I'm glad someone is posting about this, this needs to be acknowledged
I too wanted Cuffe to win, taking the lead after for the last 2/3rd's of the way is tough, and I hate when people just sit the whole way and this is part of why I have no respect for Cheserek, and am really glad the Lalang won the 5k, because he just sits right on 1st place like a hog for a whole 5k or 10k then kicks w/ 250 to go and I really don't like coaches who tell there runners to do that...
I think Cuffe long term will end up better than Marielle Hall/ Abbey Dag's, and she def needs to be praised for her brave efforts in that 5k
For whoever said that Hall was just the better runner that day, I'm not sure if I would 100% agree w/ that, now if the race had been 15:10-15:20 maybe, but all it showed was that Hall had the best "kick" that day, that doesn't mean she's the better runner... If that had been an all out Payton Jordan set up 5k, then I have no doubts that it would have been 1) Cuffe 2) Dag's 3) Hall, but it wasn't, And I think Cuffe was the better runner overall in this situation...
I hope Cuffe is able to find a good contract next summer, and signs with someone who will develop her well