Drew Hunter, The Greatest Comeback In H.S. History, Anchors Penn Relays DMR
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- Drew Hunter did the impossible at the 2016 Penn Relays, getting the baton at least 50 meters behind the leader, he ran the 2nd fastest mile anchor leg in the history of the Penn Relays DMR -- going 4:00 to win the title for Loudoun Valley. bit.ly/2aoIvbD
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I thought the guy who fell was gonna come back
***** Man imagine being the reason as to why your team is the last place.
iTeCnus if you watch closely he didn't trip he was pushed
iTeCnu
I should not have scrolled down lol. I thought the same and now I know it.
Ceruem same
Well, that's enough exercise for me today.
hey I resemble that remark
Im with ya.
I have to nap now.
Haha
OMG I just liked you comment and realised I was the 666 like. I need an exorcism
When Drew was catching up on the last 200m, Jack increased his pace so he could force Drew to take the outside lane. This would increase the distance Drew has to travel and make it harder to pass Jack. If this was a straight 200m length, Drew would have cleared Jack by a couple feet.
That was a tactical move by Jack but Drew had pure guts to run him down! Great race!
Yep, saw that tactical move. Not sure why no one else was mentioning. Protecting the inner lane is an extremely good strategy. Drew would have to run not a slightly higher speed to pass Jack, but much faster on the outside
Tactical, more like dirty.
@@mossesmoreno8321 Nothing dirty about it. Yellow guy chose to attempt to pass on the curve. Maroon guy just did the smart thing and forced him to run farther. It worked out for yellow guy this time though because he's a stud. I would do this all the time in the 4x400 as the anchor leg. Force someone to the outside on the last curve, make them speed up, and then match their speed so they cant pass, then smoke em on the home stretch because they aren't running smart. If you try to pass on the curve, I'm gonna make you pay.
It's not a dirty move at all, infact it's a common move made in all kinds of racing, it's called a defensive line. Or a defensive race strategy
@@mossesmoreno8321 lol wut. if drew wanted the inside he was more than welcome to find another gear on the back stretch to try and put la salle away. he choose to wait and almost paid for it
A "bold strategy" is the phrase I am going to use from now on whenever I fail at something.
LMAO!!!!
It's a line from the movie "Dodgeball". czcams.com/video/9HVejEB5uVk/video.html
🤣🤣
Andrew Scott 😄😄😄😄😄😄
don't be outcome biased.
why did I watch this whole video?? I don't even participate in track
I asked my self the same thing, while thinking the same thing
Bigg Drew and I asked myself the same thing while thinking the same thing while reading these same things
You don't have to be a renaissance man to find amazing moments in virtually any competitive endeavor appealing.
Josh Plantz wrestling is another reason to touch a guy
@Rockgal11 LOL It's a medley relay [1600m, 400m, 800m and 1600m again].
For those who, like me, aren't familiar with this kind of relay race, here's the breakdown for each runner:
1200m (3 laps) / 400m (1 lap) / 800m (2 laps) / 1600m (4 laps) - total distance: 4000m
Distance medley then
This makes much more sense, I thought they were running a racer w a 6min mile, and thought that made no sense, this makes sense though.
Yeah, they didn't have that back when I ran track. That's an interesting twist on things.
@@operator0 most high schools in the United States don’t have this race, like mine. Only some do
Thanks! Is had me very confused. Thought I had fallen asleep during the 2nd runner or they had cut it for whatever reason but the time on the clock made no sense of that either xD
You have run a 4:08 mile in high school...you have a 60 meter lead (8 seconds)...and your splits are 57 seconds (400m), 2:02 (800m), and 3:04 (1200m)...and you get run down. The only way that happens is if the guy that runs you down runs a sub 4 minute mile. I have seen a lot of track meets and races in my life time...Drew Hunter has been a part of the two best high school races that I have seen.
christansdad i
David Ballew...you are an idiot...nobody said that he "let Hunter back into it". However, that is exactly what happened...as La Salle did not win the race. I said that Jack 'got run down' and he did. Remember...reading is fundamental...reading comprehension is divine.
@@christansdad mellow down a bit...David was commenting on the statement made by the announcer 10:45
@@ddebenedictis LOL teachin Simple Jack reading comprehenshun
That was unreal. Loved it.
