First Thoughts: Payamps' Stuns w/ 3:55 Mile, Rynda's Statement 2:02 Mark & FAST Camel City 3k Times

You know it's been an absurdly fast year when you look at the results from this past weekend and they don't surprise you. That's just how fast the NCAA has become. But enough chit-chat, let's get started with our analysis...

Matthew Payamps Stuns w/ 3:55 Mile, Gilmore (3:58), Ewing (3:58), Becker (3:58) and Miranda (3:59) All Go Sub-Four

It is not at all surprising that Georgetown's Matthew Payamps went under four minutes in the mile. However, seeing him run 3:55 is pretty incredible and an absolute stunner.

In a year where everyone and their mother is breaking the four minute mile barrier, it's important to keep our surprise factor to a minimum nowadays. Still, seeing Payamps run as fast as 3:55 is wild and just not at all expected. He was a 1:47 runner for 800 meters coming into this race and although his 3:43 mark for 1500 meters was solid, it didn't at all equate to a 3:55 mile mark.

The problem for Payamps now is trying to decide what he should run at the indoor national meet. He has predominately been an 800 meter guy throughout his collegiate career, but a 3:55 mark is going to qualify him for the indoor national meet.

At the same time, the mile is going to be absurdly loaded this year, even after scratches. Is there a chance that despite owning a 3:55 mile PR, this Georgetown star makes an effort to run a fast 800 meter time and qualify for the indoor national meet in that event?

Honestly, that may be the move. Even if his 800 meter time is relatively less impressive and has a lower seed compared to his mile, I still think going to an 800 meter field, which has been fairly unexciting this year compared to the other distance events, would be the best move for Payamps.

As for a handful of other names, I want to get excited about every sub-four minute mile performance that we see, but as I alluded to earlier, it's important to reset our standards for our excitement.

If we didn't, then I would never escape my laptop.

Georgetown's Camden Gilmore was probably due for a big performance after running 2:22 for 1000 meters earlier this season. Seeing him run 3:58 for the mile shows us that a) Gilmore can translate that 1000 meter speed to other distance and that b) Gilmore could probably run a nationally competitive mark in the 800 meters.

Whether that latter part actually happens this winter or in the spring, I don't know, but Gilmore is the real deal and it's hard to dislike his hot streak of performances right now.

As for Joe Ewing (Harvard), people are going to be surprised about his 3:58 result, but the freshman Scottish middle distance ace had run 1:48 for 800 meters and 3:44 for 1500 meters prior to joining the Crimson.

All in all...this was pretty on par for Ewing.

As for Robert Becker (Stony Brook) this is a pretty big jump. He was a solid talent before this season, running as fast as 3:43 for 1500 meters, but there weren't a ton of results on his resume which suggested that he would go sub-3:59. He did run 4:02 back in the winter of 2020, but a lot can happen over the course of two years.

Finally, we have Robert Miranda (Yale). His 3:59 mark isn't too surprising. He's been an underrated Ivy League talent for a while now and was due for a big race. Luckily for him, this was the perfect field for him to accomplish that sub-four result.

Also, Jack Salisbury, despite this being his season debut, actually recorded a DNF result. Without any splits, it's hard to get an idea of what happened there. I assume that he was pacing, but given that I was unable to watch the race, I truly don't know.

Michigan's Aurora Rynda Throws Down Monster 2:02 Mark

The middle distance star from Big Blue toed the line for the women's 800 meters this past weekend at the Meyo Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame. Admittedly, the field as a whole wasn't wildly competitive, although Iowa's Mallory King ran 2:05 while Indiana's Kelly Mindak also had nice race, recording a 2:05 result of her own

Despite all of that, Rynda unleashed her fitness on this Notre Dame-hosted field, throwing down a huge time of 2:02 for 800 meters, an indoor best by nearly 2.5 seconds.

Now, before everyone rushes to point out the obvious, allow me to be the one who says it: Rynda running 2:02 isn't actually a personal best. Instead, that mark sits at 2:01 from the finals of the East Regional Championships back in the spring.

Rynda had a huge spring season last year, posting numerous upper-echelon times and emerging as someone who was peaking in the postseason.

In other words, there were plenty of signs that she was capable of running this fast.

