D3 XC Nationals 2024 thread

D3 Fan wrote:
Why Stout over St. Olaf?

I think everyone is right about Olaf. No one has any idea how good they will turn out to be. There is an argument they're a top 5 team, and there is an argument they're 5th in the region. Both are kind of out there, and the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. They return a terrific group of disparate talent with almost zero experience. Their event groups in track were intense and highly ranked but qualified only Kelly for nationals. They're not a "young" team per se, but they also don't have any seasoned vets; maybe Skemp? They were returning some guys from the XC Nats team last year, but there is no clear low stick. No one seems super consistent outside Turlington. They have guys with solid times, 9 flat and 15 flat, who run 26 and 27 min 8ks. I feel like with Stout/SP, you know what you're getting, but Olaf's potential is higher?

Also Regionals are IN NORTHFIELD. A week after MIACs are IN NORTHFIELD. Talk about hometown advantage. Olaf does not have to cross county lines to run a full season and qualify for nats. If I'm their coach I'm chaining the team to my porch.

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D3 Fan wrote:
Why Stout over St. Olaf?
I think everyone is right about Olaf. No one has any idea how good they will turn out to be. There is an argument they're a top 5 team, and there is an argument they're 5th in the region. Both are kind of out there, and the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. They return a terrific group of disparate talent with almost zero experience. Their event groups in track were intense and highly ranked but qualified only Kelly for nationals. They're not a "young" team per se, but they also don't have any seasoned vets; maybe Skemp? They were returning some guys from the XC Nats team last year, but there is no clear low stick. No one seems super consistent outside Turlington. They have guys with solid times, 9 flat and 15 flat, who run 26 and 27 min 8ks. I feel like with Stout/SP, you know what you're getting, but Olaf's potential is higher?
Also Regionals are IN NORTHFIELD. A week after MIACs are IN NORTHFIELD. Talk about hometown advantage. Olaf does not have to cross county lines to run a full season and qualify for nats. If I'm their coach I'm chaining the team to my porch.

They always tend to go to Conn, so everyone in the east will have their chance to drop them.
They may not have a high stick, but Skemp w/ a 30:08 and Turlington with 14:28/3:50 after running 24:44 & 24:49 last Fall give them some hope. They’ll need a tight 1-5 but they bring back four men with Nationals experience and others that had strong Track seasons.

The North Region will be very strong this year. It will be interesting to see if they make it out. The guys La Crosse cuts from their official roster for the season could run unattached and place top five in the country.

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