The camera man at the end who full out sprints out of the way of the guy finishing is wholesome and as a runner I greatly appreciate his respect for the race before his job!
He was in the way he’s a moron
He took a step over the lane guard. Definitely not a full out sprint.
That first runner to fall was clearly pushed by the blue guy at 0:53
How was that allowed?
Will Tucker I know right! Definitely unfair
they wouldn't let that slide, blue was disqualified, the entire team as a whole was disqualified because of that. No doubt in my mind. Probably got a suspension as well.
Will Tucker he clearly didnt mean to push him what you think hes a fucking moron? he slipped up and just put his arm out. no one would do that..
The guy who was "pushed" down had it coming. Look at how he dangerously he swerved over two lanes coming immediately out of the corner at 0:50, rather than simply running straight along the hypotenuse like a good distance runner. He cut off guys on the inside pack, and got punished for it. It's a shame that the Loudon Valley runner with the Jewfro became collateral damage.
That was actually worth the 12:00 I watched it... Amazing.!!!
All I can say is wow
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It was fucking lame. That shit happens regularly. I did it myself multiple times...
None None Look at you. I highly doubt you did this yourself.
None None no you didn’t stop lying to yourself
I watched this race twice, burned 3,000 calories, lost 12lbs and after only watching twice, I can now see my abs. What a race!
Brilliant comment!
Watch it 3 more times and you'll be in shape!😂
Bold strategy
ok moron
@First Last no one loves you
@First Last I have just one question
@@afaq2376 go on
Bold strategy cotton
that was incredible, his legs must've been jello for a while after that
pls tell me ur still alive
Good announcing. What could make it better is to include the uniform colors simultaneously with the call. Folks that don't know the teams have no idea what's developing.
wewewewewe well most people who are watching live would already know the teams
Play-by-play announcing doesn't work that way at all. It's the opposite to what you think. Announcing isn't only for the people who "already know the teams." The purpose of announcing is to describe to anyone interested in listening and/or watching what's going on in a way that is informational and can be understood.
Good announcing? He called the winner wrong, and then complimented him on a brilliant strategy for being a stupid idiot.
Good announcing? Are you high? He called the WRONG winner idiot!
@@Saintzel 1.7 hundred thousand youtube viewers want to know who's who.
I feel for the team that was still competing when they where taking team photos. I have been there you always finish no matter what.
Announcer:”We got to watch the replay!!”
Me: Waiting to see the replay.
why does the announcer compliment the first runner so much when the guy behind him is running so much faster? "bold strategy" "becomes a legend"
this announcer annoyed me so much
Hunter is a vastly superior miler to the guy leading who "only" has a PR of 4:08, nowhere close to hunter's PR in the mile. It was a gutsy move to try and outkick him in the end after he comes back to you, trusting your speed in the last 200 is gutsy and legendary. No other High Schooler was close to Drew Hunter's capability on the track.
Totally disagree Heath. Going slow to "save a gear," as the announcer described it, was a conservative, play-it-safe strategy. Repeatedly looking over his shoulder when he should have been focused on himself wasn't "gutsy." The gutsier - and actually smarter - strategy for the Le Salle runner would have been to push himself at a PR pace despite his huge lead, which could have gotten him a better split time at the risk of going too fast and burning out. Instead, his conservative strategy gave him a good-but-not-great split of 4:10, which obviously wasn't good enough to beat out the REAL legend in that race.
I have to agree with AboveAllNations. It was a stupid move to try to outkick a better runner and a little arrogant! Allowing a runner to come back gives him hope and no one knows what he had left. Better to sprint as soon as possible and try to crush his spirit. Unless you know for a fact you can out kick someone, you never let them up and get back in the race!
maintaining a lead and running alone the last leg of a dmr is one of the hardest things to do. the le salle runner led the whole race and still ran an insane 4:09. hunter came back, but never had the burden of leading. the lesalle runner was going to be passed and lose for sure if he tried competing with hunter at the 300 left. waiting till the 200 left to start a kick would allow the le salle runner to race hunter's equivalent speed vs racing hunter's superior endurance. if you run track you would understand.
What a bold strategy. Losing.
octopibingo not quite! his idea was definitely sound. if Salisbury didn't slow down, hunter probably still would've caught up, and due to sheer ability, hunter would've easily passed the fatigued Salisbury. by slowing down and giving himself a breather, Salisbury gave himself a chance to keep pace with hunter. but yeah, losing was just unfortunate
Stephen Law agreed. Anybody would have done the same
+octopibingo I can't imagine he wouldn't have won if he would just have kept running his fastest.
