Admin (Garrett Zatlin)
Jan 14, 20196 min
In one of the most highly anticipated matchups of the weekend, we got to see Georgetown's Joe White headline a strong field. Although they weren't able to reach the goal of running under 2:20, White still hung on for a very impressive 2:21.99 to edge out Penn State's Domenic Perretta who ran 2:22.20. Regardless of expectations, this is a great performance for both of these men. For White, he'll look to use this as momentum as he attempts to earn his first national title. For Perretta, he'll look to emerge as one of the top mid-distance runners on the Nittany Lion roster after Isaiah Harris signed a pro contract with Nike in the summer.
Georgetown's Spencer Brown (running unattached) and Army's Jackson Sullivan finishd 3rd and 4th, respectively. They both ended their days with strong times of 2:23. Georgetown's Nicholas Wareham rounded out the top five with a 2:26.
New Balance athlete Victor Palumbo took the win in 4:07, but led four collegiate athletes under the 4:10 mark as well. The redshirt sophomore duo of Jack Van Scoter and Matthew Bouthillette (both of Georgetown) were the top two collegiates running 4:07 and 4:08, respectively. Penn State's Tim McGowan and redshirt freshman Brandon Hontz both ran 4:09's to finish 4th and 5th overall.
It was a great matchup between Georgetown's Jack Salisbury and Army's Roman Ollar. Salisbury barely edged out Ollar for the win, 8:13.38 to 8:13.39. Army freshman Marshall Beatty rounded out the top three with an 8:15.
Washington's Devan Kirk and Connor Morello were the top two collegiates in the race, both with a time of 1:50.
The attention may have been on the pro's, but there were some strong collegiate performances as well. Washington's Mick Stanvosek made his season debut, finishing 5th overall in a very impressive time of 2:21.25. He was closely followed by Columbia's Josiah Langstaff who was 6th overall in 2:22.24. These were two great results which will likely be used as momentum throughout the rest of the season. Stanovsek will likely pursue the mile while Langstaff will focus on the 800.
Stanford junior Isaac Cortes ran 2:25 to finish as the 3rd best collegiate while teammate Hari Sathyamurthy rounded out the top 10 with a 2:27.
It was a race that held numerous surprises, none more surprising than the performance we saw from Logan Orndorf. The Portland veteran has made massive improvements over the past year and the results are showing. He was the top collegiate in the race with an NCAA #1 mark of 3:59. Nationals are still a long way out, but this could be someone we see in the conversation when it comes to national qualification.
Gonzaga's Brandon Pollard posted a strong mark of 4:05 to finish as the second-best collegiate. He was closely followed by Portland long distance ace Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse (who also ran 4:05).
How about Clayton Mendez? The true freshman from Stanford had a great collegiate debut, running 4:06 to hold off Gonzaga senior Scott Kopcyznksi (who also ran 4:06). Portland's Caleb Webb rounded out the top 10 with a 4:07.
The 3000 was packed with top professionals. In fact, it wouldn't be until 15th place that we saw the first collegiate cross the line. Gonzaga's Jake Perrin put together a nice race with a time of 8:09. He was followed by teammate Yacine Guermali who was seconds back in 8:11.
After strong early-season performances in the 1000 and mile, Indiana's Cooper Williams put himself at the top of the NCAA after running 1:49.09 to take the win. He was able to hold off a great effort from Miami (Ohio)'s Sean Torpey who was 2nd in 1:49.65. Eastern Kentucky's Nickson Rotich rounded out the top three with a 1:50.
Keep your eye on Sean Torpey. We already know how strong Williams is, but Sean and his brother Chris having gained plenty of experience over the past few seasons and they are capable of becoming national contenders in 2019.
Indiana's Kyle Mau took home the win with a 4:01. He led teammates Kenneth Hagan (unattached), Daniel Michalski, Ben Veatch, and Joseph Murphy to times of 4:04, 4:04, 4:05, and 4:07, respectively. Hoosier freshmen Arjun Jha, Dustin Horter, and Matthew Schadler all ran unattached, but finished with times of 4:07, 4:08, and 4:10.
It's been quite some time since we last saw Butler Euan Makepeace on the track, but he has returned in 2019! The junior Bulldog took home the win with a time of 8:09 to beat out Kentucky's Kendall Muhammad who ran 8:14 for 2nd.
We got to see a BIG result out of South Dakota State's Kyle Burdick who ran 4:06 to take home the win. After flat-track conversions, Burdick's time becomes a 4:02.90 which puts him at #3 in the NCAA rankings. Don't sleep on the SDSU senior this year. He's one of the more underrated tactical milers in the NCAA and could some damage come February and maybe March.
