DeMatha Catholic's boys had a big day at the 2018 Bishop Loughlin Games. One of the team's most notable performances came in the 4x200m, where it had two relays in the finals and both hit the NBNI Championship standard. The squad's swept the heat in a US No. 2 1:29.32 and US No. 5 1:30.47.
The next question this raised was how it stacked up historically to the best early season teams in December, and that's what I'm going to dive into here.
First Question: Were DeMatha Catholic's times good when compared to the best December teams of all time?
Answer: Yes.
Out of the thousands of 4x200m performances all-time in the MileSplit database, there were only 39 instances where teams ran multiple times at approximately 1:31.5 or faster during December of the same indoor season. This already puts DeMatha Catholic's 2018 boys relay teams in elite company.
The graph illustrates the average of the fastest two 4x200m December times from each team. A few programs ran three or more on certain years...