+Stehpen Isn't slowing down just getting yourself out of rhythm? I mean he still had a lot in him looking at the sprint?
He had a lot left because he slowed down, he ran basically his pr in that race so that's all he had
So...I have only watched this about a half dozen times...the 1st (1200m), 2nd (400m), and 3rd (800m) legs for Loudon Valley are equally as outstanding as Hunter. The first runner fell...was in last place...then 2nd to last...and by the time 1200m was done he had passed 4-5 runners. The second leg for Loudon Valley got them up to 4th or 5th place and flew by nearly everyone. The third leg started slowly but you seem him charging hard in lane 2 flying past several runners the last 200m of his leg setting up Hunter's run.
Thankfully the first two legs are easy to distinguish from other runners on their legs as the 1st runner for Loudon Valley had the afro and the 2nd runner for Loudon Valley was the only 400m runner with lime green shoes. This was impressive all the way around.
People are focused on Hunter, but those other kids are freaking legends. ESPECIALLY the one who fell, he almost killed himself to gut it out to keep the race alive.
LA SALLE RI sneak deliberately pushed . See replay, clearly defined clout, shameful act.
I raced Drew in XC in high school (no where near his level), and it’s super cool to see this. It was always a victory to get out of our conference and on to regionals since we had some of the best teams in the state right down the road
I know that feeling as I currently race in that conference, it is very tough to qualify for regionals
Where did you go?, I played football and Rugby at Valley. We used to train conditioning by doing mile and a half’s and 5Ks where we’d get the first third of the run as an advantage and try to not let Drew chase us down.
That is pretty wicked.
yo I ran track at valley that's crazy. Second fastest at the school since sophmore year year of 2023 @@brendanharan4501
Pretty cool, he’s probably going to be nerfed in the next patch though, slightly too op.
Thanks!
me too too funny for reals
That is way too funny! Wow
@@darrencollins1945 dang that means they should buff me for the next oatch
Patch
11:18
Announcer: TRAAACK!!!
guy: *oh shit
The kid who ran the 400m leg deserves a lot of credit, he made up around 5 seconds!!!
Thanks man. Years later and I'm glad someone noticed lol.
@@mrbuckets2310as a 400 guy I feel for you, the most overlooked leg on the DMR but still important. I ran it back in my first ever high school record and felt so good knowing I put my team in the lead and they ran away with the race from there.
i graduated from valley. quite a few years before these guys. but its pretty cool to hear my high schools name be mentioned so much in a nearly 4 million view video. very small town
where's the photo?? put the photo of the finish in...
Coach McGuirk there are no photo finishes for these races. It is all electronic timing and placing
But how come the announcers call for a photo finish and replay at 11:12? I'm not familiar with track events.
There are photo finishes. The FAT systems will provide an image that allows for the difference in 1/1000 of a second to be seen. To this day I don't think that image for this race has been made public. Hmm.
Coach McGuirk I know this is very very late, but watch 10:26 to 10:31 in .25x speed. You can see Drew Hunter wins just from the lean.
@@ActComplicated Thanks! Today I learned that you can watch youtube videos at .25x speed. I also learned that watching those 5 seconds at .25x speed is one of the funniest things I've ever heard...thank you, announcers!
Saw this race live. To date, it’s the best race I’ve ever witnessed.
I participated in the Penn Relays in high school., we had a great 4x4 team, especially for a school of 500. This meet is the pinnacle of track and field. It’s great this guy has this video forever, to show his kids.
A shameful runner deliberately pushed a competitor, early on. SEE replay. This track meet showed “ pinnacle “ LA SALLE RI sneak act during first leg.
You know you’re way in the back when they’re already taking pictures before you even come close to the finish line.
Better than I could still. 🤣😂
watching this whole video made my heart pump
even I burned 100 cal on that last mile...
It would have been nice to inform viewers that DMR means distance medley relay, which consists of four legs of 1200 m, 400 m, 800 m and 1600 m.
THANK YOU i was wondering what event this was
Let's see him race Scott Sterling!!!
that guys face is a national treasure. he could fall and get trampled over and over, get up and win, every, damn, time.