The BYU men went to work in the mile this past weekend and posted some respectable results. Linkletter's was the winner, earning an altitude converted time of 4:03 (NCAA #4) while teammate Matt Owens was runner-up with conversion of 4:04 (NCAA #7).
Porter Reddish and Patrick Parker were both running unattached, finishing 3rd and 4th, respectively. Their times of 4:13 and 4:15 would likely be converted to 4:05 or 4:06, but the conversions are not available since they ran unattached.
Marcus Dickson rounded out the top three attached finished with a converted 4:07 (NCAA #18).
The mile was impressive, but the 3000 was even better. Clayton Young went to work and threw down an 8:10, giving himself an NCAA lead with a converted time of 7:59. The NCAA #2 time belongs to teammate Connor McMillan who ran 8:15 for a conversion of 8:04. These two will likely be contenders for national qualifying come March.
The top finisher was Alex Bruno, but the next two collegiates were Purdue's Jaret Carpenter and Brody Smith. The Boilermaker duo finished 2nd and 3rd overall, earning flat-track conversions of 4:03 (NCAA #4) and 4:04 (NCAA #9), respectively. Watch out for Carpenter in the 3k and 5k this year. Smith could be a sleeper pick in both the mile and 3k.
Arkansas' Kieran Taylor snagged the win in a time of 2:26, forcing Oklahoma State's Ryan Smeeton to settle for 2nd in 2:28.24. In total, seven men ran 2:30.
Adidas pro Chris O'Hare took the win in a blazing time of 3:57 and helped drag Arkansas' Ethan Moehn to a time of 4:06. Tulsa freshman Scott Beattie ran 4:09 for 3rd.
Iowa State's Dan Curts took home the by edging out Wichita State's Zack Penrod, 2:25.03 to 2:25.08. They were followed by Iowa ace Nathan Mylenek and Iowa State freshman Milo Greder in 2:27 and 2:28, respectively.
South Dakota's Eldon Warner took home the win in a time of 4:09.22. Nathan Wickoren was close behind in 4:09.41.
After transferring from American International, Ackeen Colley has continued to find success at Oklahoma. The sophomore took home the win in a time of 2:27 to win by over four seconds.
It was an impressive display of depth from the Hokies who took the top five spots in this event. Redshirt freshman Bashir Mosavel-Lo was the winner in 2:26. He was followed by Jack Joyce and Thierry Siewe Yanga, both running 2:26 as well. Owen Buck and Dave Whitfield rounded out the top five with times of 2:28 and 2:30, respectively.
The men from Blacksburg continued to flex their dominance in the mile. Willy Fink (former athlete of the now disbanded VT Elite training group), took home the win in 4:05. The first collegiates to cross the line were Ben Fleming and Peter Seufer who each ran 4:07. Fitsum Seyoum was the next finisher in 4:12.
Fordham's Ryan Kutch was the winner in this event, running a flat-track conversion of 14:25. He was able to outrun Iona's Jordan Brannen who finished 2nd overall and earned a flat-track conversion of 14:32.
Penn's Colin Daly was the winner in 2:28.10, holding off teammate Rey Sellaro who ran 2:28.19 for 2nd. A total of six men ran under the 2:30 mark in this event.
Navy's Jake Brophy and Villanova's Andrew Marston (who were district rivals in high school) went head-to-head in a great matchup. In the end, Brophy would get the best of Marston, 8:10 to 8:11.
After redshirting cross country, Michigan State's Morgan Beadlescomb is back. He ran 8:12 to take the win over teammate Justine Kiprotich who ran 8:15 for 2nd.
Colorado State came out in full force for this event and they produced solid results. True freshman Michael Mooney (who ran unattached) was the event winner in 4:12. That time would have likely been converted to a 4:05 or 4:06 which is an incredibly impressive mark considering his youth. Eric Hamer was the top attached athlete to cross the line. His time of 4:15 was converted to 4:08.95.
It was a phenomenal battle between two top mid-distance talents. Georgia Tech's Avery Bartlett was able edge out Clemson's John Lewis, 2:22.49 to 2:22.63. These two will likely be in the All-American conversation for the 800 come March.
After the next three spots were taken by members from the Atlanta Track Club, Florida State's Freire Humberto crossed the line in 2:24. Freshman Ares Epps of NC State was the next collegiate finisher in 2:28.
Florida State's Michael Hall had a very nice season debut. He took home the win in 8:13, edging out former teammate David Barney by three seconds in the process.