Cayla Hatton I thought..I was wrong.
There are two others running for Duke and ND.
That's Six.
I sure hope Laura doesn't change her running strategies her last two races of the year. Will the pressure be to much? Will we see another Jenny? Will she blow up?...if someone catches her will she panic? Boy...the veterans will be stalker her waiting for any little weakest to show...and then they will pounce on her!...
Also noteworthy news!
Dartmouth’s Abbey D’Agostino is racing.....she hasn’t raced in over a month, even missing the Ivy League Championships,
...and Providence’s Emily Sisson racing....also just returning to competition after having missed the entire regular season!
Are you kidding me? I have heard about D'Agostino and the sources are reliable. Sisson was "advertised" as running the Big East Champs but did not. Of course, they're both entered in the race but where do we get confirmation that Sisson is actually running?
Rustamon wrote:
Are you kidding me? I have heard about D'Agostino and the sources are reliable. Sisson was "advertised" as running the Big East Champs but did not. Of course, they're both entered in the race but where do we get confirmation that Sisson is actually running?
You have to wonder a bit if Sisson would have been better off if she had remained at Wisconsin. That first year that took it rather gradual with her and she had a pretty good end of season (and Wisconsin would have finished possibly top 10 with her replacing their fifth runner).
Are there any non-Kenyan men who can challenge?
With Puskedra, Fernandez, Levins, and Derrick now gone, I haven't been following much.
Didn't Farrell run a very fast 5k last year? Is he still around?
Women
Here is the link
by John Kellogg
November 7, 2012
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2012/11/2012-ncaa-regional-formchart-northeast-region/
Individuals
Dartmouth’s Abbey D’Agostino hasn’t raced in over a month, even missing the Ivy League Championships, but with Providence’s Emily Sisson also just returning to competition after having missed the entire regular season, it’s hard to see the defending champ D’Agostino losing. With a track 5k best of 15:34.54, Sisson is the only runner in the field within 35 seconds of D’Agostino’s 15:19.98 PR. Sisson did compete at Big East and was in the top 15 late in the race, but was unable to finish due to dehydration. Had she finished, the Friars would have been Big East champs; instead they finished 3rd to Georgetown and UConn. In keeping with the policy of recognizing prior accomplishments but giving extra weight to the most recent race, D’Agostino has to be considered the favorite in the region. She’s the NCAA outdoor 5,000m champ and almost made the Olympic team, after all, and her last race was a 19:58 6k at Paul Short to win in a romp by 24 seconds over sub-33:00 10k runner and 2012 Ivy League cross-country champ Katie Kellner. Meanwhile, Sisson actually has a recent sub-par performance to count against her and therefore must be rated slightly farther down in the formchart – but not too far down. Talent and past training don’t completely go away, so don’t be too surprised if Sisson finishes farther up in the standings than 10th (likewise, D’Agostino can’t be at 100%, so a victory isn’t a slam dunk). With Sisson on the comeback road, Sarah Collins has taken up the leader duties for Providence and has been stellar, finishing 6th at Wisconsin and 2nd at Big East. Surprising UConn has two probable low sticks in Allison Lasnicki and Lindsay Crevoiserat, 4th and 6th at Big East. Lasnicki was also 11th at Wisconsin, where HEPS champ Kellner was 15th. A couple of wild cards in the region are Maine’s Corey Conner and New Hampshire’s Keely Maguire. Conner, a sub-16:00 track runner who was 4th in the Northeast Regional in 2010, dominated early meets by huge margins but hasn’t raced since late September. Maguire started the season slowly but has come on strongly to win easily at America East and was All-Region last year.
Abbey D’Agostino (Dartmouth)
Sarah Collins (Providence)
Allison Lasnicki (Connecticut)
Lindsay Crevoiserat (Connecticut)
Katie Kellner (Cornell)
Shelby Greany (Providence)
Laura Nagel (Providence)
Sarah Pagano (Syracuse)
Rachel Sorna (Cornell)
Emily Sisson (Providence)
2012 Individual NCAA Cross Country Formchart – The Top 10 Individuals
by JOHN KELLOGG
November 8, 2012
Editor’s note: When John Kellogg sent us his regional previews, he had a list of top 10 individuals at the bottom, which we now give you.We don’t think these are necessarily his predictions but rather how the race would play out if everyone ran as well as they mainly have so far this year.
He’s gone back into hibernation so we were unable to ask him what this list is, but thought you’d enjoy it. The stats next to each runner and all commentary were added by LetsRun.com. The list came from John Kellogg.
Men’s National Top 10 Individuals
1. Lawi Lalang (Arizona) - Kenya – Defending champ has run 3:36 and 13:08.
2. Kennedy Kithuka (Texas Tech) - Kenya – Big 12 champ transferred in from Wayland Baptist. It sure helps to get a 13:18/28:08 guy.
3. Stephen Sambu (Arizona) - Kenya – 13:13/27:28 are his PRs. Wow!
4. Anthony Rotich (UTEP) - Kenya – Only ran 13:57 last year in track but his first year of xc has been really good. Pre-Nats and Conference USA winner, Cowboy Jamboree runner-up.