However, to run an NCAA-lead of 2:02 in the 800 meters, which is the second-fastest 800 meter time ever run by Rynda regardless of the season, is still wildly impressive. With national meet experience from last year under her belt, Rynda could become a legitimate threat on the national stage this winter.

Of course, there are still so many questions we need answers to.

How fast do you need to run this season in order to contend for the title? How will Rynda fare at the indoor national meet? Can Rynda replicate a performance like this later in the season? How will Rynda respond when she's pushed by competition who isn't over two seconds behind her?

Regardless of the answers to those questions, this Michigan ace is an absolute juggernaut and she is continuing to prove that at the highest levels of NCAA competition.

Butler Secures Top-Collegiate Honors at Camel City, Earns 2:03 Flat-Track Conversion w/ Valery Tobias

Virginia Tech's Lindsey Butler is really good in the 800 meters. That is probably the least surprising statement that you'll read in this entire article.

Butler was the top collegiate at Camel City this past weekend with a 2:05.03 mark, a time that edged Texas' Valery Tobias who ran 2:05.33. Meanwhile, UMass Lowell's Isabella Giesing ran 2:05.76.

In the end, those times converted to 2:03.61 (Butler), 2:03.91 (Tobias) and 2:04.33 (Giesing).

And honestly? I'm not totally shocked.

Yes, Butler was a little slower than I expected, but Giesing and Tobias (as well as Furman's Megan Marvin) were all projected to run anywhere between 2:04 to 2:06, so to see them run 2:05 times and get the conversions that they did was super unsurprising.

Tobias is really the only one out of this group who needs analysis. She has been very steadily chipping away at her 800 meter PR this season and has continually climbed up the national leaderboard each and every week.

Seeing the Texas standout record a 2:03 flat-track conversion is super impressive, but it also fits her trend of progression for this season. The biggest uncertainty, however, is if she has enough raw talent to contend with the big-time stars on the national stage. That's going to be the biggest question.

But outside of Tobias...yeah, I honestly don't have a lot more to offer on this field.

Let's move on...

Carrozza Pulls Off Monster 3:55.95 Flat-Track Conversion (via 3:58), Dahl Earns 3:57 Conversion (via 4:00)

I am becoming an increasingly bigger fan of Crayon Carrozza. I absolutely loved what we saw out of this Texas star last spring when he shocked everyone at the outdoor national meet by qualifying for the finals in the men's 800 meters and securing a PR of 1:46.

Carrozza has been a middle distance stud since his freshman days when he ran 3:59. Seeing him run well isn't necessarily a surprise, but seeing him run with such poise and dominance is super exciting.

Based on everything that I've seen, I'm willing to say that Carrozza has the "It" factor.

Sure enough, we saw that "It" factor this past weekend as Carrozza toed the line for the men's mile where he threw down an unconverted 3:58 mark to emerge as the top collegiate in the field. That flat-track conversion gives him a mile time of 3:55 which will almost certainly qualify him for the indoor national meet.

That mile time is important for two different reasons.

The first reason is because Texas could pursue a fast DMR at the indoor national meet. If they do, then they would surely want Carrozza as fresh as possible for one of those legs. Having Carrozza double back from the mile prelims, rather the 800 prelims, makes that mile/DMR double a bit more realistic.

The second reason is because if Carrozza enters the mile at the indoor national meet, then that would likely mean that he'll defer an entry in the men's 800 meters. As a result, teammates like Yusuf Bizimana, Brendan Hebert and Cole Lindhorst will have one less name who they need to worry about when it comes to finding a national qualifying spot in that half-mile event.

As for Dahl, I can't help but feel so conflicted about his result.

Make no mistake, this Duke veteran just put together what was probably the best race of his career, throwing down a 4:00.10 mark on a flat-track which earned a 3:57.08 conversion.

On one hand, it's hard not to be impressed by such a strong converted time which currently has him sitting at NCAA #17. Dahl was also the second-best collegiate in that men's mile field, making his performance that much more impressive when you consider who he was facing.

However, on the other hand, Dahl's 4:00.10 mark isn't a sub-four result and while that doesn't necessarily matter in my eyes, I'm sure that's a barrier that he wanted to cross without the conversion. He has been fighting to get it for so long.

Not only that, but I'm not super confident that his 3:57.08 will get him into the indoor national meet...which is such an absurd statement to make.

