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Im sure this has been investigated prior, but if MU could give Wally a full ride in Track (not sure if they can) couldn't he have walked on in basketball and played this year---essentially skating the transfer sit out rule? This obviously did not happen, so I think I know the answer.
Yeah, yeah. The difference Bleu is that I know exactly where I was and what I was watching that wonderful Monday night in 1977. Young pup.
As I understand it, the high jump has three parts1) horizontal speed2) Jump/explosive takeoff3) techniqueWhen you are of Wally's caliber, you are outstanding at all three. The question for tip-offs is how good is he at #2. I don't know the answer as I have not seen enough of him.
Basketball and football players cannot receive athletic scholarships from other sports and walk-on to basketball/football so that schools can't stash players in track, soccer, tennis, etc. When Marcus West joined the Marquette basketball team, he had to give up his soccer scholarship to get a basketball scholarship and then walk-on to the soccer team.I believe the hierarchy is 1) football, 2) basketball, 3) everything else. I don't know if there are differences between hockey, soccer, or any of the other sports but for sure Wally cannot get a track scholarship and walk-on to the basketball team. Otherwise Wojo could land 3 recruits and then offer "track" scholarships to some "walk-ons" and defraud the system by getting MU coaches and admin to go along with it.Also, a football player can walk-on to the basketball team but a basketball player cannot walk-on for football. The player would need to get a football scholarship and could then walk-on to the basketball team. At least that is my understanding of how things work.
Ok--thanks for the info.I thought I saw on ESPN 30 for 30--either the "U" or the "U2" where Miami gave some players track scholarships and they walked on to the football team, due to lack of scholarships. Don't know how they did that or if it was just cuz they are the U.
Wally is scheduled to Jump Saturday afternoon (Feb 7) at Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/2014-15/depth_chart_event/depth_chart_20150205aaa.pdf(see event #32 No. 18 on page 22)This a one of the top NCAA indoor track meets and will be streamed live on Flotrack.orghttp://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251950Thanks Heisenberg. I had heard he would only be jumping at Big East and NCAA's, but your are correct and he is definitely jumping and I will be spectating at the meet so will get to see him jump in person.
I believe the hierarchy is 1) football, 2) basketball, 3) everything else.
Wally won the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational this afternoon meet with a jump of 2.15m (7' 0.5"). Just enough to clear Jim Mac!http://results.deltatiming.com/tf/2015-meyo-invitational/150206F032While it was off his 2.28m (7' 5.75") world qualifying mark three weeks ago, let's remember that he WON one of the country's top meets. He beat some very good jumpers in the process.A basketball analogy is you won the S16 game to make the E8 but it wasn't a pretty game. Hey, you won a S16 game!!
4) From what I understand, he will jump in two more indoor meets, at Big East and NCAA's.
Are the Big East and NCAAs the two indoor meets or is it 2 indoor meets plus the Big East and NCAAs?
This is for anyone that is interested in the high jumpMutaz Essa Barshim of Quatar cleared 2.41m yesterday in Asia. (7' 11") and then had the bar raised to a new world indoor record of 2.44m (8' 0.6"). He was gunning for a world recrod that has held since 1989 and he narrowly missed. He's not done trying to set a new WR.http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2015/02/19/4035882-what-gravity-mutaz-thrills-athlone/Someone used Photoshop to put 2.41M (7' 11") jump into prospective.
Marquette Athletics @muathletics 19m19 minutes ago.@MUTFXC in action on Friday at UWM and NCAA's top high jumper Wally Ellenson will compete. Meet starts at 4 p.m.
Glow, if you were on campus and remember that night, you were one of the few that did. Beer flowed even more freely than the rain that came that night right as the game ended.Few remember a track meet decades later. Most of us who were on campus remember the last three weeks of March 1977. WE WANT IT BACK!!!!!!!!I think with Wojo we have a fighting chance of getting there again.