They both have a lot of heart! Two young men who are bound for success in life!
One of the best videos on CZcams... "why would you invite Drew Hunter into your house for dinner"
There were two people who fell at 0:55, the kid with the afro was on the winning team and the kid who was BRUTALLY SHOVED INTENTIONALLY!
no one shoved anyone intentionally bud
I don't think you can be a track athlete (former) and not get emotional. All those feelings welling up inside me. Wow! I miss those days!
As a former track man in the day...I live for these vids. Great race...Great post.
Drew Hunter be that legend
Holy Cow, I had no idea Richard Simmons could run so fast.
I can't believe that I watched the whole race. It was amazing! As a middle distance runner back in the day, I can tell you that these guys are in the elite high school class. Those times are no joke.
Bro that first exchange was a TRAFFIC JAMMMM
remarkable!!!! Never let a guy come back in contact!!!
Drew Hunter with the Greatest Comeback in High School History!
Matt Boling: Hold my beer
every time I see this it makes me cry and I say anything is possible
See the LA SALLE RI sneak runner DELIBERATELY push a competitor ( at 25.9 second frame ). Shame on that guy.
11:20
The photographer is taking no risks. 🤣🤣🤣
Shows no one knows his true potential until he doesn't give up.
Thank you for the actual commentary and not some music! Hell of a kick!
I ran the 3rd leg of that exact race in 1971 @ Penn relays for Tulpehocken HS , Bernville ,Pa
Thats crazy, drew hunter was on my track team in highschool.
I cracked up when the announcer said the one with the afro fell.
I used to run relays in track and let me tell you
Watching the start of this video brought back memories of nervousness and I can feel it in my stomach.
Wow.
I have seen a lot of things.
But..........
That was "all heart".
Props to that young man.
I had to watch this twice to truly appreciate. Incredible! Amazing race!
Thrilling finish. My heart was pumping pretty good at the end. I guess I done my cardio for the day. Back to the sofa with some cheetos.
This is my favourite track race man
Texas High School... Matt Boling 💥💥🇺🇸💥💥 4x4 Relay Running a 44:74 Come Back is Not Only the Greatest In U.S. History but Smoked Passed a Runner Running a 47 Split in High School! Amazing... 🤔
Nice ! 👌🏾. Good thing that a sneak, as LA SALLE RI runner, was not there to deliberately push anyone. See time frame 25.8 seconds of race. Disgraceful!
Holy shit why am i here im not even a fan of track but that was pretty badass
Ikr but i still watched the whole vid😂
Great effort by both young men ! It was my pleasure watching this video. Thank you.
This is still so iconic
What a wonderful performance of Drew Hunter. He gave everything he got. BRAVO!
drew hunter is absolutely stunning❤️
Why didn’t the announcer just wait for the results to start complimenting the 2nd place guy so much lol
He will cherish this moment through out his life.
And the other runner will have to put this defeat into prospective. ✌🏽
You just keep watching on the edge of your seat Great job to these Athletes
The best comeback in track and field in highschool is when Johnny "Lam" Jones anchored his 4x400 relay team from last to first in the state of Texas track meet.
Yes, I first just watched the end but then had to go back to the beginning to see what the hype was all about. YES!! That was a great comeback. The original fall was clearly caused by a push that had a domino effect. The Lady Announcer said it best, "gotta see the replay!" Well, we never get to see the REPLAY from the side. WHATEVER! It was a great comeback race!!
The look on Drew's face at the finish is what champions are made of. Absolutely refused to lose...
legend says he's still running
A replay of the finish would be nice.
I was there! it was crazy!
John Spirk of corse you were
It's not uncommon; many highschool teams run qualifying times to run races against similarly skilled athletes. Many high schools from around the state have track teams that participate in this meet every year
Kevin you aint so bright! Whats your problem chill lmao
Kevin Bright You gonna cry?
I have watched this vid 3 times, it never gets old!
So glad we didn’t a slow mo replay or a finish line camera shot. It makes the story so much better to be able to pretend that Drew Hunter completed the epic comeback.
I ran a 4 minute mile in high school in 1978.
By that I mean I ran on the mile course for 4 minutes straight, I finished sometime after that.
lol
it looked like he got purposely pushed ???