Certain top-tier milers are likely going to continue to make strong efforts to push into the 3:56 range and that could mean surpassing Dahl on their way there.

But just how many of these milers are going to actually run the mile this year? And how many more men are going to run 3:57.07 or faster in the next three-ish weeks? With scratches, Dahl may have an outside chance of qualifying...but it's going to be close.

Really close.

BYU's Claire Seymour Makes Individual Season Debut & Runs 2:04 Against Invitational 800 Meter Field, Seeland Runs D3 Indoor Collegiate Record of 2:05

After a breakout season last winter, Claire Seymour is no longer an under-the-radar middle distance talent who everyone is just beginning to learn about. Instead, the two-time All-American in the 800 meters is toeing the line against some top-level fields.

This past weekend, she faced one of those top-level fields at the Armory.

After beginning her season with a DMR appearance, the BYU ace traveled to the east coast to toe the line against On Running pro Sage Hurta, as well as a few other key half-milers such as D3 superstar Esther Seeland (Messiah).

In the end, Seymour settled for a runner-up result and a mark of 2:04.84 for 800 meters.

Here's the problem with that: Seymour's mark of 2:04.84 currently places her at NCAA #14 on the national leaderboard. That is not at all a safe spot to be with the indoor season quietly, but quickly, nearing an end.

Seymour belongs on the national stage. She has shown time and time again that she deserves to be in the mix with the nation's top women. With a personal best of 2:01, she should have no problem improving her position on the national leaderboard.

However, her chances of doing so are slowly dwindling.

The good news for Seymour is that currently, less than one second separates her and the NCAA #3 spot in this event. Even just a minor improvement would have her skyrocket up the national leaderboard.

As for Messiah's Esther Seeland, she became the first woman in D3 indoor track history to run under 2:06 for 800 meters on a non-oversized track, officially securing the D3 record. It should be noted that Emily Richards and Christy Cazzola did run faster than Seeland, but since their marks were run on oversized tracks, they do not count towards the D3 record.

Look, I really want to be more excited about Seeland's result, but when you consider the fact that she has run 2:02 for 800 meters and has qualified for the Olympic Trials, it's hard to be shocked.

Eliud Kipsang Makes Season Debut, Runs 3:56.70 in Mile

The Alabama superstar has returned to the indoor oval after a supposedly very minor injury which delayed his season debut. At Texas A&M this past weekend, Kipsang immediately took control of the men's mile and got the job done, recording a 3:56.70 solo effort which currently sits at NCAA #13.

So now, I have to ask this question...

Kipsang is safe when it comes to national qualifying...right?

Right?

Why is no one saying right?

I think Kipsang is going to be ok with that time, especially after scratches, but I I can't believe that I even have to pose that question.

Either way, Kipsang is going to run another mile later this season, at the very least one more time. When that happens, he'll likely aim to chip away at his seed time and better position himself on the national leaderboard.

If anyone can go out and solo one of the nation's top times on a whim, it's Kipsang.

Leather Upsets Bush in Camel City Elite Mile

Coming into the women's mile race at Came City, I was very high on two women: Samantha Bush (NC State) and Ellie Leather (Cincinnati).

Bush had thrown down superstar marks in both the 1000 meters and the 3000 meters earlier this season. Leather, meanwhile, stunned with a huge mile time of 4:36 a couple of weekends ago, upsetting Illinois star Olivia Howell in the process.

Yet, despite Leather's recent success, it was Bush who was on a tear and her recent performances suggested that the mile would be her marquee event. Or, at the very least, Bush's past performances suggested that her mile time would be on par with what we saw from her earlier in the season.

However, that wasn't quite the case.

Instead, the rising NC State star ran an unconverted mark of 4:40 in the mile which earned a flat-track conversion of 4:37. While that is a solid result, that performance didn't blow us away like we thought it would.

Not only that, but the bigger development in this race was seeing Cincinnati star Ellie Leather run an unconverted time of 4:39, which very roughly converts to 4:37 low or 4:36 high if my calculations are correct.

And why don't we have a flat-track conversion for Leather in front of us, courtesy of TFRRS? Well, that's because Leather actually ran faster earlier in season with her time of 4:36.83 which came in her victory over Olivia Howell, so a converted mark from this past weekend doesn't show on the national leaderboard since it's slower.