5. Henry Lelei (Texas A&M) - Kenya -SEC Champ was 4th at Wisco (behind Lalng, Sambu and Iona’s Matt Gillespie) and 2nd at Notre Dame. 9th last year.
6. Paul Chelimo (UNCG) – Kenya – 13:21 last year. Runner-up at Pre-Nats this year but in that race he was 13 seconds behind Rotich. Earlier in the year he was 26 second behind Lalang.
7. Girma Mecheso (Oklahoma State) – USA – Big 12 runner-up has run 13:34/28:16. The IAAF lists him as Ethiopian, but this thread said Mecheso, who went to HS in the US, is now an American. Ok. State coach Dave Smith confirmed via text that Mecheso is indeed a US citizen.
8. Zachary Mayhew (Indiana) – USA – In the hunt for top American honors and if not then top American born honors. Track PRs of 13:53/28:55. This guy deserves a lot of credit for winning the Big 12 champs.
9. Chris O’Hare (Tulsa) – GBR – Notre Dame champ earlier this year. Has run 3:37. Conference USA Runner-up to Rotich but in that race he was 31-seconds down. It just shows you that the top 4-5 guys on this list are way better than everyone else on paper.
10. Will Mulherin (Virginia Tech) – USA – 13:41 guy was ‘only’ 6th at Pre-Nats, but wanted to give him props over the usual suspects from Colorado/Oregon who might nab this spot as he is the ACC champ and he led V Tech to its 1st ever ACC crown.
Something to consider: Arizona may have finished 7th at Pac 12s but if they ran NCAAs, they’d beat a few teams. With Lalang and Sambu 1-2 in the team standings, even if their three other scorers walked the course and finished third-to-last (212 in team scoring), second-to-last (213 in team scoring) and last (214 in team scoring) – as a team they’d score 642 points which would have placed them 28th last year. 511 points was 20th so that wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility.
Reminds us a little bit of 2007, when Gtown had three guys drop out, one went back on the course and finished dead last and they still showed up 13th in the team standings as there was no DQ (although there should have been).
Speaking of 2007, that was the year Josh McDougal outkicked Galen Rupp. How crazy does that sound now.
From The Vault: 2007 NCAA Recap: Josh McDougal Outkicks Galen Rupp For Title as Ducks Win
2007 MB: Georgetown
Women’s National Top 10 Individuals
1. Laura Hollander (Cal Poly) – USA – True frosh is undefeated on year, having won Wisco and Big West. Won conference meet by 31 + seconds.
2. Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton (Wichita State) – KEN – 15:26 performer has won Pre-Nats and Cowboy Jamboree this year. 12th last year.
3. Betsy Saina (Iowa State) – KEN – 31:15 performer was beaten by Hollander at Wisco. How crazy would it be if an American true frosh won NCAA xc over a 31:15 perfomer?
4. Kathy Kroeger (Stanford) – USA – 15:33 performer was 5th at Wisco but won Pac 12s.
5. Jordan Hasay (Oregon) – USA – 3rd in 2010, 2nd in 2011 – the story book ending would be first in 2012 for the former prep phenom but it doesn’t seem likely.
6. Risper Kimaiyo (UTEP) – KEN – 15:48 performer was 2nd at Pre-Nats. Conf USA champ.
7. Amber Henry (Weber State) – USA – 46th last year. The Big Sky champ is much better this year – 3rd at Wisco behind Hollander and Saina but ahead of Nelson, Kroeger and Kibet.
8. Meaghan Nelson (Iowa State) – USA – 32:14 runner was Big 12 runner-up.
9. Violah Lagat (Florida State) – KEN – ACC champ was 4th at Pre-Nats. Has run 4:13.
10. Elvin Kibet (Arizona) – KEN – Comes from a famous running family that includes established pros Syliva and Hilda Kibet. 3rd at Pac 12s.
Abbey D’Agostino (Dartmouth)? – The NCAA 5k champ missed both Wisco and Heps. Too early to rank her in the top 10.
22 Ashley Brasovan (FL champ) JR Duke 21:06.8 22 At the ACC champs....she has been improving some this season, currently fifth runner for Duke....with her talent she could move up a lot, if she does Duke could raise some eyebrows at regionals and Nationals!
Also worth noting! ....Joe Bosshard of Colorado is not on the regional entries list?...thought CU was saving him for the Big Dance?...guess not?..still hurt?...not in shape?
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/csu/sports/c-xc/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/Entries.pdf
Anyone know if there will be any live streams of the races tomorrow?
Sisson ran at Big East and was in the top group late in the race, but DNFed due to dehydration. I expect she's rounding into form and will challenge for the win. Huge talent.
D'Agostino is at an even higher level, but word is she has barely run since Paul Short. Hopefully she's in good fitness and can still make a run at a national title.
Reminds us a little bit of 2007, when Gtown had three guys drop out, one went back on the course and finished dead last and they still showed up 13th in the team standings as there was no DQ (although there should have been).
