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East Region Predictions & Final Thoughts
- Admin (Garrett Zatlin)
- May 23, 2017
- 2 min read
Our predictions are here! Check below to see which individuals we have making it through to the National Championship.
We will be keeping track of our predictions and tweeting updates of Regional results on our Twitter account @TheStrideReport. Follow us and keep up with all of the action happening throughout the weekend.
West Region Predictions coming tomorrow!
FINAL THOUGHTS...
800
-Florida’s Andres Arroyo has struggled in the post-season throughout his career. After missing NCAA’s last spring, he will look to lock down a qualifying spot in his last season of competition this season.
-After failing to make the NCAA final during indoors, Eliud Rutto will attempt both the 800 and 1500 this weekend. It’s the first time Rutto has ever attempted two individual events at Regionals or Nationals.
-Patrick Joseph has never made it past the prelims at NCAA National track meet (indoors or out) and has only made it past regionals once in his three attempts. However, he does seem to be in the best shape of his career at the moment.
1500
-As mentioned in above, Eliud Rutto will be attempting the 800/1500 double this weekend. Assuming he gets through both prelims, Rutto will be entering his fourth race of the weekend on Saturday. All of that racing could take a toll on his legs, especially when you consider that Rutto is moving up in distance for his 1500.
-The Ivy League looks incredibly strong this year with three sub 3:40 1500 runners (Napolitano, Hatler, Randon), an experienced veteran (James Gowans), and one of the best tactical milers in the East Region (William Paulson). It’s very possible that all five athletes make it to NCAA’s.
-Virginia Tech put three guys in front of Wynne and Palamar at ACC’s. Watch for how each group fares in the tactical races at Regionals this weekend.
3000 Steeple
-Georgetown has sent two steeplechasers to NCAA’s every year since 2013. Look for Darren Fahy and Scott Carpenter to extend that streak to five years in a row.
5000
-Virginia has five individuals set to run this event. Since 2010, no team in the East region has sent more than two individuals to NCAA’s in the 5k. Virginia could be the team that breaks that trend.
-Interesting note: From 2010 to 2015, NC State sent at least one individual to Nationals in this event. In 2016, that streak ended as no NC State athlete qualified for Nationals. In 2017, NC State does not have a single individual entered in the 5000.
10,000
-Every year since 2010, there has always been at least one program that sends two individuals to NCAA’s in this event.
