Go Pro, or No?

This is an "extra" post, prompted initially by the news flashing over the Twitterverse that Kaylin Whitney might turn Pro!
But then I found out something else, also about a star HS'er, or rather, a FORMER star HS'er!
Plus, there's a HUGE announcement about who will be competing where!

On the latter item, it's been announced that Dafne Schippers is going to compete in the Gotzis Heptathlon at the end of May!
At least for this competition, she is moving back from her speedy tour of the Sprints, to the realm that made her famous, the Multis!

And what a Gotzis this could be!

Jessica Ennis-Hill will also be returning to the Multis there!
And if Katerina Johnson-Thompson and Brianne Thiesen-Eaton also compete, THAT will be the featured event at this historic competition!
Yes, even if Ashton Eaton is there!

While I'm focused on INdoor T&F now, I am greatly looking forward to this meet!

So, Kaylin Whitney might go Pro.
Well, based on a Mile Split article I read, her Coach says it's "99%" sure she will NOT....at least not now!
But the same article quoted Whitney herself as saying that no decision had been made yet!

She might be dropping out of school, however.
At least the PHYSICAL classroom set-up!
The article mentioned she might "attend" a "virtual" school, which I assume must mean online!
It also stated she will NOT compete for her HS team.
(Yet this somewhat confusing article quoted her Coach as saying she might run some HS races, but as "unattached"!)

Remember a post from last year (after the WJ's?) when I listed a handful of athletes, both HS and Collegiate, who would be most likely to turn Pro before graduation?
Whitney was at the top of that list!
(I'm not claiming to be a seer or prophet!  But after running 11.10 and 22.49 as a 16 year old Soph, you didn't need to be a genius to see what her future might hold!)

Let's Run, that so "intelligent" "sane" MB (See my post on MB's!), isn't really questioning her decision, but only her connection to druggie Dennis Mitchell!

Unless and until she DOES turn Pro, my blog will treat her results as eligible for HSR's and lists.
If and when she signs that contract, and is still in HS, her marks will be treated as "HS PRO Division", just as Mary Cain's 2014 season was, and Alexa Efraimson's upcoming track season will be!

The last item that was motivation for this post concerns someone I've written about before, in terms of questioning where she is, and what she's doing!

Wesley Frazier, that young lady who won the Mile, 2 Mile, and 5000 in VERY fast times on consecutive days at 2013's OUTdoor New Balance Nationals, initially signed with Duke.
Well you know the story--I've repeated it often enough.
One good race early in 2013 XC, then nothing, except a DNF in an INdoor 3000 in 2014, where she was NOT wearing the Duke uniform!
Then nothing until fall of 2014, when she ran ANOTHER solid XC race for Duke.
After that, silence!

Well, she's emerged!
With MORE questions than I had about her before!!

She's left Duke!
She is now a student at North Carolina State.
She is NOT on NC State's 2014-2015 T&F roster!

Here's my take:

1. She's redshirting.
2. She's forced to sit out a year because of NCAA transfer policies.
3. She's given up track.

I believe--and I'm NOT privy to her personal life or thoughts!--that maybe she was homesick, so moved back to her home state, and decided to attend NC State, where I believe sister Ryen has already signed with.
If she sits this year out---as a NC State athlete--she would have 2 years of eligibility left, which she could share with Ryen!

Whatever the case, I hope some ACTUAL NEWS emerges----from Wesley herself!!---as to what's happening!
Until then, one can only speculate.

But Wesley Frazier is----or WAS---a humongous talent---not very far removed from the measure of talent given Mary Cain and Alexa Efraimson!
I hope she emerges....better than ever before!

Next post is EXPECTED to be this Sunday or Monday, when I hope to have several great marks to report!

Oh, almost forgot!
Lipscomb College---where Kayla Montgomery goes--will have its first INdoor competition this weekend!
No matter what she does, I WILL be reporting on Kayla's results!
She is a remarkable woman, and I STRONGLY recommend you seek out, and watch, the ESPN video called "Catching Kayla"!

CORRECTION:
Didn't want to wait to mention this.
I made an ERROR concerning Dominique Scott, who ran the 1000 in 2:42.60 this past weekend.
I said her time was just 0.09 seconds removed from making my US Top 24 list!
Wellllll.......she's from South Africa, so isn't eligible for US lists!!
But she still rates as 8th A-T Collegiate!

Also, there seems to be some confusion concerning Liv Westphal, who ran 15:31.62 in the 5000 in December.
I stated she's from France, and in fact she ran on the French team last summer!
Yet I also stated that on T&FN's lists for 2014, she's listed on the US list, not the "foreign Collegian" section.

I just Googled both of them.
Scott is indeed from South Africa.
And Westphal is from France.
So WHY does T&FN list her on their United States list?

Answers MIGHT be forthcoming!
LOL