Who are your B-Standard Wild Cards?

Pisco Sour

The Olympics are in 3 weeks, and the deadline for achieving qualification standards has passed. You have been given the luxury of choosing 4 athletes on B-Standards to go to the Olympics under an OCI Olympic Wild Card Programme. Which current athletes not on A-Standards do you send, and for what reasons?

Rineanna

Jessie Barr - big breakthrough last year, has the B standard AFAIK and looks likely to cruise sub 56 in the next 2-3 years.

Jason Smyth - Has the b standard, could threaten Hession's national record this year if he pushes on from his early season form last year.

Sean Connolly - Knocking on the door of the A standard which he'll hopefully get in Rotterdam. I'm not a big marathon fan but loving the sudden deluge athletes knocking on the door of being international class and running A standards.

Ciara Mageean - Think she has the maturity and support group around her to go to London and experience the magic of the games, which will hopefully inspire her to great things going forward. She has Helsinki as a legitimate target this year, and a place in London would be a memorable experience to carry through to the next stage of her career.

Pherekydes

Joanne Cuddihy, Ciara Mageean, Jessie Barr and Jason Smyth.

Pisco Sour

Pherekydes wrote: »

Joanne Cuddihy, Ciara Mageean, Jessie Barr and Jason Smyth.

I keep forgetting that she doesn't have the A-Standard yet. She'll surely nail it soon though.

Rineanna

Cuddihy's running in Melbourne this weekend so fingers crossed.

Pisco Sour

Rineanna wrote: »

Cuddihy's running in Melbourne this weekend so fingers crossed.

Will be there

thirtyfoot

Jessie Barr, Steven Colvert, Brian Gregan and Ciara Mageean. Assuming those that don't have a B, get it. All under 25, all the future. Either of the Letterkenny pair would be in the hunt too.

Wouldn't send anyone on a B if they don't have two more Games in them.

thirstywork2

Sean Connolly and Jessie Barr.Whats the story with the relay,have we any teams?

Dan man

thirstywork2 wrote: »

Sean Connolly and Jessie Barr.Whats the story with the relay,have we any teams?

The women's 4x400m relay team are ranked 12th with the top 16 teams going to London when the qualification period is completed. Looks promising and they may well improve/consolidate their ranking in Helsinki at the European Championships.

Dan man

thirtyfoot wrote: »

Jessie Barr, Steven Colvert, Brian Gregan and Ciara Mageean. Assuming those that don't have a B, get it. All under 25, all the future. Either of the Letterkenny pair would be in the hunt too.

Wouldn't send anyone on a B if they don't have two more Games in them.

Steven Colvert can't be sent on a B-standard for the 200m as Hession already has the A-standard.

myflipflops

Does Sean Connolly have the B standard yet?

thirtyfoot

Dan man wrote: »

Steven Colvert can't be sent on a B-standard for the 200m as Hession already has the A-standard.

This is a pretendy wildcard system in which he can.

thirstywork2

myflipflops wrote: »

Does Sean Connolly have the B standard yet?

He got it in rotterdam last year.Ran Dublin but was flat from the start there but alot of cash incentives for him in Dublin.
Hope he gets the A standard this weekend.

Getonwithit

Jessie Barr
Jason Smyth
Joanne Cuddihy
Mark English