Heather Cairns-Mills at 3:40 right
no at :53
Watch it in quarter speed. You can see that he got kicked in the side of the knee by the front runner, and when they stumbled, he put his hand out. He might have been pushed a little, but it wasn't on purpose. It's as much the fault of the guy who got pushed for tripping up the guy behind him.
Edit: You can even see that after the front runner kicked the other guy in the knee, his foot didn't come all the way back down, so he was falling before he got pushed at all.
Magician Ace f
That happens in track. It can be brutal.
Just as exciting in July 2020. Great lesson in never quitting and perseverance.
lol. "the guy with the afro... "
You need to get out more.
Weeellll then let us see the photofinish mane ._. ...
Jared Sliger I laughed so hard at that
JaccoFF 😂😂😂
@@jaredsliger2857 Got me.
@@jaredsliger2857 Thanks fam
Comeback is pleasing to my hears thanks
Balls of fire, that kid is my new superhero
who else was super stressed watching this? #trackptsd
Whenever I watch track my heart starts beating like crazy
Super sneaky was LA SALLE RI runner👎🏽 , who deliberately pushed a competitor at the 25.9 second frame of this race. Disgraceful shame !
"That's a bold strategy, Cotton, let's see if it pays off for him"
Wow that was a Hell of a Race! That Drew Hunter kicked ass!!
This Quarantine has awoken a love of track I never knew I had.
the Penn relays is one of the biggest track and field meets in the United States every year, if this dude was a car he would have won the Indy 500
Where is the side view of the finish?
That was an amazing comeback!!
AWESOME, dude, don't even know ya, but so happy for ya, the reaction of the crowd says it all, must have proud parents
the push happens at :55
I WOULD'VE LOVED TO HAVE SEEN THE LEADERBOARD 👍, ESPECIALLY THE FINISHING TIMES BETWEEN 1st & 2nd.
Whaoooouh!! Don't you just love these neck to neck races!!! Damn that was thrilling!!!!
That gave me goosebumps and a chill up my spine. Brilliant.
LA SALLE runner that deliberately pushed a competitor ( time frame 25.7 seconds of race) gave Chills .
That wasn't a blatant push...You guys aren't watching closely. The kid in front of him had a nice pocket and everyone was fine, but he got bumped out a big and it causes the guys' 2 legs to run into each other. If you've ever ran track at all you know once you get tripped or hit in your legs while running, natural human reaction is to put your hand up to shield a fall. Unfortunately with the kid in front already being out of balance, that was all it took for him to fall
exactly
Nope, clearly a push. And yes, I ran track and cross country
11:48 fail
TrussedCrown lmao
they honestly didn't notice, if you have ever run competitively, its one of the hardest and exasperating moments of your life after you finish, hell, i can't even drink water, i just splash it on my face
@@gustavocruz2677 same, especially after the 800 I can barely even stand up.
@@gustavocruz2677 yeah close enough...
Excellent effort by both men..... kudos!
Best 12 minute video of my life.
Totally worth it.
Why was this recommended to me
Everton 7 same
Daniel Hilt 17 because it's amazing
Daniel Hilt 17 ikr
Maybe CZcamss trying to say you need to exersize more! Haha😁
No kidding. I was watching plane crash videos and someone at CZcams said "Oh, you'll like this!"
At 25.7 seconds in the race (not video) you can clearly see the guy who fell being pushed
He wasn't pushed you can clearly see the guy in the white behind him trip on the guy who fell's foot. His flailing hand doesnt even touch him
it looks like that, but its just that the guys foot hit the others causing the guy to fall, and that one dude simple in the process of avoiding him put his on back, its just a mill second but a common occurrence in competitive close group racing if you are not careful
no he pushed him, watch it at 0.25 speed
That was fricking crazy!! That young man is going to be a legend at his high school no for that state for years to come amazing
Wow! What a race. Thanks for the explanation JulienNeel!
4:00 flat at what is most likely the end of his high school career. I remember his name from watching milesplit stats. (My senior year too) Drew Hunter is nuts.
0:53 woow he pushed him 😂😂
nope, pay close attention, it only looks like he did, they really just tripped with their feet for the briefest of seconds
@@gustavocruz2677 young man with white singlet on his left gave the blue singlet a nudge as he pulled even with him and he was pushed into the path of the other blue singlet who put his left arm out to push him forward but he fell straight down. Poor kid was a pinball.