. it was a 3 from NBA range from the left wing and BANKED in high off the glass. Pure luck that it dropped. I feel bad for the ladies to lose like that.

 

Frustrating how many good power conference teams they take to the wire but end up falling to in the end. Duke, Tennessee and now USC all in the past 9 months. Add UNC to that from a couple seasons ago.

Hopefully this is the year they break through in the NCAA Tournament. They are losing arguably the best AE player in conference history, so it is as good of a time as any...of course, they could always just be cursed.

 

 

Isn't the single A Valley Cats have a higher attendance avg than the AAA Binghamton Mets? May have made that up but I swear I heard they have great attendance for being such a low level.

 

 

They might. I don't know. I actually really like Bruno Stadium, and have been to a ton of games there. I wasn't knocking them at all. They do very well with what they have. That said, the attendance isnt strong enough to get a higher level team to think about coming, and we lost a AA Yankee team due to poor numbers. I am only saying that the Capital District only seems to get excited for and fully support "major" events.

 

It's worth mentioning that The Valley Cats are not even a full-season Single-A baseball team. They are a Short Season-A team that does not start until after the MLB draft in June; full-season A teams begin play when MLB is still in Spring Training. If all the days are warm-weather, that affects the average attendance.

 

 

Next year's game might be on the Sunday after Thanksgiving

 

I'll be there, but that's dumb. No students will come to the game.

 

Haggy conspiracy theory: Schedule the game on the Sunday after Thanksgiving so you can skip out on giving away free student tickets, and get more paying customers through the door.