It can be a hard knock life out there for high school freshmen and sophomores. You're new to your school, you get lost in your building and it can be a struggle to get people to take you seriously.
"I'm going to win the state championship this year!"
"Okay, freshman..."
But everyone was a freshman at some point and plenty of the nation's fastest athletes started running at an elite level when they were underclassmen.
Anna Rohrer and Jordan Hasay both won Foot Locker Nationals as underclassmen - AND came back their senior years to defend their titles. After all, the two fastest girls in the nation right now are sophomores, in Annie Hill (16:25) and Lindsay Payne (16:40).
What is the ASICS Future Stars series?
The ASICS Future Stars series will highlight the nation's best underclassmen runners throughout the fall cross country season. MileSplit and FloTrack will publish articles focusing solely on the top freshman boys, freshman girls, sophomore boys and sophomore girls, respectively, to highlight their accomplishments and get to know the runners who will one day be the next Grant Fishers and Allie Ostranders.
What is an ASICS Future Star?
To make the list, you must be a freshman or sophomore in high school. These are athletes who the editorial staff feels are already running at a nationally elite level, or an elite level for their age group with an indication of continued achievement in high school.
Check out the 2014 Future Stars series here!
"We're Kinda Fast" (Based on original song "She's Kinda Hot" by 5 Seconds of Summer)
Music by 5 Seconds of Summer
Produced by Johanna Gretschel
Cinematography and Creative Direction by Daniel Kalbacher
Lead Vocals by Meg Bellino
Lyrics by Johanna Gretschel
Choreography by Bryan Deibel and Johanna Gretschel
Backing Vocals by Bryan Deibel and Johanna Gretschel
Audio Mixed by Daniel Kalbacher
LYRICS:
My teammates yellin' cause I always sleep in
They bang on my door 'til I let them in
Long runs are rough yo
Yea, long runs are rough yo
(Is practice really at six?)
My friends are tellin' me I got crazy dreams
They all are saying I won't make varsity
Imma be top seven though
Hey scratch that, top five yo
(Whatever I'll see you in San Diego)
When you're a frosh, no one gives you a shot
Imma win state though!
One, two, three, go!
MUSIC BREAK
I took an ice bath - my whole body went numb
Is this whole running thing ever gonna get fun?
I got a shot though (no, not really)
Yea, I got a shot though (no, not really)
When you want big PRs that are shooting for stars
You've got a shot though
Oh my, sub 15, really?
They say we're freshman and we're alright with that
Go on MileSplit and check out our stats
But we're fast tho --- Cause we're fast yo
We're the Future Stars of the new ASICS scene
Yea we're fast though
UNO, DOS, TRES, CUATRO!
MUSIC BREAK
Sometimes I'm feeling like I'm going insane
I ran a tempo and now I need a cane
But I'm alright though
Yea, I'll be alright though
Cause we're the Future Stars of the new ASICS scene
And we're fast though
READY, SET, GO!
They say we're sophomores and we're alright with that
Go on MileSplit and check out our stats
But we're fast tho --- Cause we're fast yo
Yea, we're fast tho
We are the Future Stars of the new ASICS scene
Yea we're fast tho
Na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na
But we'll be fast tho
Yeah, we run fast tho
We're the Future Stars of the new ASICS scene
Hey San Diego!