Right now, Leather looks unstoppable. She is taking down some of the best distance talents that the NCAA has to offer and she is doing it consistently.

Will her 4:36 mark and NCAA #13 spot be enough for a trip to the indoor national meet? It's hard to say and I'm truthfully not sure.

After scratches, I think she has a fairly reasonable chance of making it back to the indoor national meet after getting to the national stage last year via numerous scratches.

And I'll admit, last year, I didn't think Leather belonged on the national stage.

But this year? She doesn't just belong on the national stage, she belongs in the All-American conversation.

Also, nice race by Virginia freshman Mia Barnett. She ran a time of 4:40 which converted to a mark of 4:37. That's not going to make the national meet, but the future is very bright for this Cavalier youngster.

Howell Earns Redemption, Fends Off Weems For Win

Illinois' Olivia Howell battled the recently mentioned Ellie Leather the other weekend, losing that head-to-head match up in the mile, 4:36 to 4:40. After taking such a convincing loss, the 4:09 (1500) runner returned to the mile distance this past weekend at the Meyo Invitational.

This time, however, she would face an equally talented challenger in Presley Weems.

Weems, an Auburn standout, has been unbelievable since last spring. During the 2021 outdoor track season, Weems ran 2:03 for 800 meters and 4:12 for 1500 meters. Earlier this winter, she ran 2:46 for 1000 meters.

In what may have been one of the better matchups of the weekend, Howell was able to hold off Weems, 4:37.11 to 4:37.41.

This has to feel like a great win for Howell. She was so underrated and so good throughout last spring, emerging as one of the nation's best 1500 meter runners. Seeing her take a loss to Leather wasn't ideal, but given how strong the Cincinnati runner has been since, that loss is a little more understandable.

Weems is a no-joke distance talent, so a win over her, no matter how narrow, has to feel incredible for Howell. Hopefully the Illinois ace can use this performance as momentum as she attempts to earn a national qualifying spot.

As for Weems, this was only a narrow loss and it's still a nice step in the right direction. We've seen her run fast regular season marks before and I have little reason to believe that she can't do it again. Of course, having the potential to do something and actually executing on it are two very different things.

Miami's Ayman Zahafi Runs 1:47.80 For 800 Meters, Six Others Go Sub-1:49 at Meyo Invitational

Did you read that headline and think, "Huh, that name sounds familiar."

Are you also a D2 reader?

Well, there's your connection.

From the looks of it, the middle distance star from Morocco actually transferred from Texas A&M-Kingsville last summer (when TSR took a hiatus as an operating website). Since then, and prior to this past weekend, Zahafi has run one cross country race, posted a respectable 2:24 mark for 1000 meters and has run 1:50 for 800 meters.

Coming into this winter, Zahafi had never run faster than 1:49 on the indoor oval. On the outdoor oval, the Hurricane star ran 1:48 numerous times, but had never cracked the 1:48 barrier. In fact, he wasn't ever under 1:48.50 previously.

It's one thing for Zahafi to come to the D1 level and instantly translate his fitness.

It another thing for Zahafi to then run a monster personal best out of nowhere.

But then it's another thing to take down a group of proven middle distance talents on a big D1-centric stage.

Well, that's what happened this past weekend at Notre Dame as Zahafi's time of 1:47.80 dusted a field where no other man went under 1:48. That was such a wildly impressive win, but now I have no idea what to expect from him moving forward.

If Zahafi can at least put together another solid race, preferably at the ACC Championships, then I'll have no problem putting him in the All-American conversation.

As for the rest of this field, Notre Dame's Samuel Voelz (1:48.24) placed 2nd, Notre Dame's Tim Zepf (1:48.36) placed 3rd, Iowa State's Alex Lomong (1:48.43) placed 4th, Iowa's Antonio Abrego (1:48.47) placed 5th, Western Illinois' Ackeen Colley (1:48.80) placed 6th and Iowa State's Frank Hayes (1:48.87) placed 7th.

I'll quickly highlight a few of these names as we could talk about them all day...

• Voelz's result is fine, but as someone who ran 1:45 last spring and was a major player in the NCAA last year, it would have been nice to see him dip under 1:48 or get the win on his home track. It's not the end of the world, and he'll qualify for the indoor national meet which is all he needs, but I thought he left a little bit on the table this past weekend.

