What's scary is that Kipngetich, had a an off race today. By the sounds of it from the interview with Musau, he expected Kipngetich to win it today.
So in retrospect, not Oklahoma's State's best day. Room for improvement come nationals. Of course anything can happen, but Oklahoma State and NAU both look to have enough depth that I would think they are near locks for the top two spots.
Timewise having so many OKST runners at 23 minutes for 8K seems devastating to NAU's chances. NAU's 4-5 are more like 23 high guys at 8k. Can't compare across courses and weather, but OKST does seem better on paper. They also have 6-7 guys who probably contend with NAU's 4-5.
Gonna take another crazy kick by Hasty and Prosser in the last stretch of the race if NAU has a chance.
Well, I don't think Murhead, STitt or Price are at the level of NAU's 4-5 runners, so it's gotta be Massau and S*tsama at the top of their game, and S*tsama was never in it.
Also, the 6th man Schoppe was a noshow today.
I'm rooting hard for NAU to lose and for Okl St to win, but S*tsama needs it
OSUs best runner (Kipngetich) was only their 6th man today. So replace their 5th man with whatever their 1st guy did.
Let’s say Casey Clinger and Davin Thompson were healthy. Casey wins, Davin finishes with his brother Creed, and BYU wins in a tiebreak. Really unfortunate to see them lose those two guys. Nationals would be a lot more entertaining with NAU, OSU, and BYU at full strength. Then again, I’m not sure if NAU or OSU have lost any of their top guys this year
OSU lost Isai Rodriguez, Rory Leonard, and I thought Shay Foster still had elibility. Tragically...
Side note on Isai Rodriguez: He's entered in the Pan Am Games 10000m for Team USA on Tue, Oct 31.
Los Juegos Panamericanos son el mayor evento deportivo internacional multidisciplinario en el que participan atletas de las Américas. Infórmate a fondo.
Hentemann's absence is worrisome following a DNF at the Cowboy Jamboree last month, though there's still a chance that fitness matches talent in a few weeks. OkSt's plan could be to forego a conf title shot for a full-strength team podium push at Nats,
Hentemann's absence is worrisome following a DNF at the Cowboy Jamboree last month, though there's still a chance that fitness matches talent in a few weeks. OkSt's plan could be to forego a conf title shot for a full-strength team podium push at Nats,
could be - the team they ran today plus either a healthy Lagat or Hentemann has a real good shot at 3rd I think - but a long way from second. Not sure even both woul dget them to second.
Hentemann's absence is worrisome following a DNF at the Cowboy Jamboree last month, though there's still a chance that fitness matches talent in a few weeks. OkSt's plan could be to forego a conf title shot for a full-strength team podium push at Nats,
could be - the team they ran today plus either a healthy Lagat or Hentemann has a real good shot at 3rd I think - but a long way from second. Not sure even both woul dget them to second.
I don't think they were 'foregoing' the conference title. Coach Smith probably thought they would win with that group and was a bit surprised how well BYU performed. They surely need Hentemann to have a chance for podium at nats.
Talking about Foster... and no, it's really not as expensive and inaccessible as most believe
Remember hearing about this. Pretty positive he was taking before OSU, he happened to have a massive jump during the Covid year while at his old school by simply “running 100 mile weeks”…dude was always fishy. But he’s making bank now, he set himself up for success outside of running at least.