The way the rule reads currently is that a runner can leave the course and go back on as long as they do not gain a material advantage (e.g., cutting off part of a course). One interpretation is that you could leave at km 4.000, parallel the course of 100m, coming back on at 4.100km without gaining an advantage, as you went as far while off the course as was missed on it. This would be similar to a runner on the track running on the infield on the straight not for the purposes of passing someone; they are not DQ'ed for that deviation.
new frontier wrote:
Just cannot find it within myself to cheer for Florida State as long as Harvey is the coach. Just saying.
Ibid.
asldgjlsfkgs wrote:
I only count four Footlocker champs...
Jordan Hasay
Kathy Kroeger
Megan Goethals
Aisling Cuffe
fifth?
Hasay twice.
And Brasovan from another region.
For the Men, it's only Haile.
What is the hash tag for each region tomorrow?
It appears some of the regional races will be covered live via NCAA link that appears on the page below:
http://www.flotrack.org/page/2012-NCAA-Cross-Country-Regional-Championships
We will finally see Jordan Hasay against Laura Hollander today!
Tuliamk-Brown vs Betsy Saina
Laura Hollander vs Jordan Hasay vs Kathy Kroeger
will be the battles to watch
http://www.flotrack.org/page/2012-NCAA-Cross-Country-Regional-Championships
NCAAcoverage wrote:
Tuliamk-Brown vs Betsy Saina
Laura Hollander vs Jordan Hasay vs Kathy Kroeger
will be the battles to watch
http://www.flotrack.org/page/2012-NCAA-Cross-Country-Regional-Championships
Tulimak-Brown vs Betsy Saina= close Betsy Saina victory
Laura Hollander vs Jordan vs Kathy= blowout by Laura H
SOUTH REGIONAL RESULTS 9 November 2012
Women
Women's 6k
Team Scores (Top 15)
Place
Points
Team
1
24
Florida State
1
2
3
8
10
(13)
(20)
2
112
Vanderbilt
9
11
16
34
42
(43)
(54)
3
115
Georgia
4
19
26
30
36
(50)
(74)
4
122
Florida
5
22
29
31
35
(46)
(76)
5
147
Mississippi
6
27
28
41
45
(55)
(63)
6
248
Alabama
24
44
56
57
67
(80)
(92)
7
271
Lipscomb
18
47
64
65
77
(93)
(118)
8
327
Samford
14
25
84
96
108
(--)
(--)
9
328
Miss State
37
38
78
85
90
(101)
(104)
10
333
Tennessee
32
48
59
94
100
(117)
(120)
11
351
Georgia State
12
49
70
91
129
(134)
(188)
12
360
North Florida
33
52
81
89
105
(110)
(119)
13
382
Southern Miss.
15
60
62
97
148
(--)
(--)
14
406
Belmont
23
72
86
103
122
(145)
(--)
15
412
UAB
17
21
71
151
152
(177)
(186)
TOP 30
PLACE Bid Athlete Time
1
#169
Violah Lagat
SR
Florida State
20:06.6
2
#172
Colleen Quigley
SO
Florida State
20:12.0
3
#175
Amanda Winslow
SR
Florida State
20:13.9
4
#182
Carly Hamilton
SO
Georgia
20:16.1
5
#147
Florence Ngetich
SR
Florida
20:16.8
6
#261
Katie Breathitt
SR
Mississippi
20:18.6
7
#209
Joane Pierre
SR
Jacksonville
20:22.1
8
Kayleigh Tyerman
SR
Florida State
20:22.5
9
#357
Kristen Findley
SR
Vanderbilt
20:22.6
10
#171
Georgia Peel
FR
Florida State
20:25.1
11
#359
Hannah Jumper
FR
Vanderbilt
20:26.9
12
#195
Katharine Showalter
SR
GA State
20:28.6
13
#170
Jessica Parry
SR
Florida State
20:30.4
14
#288
Lauren D'Alessio
SR
Samford
20:31.9
15
#306
Stephanie Ledgerwood
SR
Southern Miss
20:33.1
16
#355
Liz Anderson
JR
Vanderbilt
20:33.4
17
#338
Sarah Hudak
SR
UAB
20:34.4
18
#232
Dani Walker
SO
Lipscomb
20:35.0
19
#190
Morgan VanGorder
SR
Georgia
20:37.6
20
#168
Jennifer Dunn
SR
Florida State
20:38.7
21
#339
Elinor Kirk
JR
UAB
20:39.0
22
#143
Callie Cooper
SR
Florida
20:41.4
23
#103
Katelyn Greenleaf
FR
Alabama
20:44.2
#290
Rachel Roberts
FR
Samford
20:46.8
26
#185
Bret McDaniel
SO
Georgia
20:49.2
27
#264
Haley Cutright
SO
Mississippi
20:49.3
28
#271
Kayleigh Skinner
JR
Mississippi
20:50.0
29
#145
Shelby Hayes
JR
Flo
30
#176
Leslie Boozer
SR
Georgia
20:53.5
This is the most wide-open team race on the guys side in the few (~10) years I've been following it. I guess there are about three favorites but I wouldn't be surprised to see somebody under the radar come up and take it.