• Really excited for Zepf. The Dartmouth graduate transfer might be able to make it into the indoor national meet with his NCAA #10 mark. I'm not convinced he'll get in, but he has a good shot.

• Abrego and Colley actually ran in heat two, so all things considered, they ran pretty well. Abrego looks like the real deal as just a freshman, taking down an All-American and a 1:47 man in Colley this past weekend.

Juul Runs 4:38 in Season Debut, Emerges as Top Collegiate at Boston University Over Ramsden, Corman & DeLay

This was probably the most predictable race of the weekend. Coming into this meet, we made a pre-race graphic featuring Anna Juul (Harvard), Maia Ramsden (Harvard), Sami Corman (Georgetown) and Kayley DeLay (Yale).

Sure enough, despite this field being incredibly large, those four women were the top four collegiates in the women's mile field.

I figured Juul was likely the NCAA favorite in this field given her past success in this event and that turned out to be the case as she ran 4:38 this past weekend, just one second off of her personal best.

Meanwhile, Ramsden and Corman ran 4:39 while DeLay settled for a 4:40 mark.

Juul will likely go after a faster mile time in the coming weeks as she aims to lower her seed time and return to a national qualifying position.

I don't necessarily doubt that Juul can lower her seed time, but I question if she'll be able to lower her seed time to a fast enough mark where she can outpace the rest of the women in the NCAA who are trying to improve their spot on the national leaderboard.

But...uh...yeah...that's all I've got this race.

Where Garrett Was Right, Where Garrett Was Wrong: Recapping Camel City Elite 3k Performances

One of my favorite sports commentators is Colin Cowherd. I don't necessarily follow him for his football and basketball takes (some are good, some are bad), but I mainly follow him because of how entertaining he is.

On his show, Cowherd has a segment called "Where Colin Was Right, Where Colin Was Wrong", where he goes through his takes from the week before and analyzes what he was right about and what he was wrong about.

Well, I'm going to steal that segment for this article as I highlight the men's and women's 3k fields at Camel City. No, I unfortunately, can't talk about everyone, but this will be a good way for us to recap the 3k times and revisit our meet preview which you can find here.

Where Garrett Was Right

I said coming into this race that Texas runner Yaseen Abdalla was super underrated and I was absolutely right. He was the third-best collegiate in this field, taking down a rising star in Parker Wolfe (amongst others) and earning a huge converted time of 7:46. Was I expecting him to run that fast? Not quite, but he was still underrated in my book.

Where Garrett Was Wrong

My exact quote about Parker Wolfe in our Camel Cite meet preview was, "He's going to run under 7:50 this weekend and I have never felt so confident about something before in my life."

Well, he ran 7:52 (unconverted) and while I would like to say that I was talking about his 7:46.96 conversion...I wasn't.

Where Garrett Was Right

I said in our meet preview that I didn't see NC State's Savannah Shaw having a bad performance in the 3000 meters. Well, as it turns out, I was right. She ran 9:06 and earned a solid 9:01 conversion which will...probably?...put her into the national meet.

Where Garrett Was Wrong

So, here's the thing. I said Celine Ritter would run a really fast 3k time by D2 standards. And I was actually right -- Ritter now leads the D2 national leaderboard in that exact event.

However, that's not the point of this section.

I think my original statement should have been rephrased to, "...a really fast 3k time by her standards".That's because with an unconverted 9:11 personal best (which she ran at Camel City last year), I figured that she could have run near (or around) that time this past weekend.

Instead, she ran an unconverted mark of 9:22, so swing and a miss by me.

Where Garrett Was Right

I said coming into this meet that despite his sub-four mile success, Furman's Cameron Ponder was actually better in the 3000 meters. Well, after a 7:47 conversion, I think I nailed that one on the head.

Where Garrett Was Wrong

In our meet preview, I said that NC State's Ian Shanklin was going to go under eight minutes in this race and that he was probably the least likely to have a bad race. However, with an 8:03 mark, which didn't even put that far under the 8:00 barrier after a conversion, I may have to say that I was wrong on that one.

