MIAC Track 2017

400 - Klamm, Klamm, Klamm (their dad runs sub-49 and has enrolled for spring semester)

800 - Ebner, Fredrickson, Hatton (Jerry has nothing more to prove in this one and will sit it out for points elsewhere)

1500 - DCG (3:41) Coffey (3:43) Bjork (3:48)

Steeple - Bugler then no idea

5K & 10K - Need to see who's running

4x4 Bethel by 5 seconds

4x8 Carleton, Gustavus, St. Johns

Just Me wrote:

1500 - DCG (3:41) Coffey (3:43) Bjork (3:48)

Yeah, ok, sure.

Proposition: The first annual Miac Outdoor Jubilee Intercollegiate Town Outing (MOJITO). for any 400/800/1500 runners who don't make finals. A tropical themed case race pitting team against team for some more friendly competition.

So what if you're the alternate for the 4x400? You'll have all day to sober up.

No hotel this year :( wrote:

Proposition: The first annual Miac Outdoor Jubilee Intercollegiate Town Outing (MOJITO). for any 400/800/1500 runners who don't make finals. A tropical themed case race pitting team against team for some more friendly competition.

So what if you're the alternate for the 4x400? You'll have all day to sober up.

Question is, who is hosting where?

Anyone else think it's crazy how many runners are going sub 50 this year? 13 people and 4 of them freshmen!

10k guys, too?

Just Me wrote:

1500 - DCG (3:41) Coffey (3:43) Bjork (3:48)

You have to be out of your mind to predict this. No way Coffey loses to DCG, and no way DCG come close to 3:41. Bjork wont be close to them either.

Stay tuned, Jethro

Maybe it is not the best idea to try to set up a party presumably with underage drinking on a public forum.

Just a thought.

Good luck at the conference meet though. Sounds like your head is in the right place.

Maybe it's possible to have a sense of humor and not be 200% serious weeks before a conference meet? You sound like you live quite the life.

That's a lot to PRESUME

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Entries wrote:

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So Jerry is gonna throw down in the 800. You know this is gonna be an unpopular opinion around here but I don't think he'll win. There's some super talented dudes in the field who have more to lose than him.

He's a strong runner, but if you'll notice how he races he seems to really be doubting himself lately. Constantly running fast to prove himself to both the competition and his inner demons that he's the real deal. Taking down his hundred splits you can really see his internal workings as he consciously comes in and out of the race tactically. I don't think the race will be quite as clear cut as the rest of this forum wants you all to believe. My prediction is he leads for 750 but is overtaken in the last 50 meters as his determination falters in what he assumes is a given gold.

Yeah all that or he jogs the first 600 backwards before running the last 200 in what would win the open 200 and still wins the event because he's so much f~€%#ing better than everyone else. Clearly.

Hodor wrote:

Maybe it is not the best idea to try to set up a party presumably with underage drinking on a public forum.

Just a thought.

Good luck at the conference meet though. Sounds like your head is in the right place.

This is the worst post I have ever seen on this thread. Life isn't all Jesus and track, Bethel.

Holy Moses, that 4x8 is going to live up to the hype!

MAC held out Ebner, so they might as well jog it in for 8th. Augsburg, Saint Mary's and Concordia smartly saving their energy.

400

1: Carl Klamm

2: Patrick Klamm

3: Isaac Erickson

Darkhorse: Shawn Monroe

Andrew Rock is churning out 400 stars in Arden Hills, and Bethel has a legitimate shot to sweep the first 3 spots. The Klamm brothers go 1-2 yet again, and freshman Isaac Erickson grabs bronze. May as well throw Shawn Monroe in the mix too.

800

1: DCG

2: Nolan Ebner

3: Kyle Fredrickson

Darkhorse: David Huffman

Dongson takes the win, obviously. From there, it's going to be extremely close and possibly the most exciting race to watch. Ebner and Fredrickson manage to take 2 and 3, but watch out for David Huffman, who, despite the haters, is peaking at the right time. He's got everyone shaking in their boots now. #HuffWatch2017

1500

1: Joe "Iced" Coffey

2: Sean "WOAH" Bjork

3: Matthew "Matty Ice" Lillehaugen

Darkhorse: Charlie Jones

Coffey and Bjork are far above the rest of the field, and should control from start to finish. Matty Ice has the wet speed to grab third at the finish. Charlie Jones is an experienced senior coming off a solid 800 at Meet of Saints and could surprise guys like Eggers and Edstrom down the stretch.

5k

1: Joe Coffey

2: Tris Dodge

3: Thomas Lerdall

Darkhorse: Abdullahi Salan

Coffey coasts to the W. Dodge and Lerdall should have fresher legs than the others in the chase pack without doing the 10k, and we saw what Lerdall pulled off at indoor. Salan may be a bit of a stretch as a darkhorse, but he's a motivated senior hoping to give the Auggies a bright spot.

10k

1: Jovan "The GOAT" Newsum

2: Calvin "Carpool" Lehn

3: Maxwell Kuzara

Darkhorse: James Logan

Jovan has been holding back all season to unleash a monster 10k win in his final MIAC meet. The distance is long enough for the GOAT to avoid being burned by the St. Olaf lead pack like he was in the indoor 5k. Lehn takes second, Kuzara manages to repeat the success he had at the distance last year. Logan could surprise.

Steeple:

1: Ryan Bugler

2: Lachlan Hinwood

3: Austin O'Hare

Darkhorse: Thomas Knobbe

Bugler wins easily, from there it's going to be crowded. Hinwood and O'Hare show up and take first and second. Knobbe, though not exactly a darkhorse, is able to return to form on the big stage.

4x4

1: Bethel

2: Carleton

3: St. Thomas

The first three are pretty spread out. Gustavus is certainly in the mix as well, and teams like Hamline or Concordia could surprise.

4x8

1: Carleton

2: Hamline

3: Bethel

This is the most exciting relay by far, and possibly the most exciting race. It's anyone's for the taking. Carleton has the advantage of DCG anchoring down the stretch, but Hamline, Bethel, St. Olaf, Gustavus, and maybe even St. Thomas and St. John's are all in the mix. I kind of doubt all this sub 7:40 talk, but times will be fast.

Those 5k and 10k predictions might be some of the worse predictions I have ever seen. The combination of leaving off obvious guys at the top and choosing guys that aren't even within the top 8 to get podium is absurd. Do better

Now that we know St.Olaf has loaded their 4x8, I'm adjusting my prediction for this race:

Carleton 7:38.8

St. Olaf 7:40.5

Gustavus 7:40.9

Hamline 7:42.3

Bethel 7:42.5

And although we already know who's going to easily win the open 8, the last 100 meters is going to be awesome. Frederickson has finished strong lately so I'm taking him in 2nd place and Hatton gets past Ebner at the line for 3rd and Huffman by a whisker over Krause for 5th. Good luck guys!

DCG 1:50.8

Frederickson 1:52.6

Hatton 1:53.1

Ebner 1:53.3

Huffman 1:53.9