Can David McNeil challenge Chelanga in the 5K or will the Aussie add yet another 2nd place honor to his collection?
McNeil looks like the favorite for the 3K considering his time and how well he's been running lately...except Ulrey with his 3:35 wheels and the 6th place in cross endurance may steal the show.
No Wisco or GTown DMRs. Sad day.
music is happiness wrote:
Can David McNeil challenge Chelanga in the 5K or will the Aussie add yet another 2nd place honor to his collection?
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In a 13:15 race, no. In this NCAA championship race, you bet. I think McNeils wheels are just as good a chelangas so provided he's still with him I think he can. Sammy may throw something nuts down right off the gun or mid race though and that could change everything
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McNeil looks like the favorite for the 3K considering his time and how well he's been running lately...except Ulrey with his 3:35 wheels and the 6th place in cross endurance may steal the show.
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Ulrey is very capable. His 7:51/3:54DMR leg weekend last year suggested that but he was crushed after rupp blew him up at NCAA's in the DMR. He was sick outdoors at NCAA's but ran pretty well and finally showed his worth in Europe. 6th place in NCAA cross right now for a mile/3K is VERY good. Your beating guys that can run 13:25 for 5K essentially. He's got what it takes and if McNeil runs the 5K first his chances improve a lot.
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No Wisco or GTown DMRs. Sad day.
Is Oregon the favorite to take the team title again? I didn't look at other teams but it looks like they've got...
10 from the multi
16 from the 800 with Wheating and Greer
13 from the Mile with Fleet and Acosta
10 from the DMR
Maybe a few more from the 4x4 or Puskedra in the 5 and 3k
Even if guys don't run quite as well as their seed times in the 8, mile and DMR it seems pretty favorable for them.
The problem with projections when most of the points come from first place is that there is no upside. Of course, countering this it is often the case that the expected first placer is pretty solid, a bit above the rest. This is certainly true in the Hept and the 800 (although 200m track might not be so friendly to a guy Wheating's size). Of course, Greer and Acosta are guys with upside, as are the 4x4 etc.
Event 23 Women 5000 Meter Run
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Name Year School Seed
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1 Lisa Koll SR Iowa State 15:29.65D
2 Nicole Blood SR Oregon 15:51.59D
3 Jackie Areson SR Tennessee 15:53.54D
4 Holly Van Dalen SO Stony Brook 15:55.64D
5 Bridget Franek SR Penn State 15:56.76D
6 Marie Louise Asselin JR West Virgini 15:58.15D
7 Felicity Milton JR Oklahoma Sta 15:58.34D
8 Deborah Maier SO California 15:58.49D
9 Rebecca Lowe SO Florida 15:59.46D
10 Mattie Bridgmon SR Oregon 16:02.48D
11 Kimberly Ruck SO Clemson 16:04.02D
12 Clara Grandt SR West Virgini 16:04.24D
13 Janet Jesang SR Western Kent 16:04.48D
14 Amanda Goetschius JR Charlotte 16:09.19D
15 Alex Becker SR Tulsa 16:10.87D
16 Megan Duwell SR Minnesota 16:12.96D
17 Beverly Ramos SR Kansas State 16:17.44D
Amazing depth in many of the womans races as well. the 5k is a great example hardly any went sub 16 last year, and it looked like 1609 might not get you there this year. However they have decided to take 17 which is good.
"no he competed this season. I thought that his DNF and DNS at big 12 in mile and 3000m were caused from a simple ankle sprain. Does anyone know what actually happened or why he is not competing at ncaas?"
you can still redshirt even if you ran during the season
"focus is on world xc"
your just an idiot, he didnt even run usa nationals.
nationalsfan wrote:
Is Oregon the favorite to take the team title again? I didn't look at other teams but it looks like they've got...
10 from the multi
16 from the 800 with Wheating and Greer
13 from the Mile with Fleet and Acosta
10 from the DMR
Maybe a few more from the 4x4 or Puskedra in the 5 and 3k
Even if guys don't run quite as well as their seed times in the 8, mile and DMR it seems pretty favorable for them.
Florida is the favorite on the men's side, according to USTFCCCA prediction, based on season best marks of qualifiers.
Oregon favored on women's side.
