Blue Oval Podcast: 2023 Payton Jordan Invitational Preview & Predictions

The Raleigh Relays, the Stanford Invitational and the Bryan Clay Invitational have become mainstays in the NCAA distance running world as high-profile venues to run elite times in during the spring months.

However, historically, it's been the Payton Jordan Invitational, which is once again being hosted in Palo Alto, California this year, that generates marks that often headline the national leaderboard on annual basis.

And while this meet isn't quite as deep as those invitationals mentioned above, the distance fields at this Stanford-hosted meet are arguably just as top-heavy -- maybe even more so.

However, because the heat sheets for Payton Jordan were released so late, we simply didn't have enough time to craft a written preview. That's why I ultimately oped to put together a podcast preview that is roughly 40 minutes long. Luckily, we still have predictions below!

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Women's 800 Meters (2:08)

Women's 1500 Meters (5:55)

Women's 5000 Meters (12:36)

Women's 10,000 Meters (17:20)

Women's 3k Steeplechase (18:18)

Men's 800 Meters (19:05)

Men's 1500 Meters (20:49)

Men's 5000 Meters (25:59)

Men's 10,000 Meters (31:26)

Men's 3k Steeplechase (36:09)

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FINAL PREDICTIONS

*Predictions via Garrett Zatlin

*Predictions were made prior to the release of heat sheets

*Attached collegiates only

*An asterisk next to a name signals that the runner is also entered in another event

*Assumptions have been made about which event(s) a certain runner will & will not run

Women's 800 Meters

1. Juliette Whittaker (Stanford) - 1:59

2. Valery Tobias (Texas)* - 2:01

3. Carley Thomas (Washington) - 2:02

4. Klaudia Kazimierska (Oregon)* - 2:02

5. Izzy Thornton-Bott (Oregon)* - 2:03

Men's 800 Meters

1. Crayton Carrozza (Texas)* - 1:46

2. Ethan Brouw (New Mexico) - 1:47

3. Matthew Larkin (New Mexico) - 1:48

4. Matthew Erickson (Oregon)* - 1:49

5. Cruz Gomez (Texas)* - 1:49

Women's 1500 Meters

1. Simone Plourde (Utah)* - 4:10

2. Izzy Thornton-Bott (Oregon)* - 4:10

3. Roisin Willis (Stanford) - 4:11

4. Klaudia Kazimierska (Oregon)* - 4:12

5. Billah Jepkirui (Oklahoma State) - 4:13

Men's 1500 Meters

1. Crayton Carrozza (Texas)* - 3:38

2. Ky Robinson (Stanford)* - 3:39

3. Aidan McCarthy (Cal Poly) - 3:40

4. Aaron Ahl (Washington) - 3:40

5. Mael Gouyette (Iona) - 3:41

Women's 5000 Meters

1. Emily Venters (Utah) - 15:19

2. Taylor Roe (Oklahoma State) - 15:22

3. Lucy Jenks (Stanford) - 15:32

4. Gracelyn Larkin (New Mexico) - 15:37

5. Kayley DeLay (Washington) - 15:38

Men's 5000 Meters

1. Charles Hicks (Stanford) - 13:18

2. Scott Beattie (Tulsa) - 13:20

3. Cole Sprout (Stanford)* - 13:23

4. Devin Hart (Stanford) - 13:26

5. Ezekiel Rop (Iowa State) - 13:31

Women's 10,000 Meters

1. Samree Dishon (New Mexico)* - 33:01

2. Aliandra Upshaw (New Mexico)* - 33:12

3. Beth Ramos (Texas)* - 33:29

4. Monica Hebner (Texas)* - 33:53

5. Isabel Hebner (Texas)* - 34:05

Men's 10,000 Meters

1. Alex Maier (Oklahoma State) - 28:17

2. Cole Sprout (Stanford)* - 28:21

3. Dillon Powell (Colorado Mines) - 28:28

4. Isai Rodriguez (Oklahoma State) - 28:30

5. Alex Phillip (John Carroll) - 28:33

Women's 3k Steeplechase

1. Yasmin Austridge (Lamar) - 9:49

2. Abby Jensen (Utah State) - 10:08

3. Bailey Brinkerhoff (Utah State) - 10:19

4. Kelsie Vicknair (Texas) - 10:24

5. Allyson Little (Texas) - 10:35

Men's 3k Steeplechase

1. Ed Trippas (Washington) - 8:32

2. Jordan Macintosh (Portland Sate) - 8:37

3. Victor Shitsama (Oklahoma State) - 8:39

4. Alex Miley (Santa Clara) - 8:41

5. Cullen McEachern (Gonzaga) - 8:44