"You're" an idiot, not "your"...as you so aptly demonstrated by your spelling and lack of comprehension.
preisdead wrote:
"no he competed this season. I thought that his DNF and DNS at big 12 in mile and 3000m were caused from a simple ankle sprain. Does anyone know what actually happened or why he is not competing at ncaas?"
you can still redshirt even if you ran during the season
"focus is on world xc"
your just an idiot, he didnt even run usa nationals.
coachkritter wrote:
Florida is the favorite on the men's side, according to USTFCCCA prediction, based on season best marks of qualifiers.
The meet will probably come down to the TJ and the 4x4 just like the outdoor meet. Those 3 TAMU jumpers came up huge last year. Florida is going to need a big weekend from Christian Taylor.
preisdead wrote:
"no he competed this season. I thought that his DNF and DNS at big 12 in mile and 3000m were caused from a simple ankle sprain. Does anyone know what actually happened or why he is not competing at ncaas?"
you can still redshirt even if you ran during the season
I believe, and I've been wrong before - I don't know the rules inside-out, but if you run in conference meets even you DNF doesn't that automaticly use up eligibility?
If this is true than German has wasted a xc season and an indoor season so far.
I wouldn't say he wasted an XC season. His team won.
doug32 wrote:
I believe, and I've been wrong before - I don't know the rules inside-out, but if you run in conference meets even you DNF doesn't that automaticly use up eligibility?
If this is true than German has wasted a xc season and an indoor season so far.
One of my former teammates had the option of redshirting an outdoor season due to her finding out she was anemic. She had only begun to do regular practice again about 2 weeks before conference. However, since she had previoulsy stated that she wasn't going to run after college, she opted to run in conference, which was her only race of the entire year (as a part of a relay). But from my understanding, you lose eligibility if you compete in more than 70% of the scheduled competitions OR compete at a conference championships.
My picks:
Mens 400m:
1. Kirani James
2. Calvin Smith
3. Thomas Murdaugh
Mens 800m:
1. Andrew Wheating
2. Jamaal James
3. Ryan Foster
Mens Mile:
1. Lee Emanuel
2. Jeff See
3. A.J. Acosta
Mens 3000m:
1. Dorian Ulrey
2. David McNeill
3. Michael Coe
Mens 5000m:
1. Sam Chelanga
2. Scott MacPherson
3. Colby Lowe
Mens Distance Medley
1. Oregon
2. Arkansas
3. California
Mens 5000m:
Mens Distance Medley:
Penn State looks like they would crush the field if there was 4 X 800m (4 qualifiers vs 2 each for Oregon and LSU), yet they are not even in the DMR.
C/M Runner wrote:
doug32 wrote:I believe, and I've been wrong before - I don't know the rules inside-out, but if you run in conference meets even you DNF doesn't that automaticly use up eligibility?
If this is true than German has wasted a xc season and an indoor season so far.
One of my former teammates had the option of redshirting an outdoor season due to her finding out she was anemic. She had only begun to do regular practice again about 2 weeks before conference. However, since she had previoulsy stated that she wasn't going to run after college, she opted to run in conference, which was her only race of the entire year (as a part of a relay). But from my understanding, you lose eligibility if you compete in more than 70% of the scheduled competitions OR compete at a conference championships.
So then ,yes, German has used his eligibilty. Because he did compete at Big-12's he just didn't finish correct?
kipketer wrote:
I wouldn't say he wasted an XC season. His team won.
He came 97th....
Yes he got 97th. But his team won.
Anyways here are the heat sheets
http://web1.ncaa.org/track/eventFiles/d1mindheats.txt
http://web1.ncaa.org/track/eventFiles/d1windheats.txt
Two heats of timed finals for the 200 and the 400 will be a huge boost for Florida and Texas A&M
buffalo nickel wrote:
Yes he got 97th. But his team won.
Anyways here are the heat sheets
http://web1.ncaa.org/track/eventFiles/d1mindheats.txthttp://web1.ncaa.org/track/eventFiles/d1windheats.txtTwo heats of timed finals for the 200 and the 400 will be a huge boost for Florida and Texas A&M
How does the 2-section format favor any one team?
d2 form chart for albuquerque distance events: d2cross.blogspot.com
Its certainly better than excepting 6 to the final. But that would be ridiculous.
Tabarie Henry of A&M finished 4th at last years World Championships in the 400.
Blessing Okagbare of UTEP won a bronze medal in Beijing in the LJ.
I think those were the two highest placing athletes at a senior level World Championship that are competing this weekend.