Where Garrett Was Right

I predicted Chmiel to be the only collegiate under the eight-minute barrier this past weekend (before the conversion) while no other collegiate would be within a few seconds of the milestone time. Sure enough, I was spot-on as Chmiel ran 8:59 to contradict my 8:57 prediction.

Where Garrett Was Wrong

I said that Furman's Bethany Graham was "super underrated" in this 3k field and I even predicted her to go sub-9:10. However, after finishing as the second-to-last collegiate, I wasn't exactly nailing that prediction (although I do maintain that she is super underrated).

Where Garrett Was Right

Before the meet, I said that Virginia Tech's Antonio Lopez Segura, "could be a factor late in this race".

Now, admittedly, I didn't expect him to emerge as the top collegiate and run a converted 7:43 (via an unconverted mark of 7:49).

Still, I like to think that I viewed him as a legitimate top threat in this field...

Where Garrett Was Wrong

You see, just because I speak highly about someone doesn't necessarily mean that I have enough room to put them as highly as I want to in my predictions.

My 3k predictions for this meet had Lopez-Segura finishing as the fifth-best collegiate in this field, so as much I want to lean on my earlier statement, I can't say I actually believed it enough to type it out and publish it.

Quick Hits: Sub-Fours, Solid 3k Marks + Camel City 800s

There's always a lot to cover and while I wish I could give every somewhat important result it's own section, I have to save time and do bullet-point analysis here. Otherwise, this article wouldn't be put out until midnight...

• Minnesota's Bethany Hasz (9:02) and Abby Kohut-Jackson (9:04) swept the women's 3000 meters at the Meyo Invitational. For Hasz, this was expected, but Kohut-Jackson continues to deliver big-time results and prove that she belongs in the upper-echelon of collegiate distance runners. The problem, however, is that she currently sits at NCAA #14 in the women's 3k and I'm not confident that her seed time will hold. Heck, I'm not even confident that there will be enough scratches for her to qualify if she is bumped out. I guess we'll have to wait and see...

• Notre Dame's Olivia Markezich ran 9:08 for 3rd place on her home track. For someone who was so incredible in cross country, I'm not super surprised.

• Great run for D3 superstar Kassie Parker (Loras) who ran 9:13 this past weekend at Notre Dame in the 3000 meters. That's the fastest time ever run in D3, but it's not an official record since she ran it on an oversized track.

• In that same Notre Dame race, Joyce Kimeli (Auburn) ran 9:14 and Alexandra Carlson (Rutgers) ran 9:15. I thought Kimeli would run a little faster, but she'll probably end up qualifying for the indoor national meet in the 5000 meters, so no harm, no foul. Carlson showed off some great range after flexing her mile prowess the past few weeks, so that was encouraging to see.

• Camel City saw Texas star Yusuf Bizimana emerge as the top collegiate in an unconverted time of 1:49.83 while Virginia Tech's Seb Anthony ran 1:50.00. Bizimana's mark converted to 1:48.29 for an NCAA #8 ranking while Anthony earned a 1:48.85 conversion which puts him at NCAA #12. Anthony won't be safe for national qualifying in that event, so expect him to go after a quicker mark over the next few weeks.

• In the mile this past weekend (at a variety of meets), Eastern Michigan's Baldvin Magnusson (3:58), Thomas Vanoppen (3:58#), Simon Bedard (3:58) and Cruz Gomez (3:58#) all went under four minutes this past weekend, with the "#" indicating a flat-track conversion. While it is nice to see some of these longer distance talents run under four minutes and show some speed, all of these results are largely unsurprising.

• Solid 3k efforts from Binghamton's Dan Schaffer (7:53) and Harvard's Acer Iverson (7:53). Those times are fast enough to the point where a big race in a fast-enough field could put these guys in national qualifying territory. Iverson, specifically, won by a little under five seconds. If he was pushed, I like to think that a near-7:50 result could happen for him.

• When we put up our preview for the Scarlet & White Invite, the Northeastern boys let us know that we were sleeping on Reed Cherry -- and they were right. The Huskies' middle distance standout just ran 1:48.87 for 800 meters this past weekend. Cherry was the top collegiate finisher, taking down an entire army of Georgetown men. He even held off 1:48 man Will Cuthbertson from Wagner. Impressive run for the 800 meter runner who is only a freshman.

• No one is talking about the fact that Northern Arizona's Ryan Raff just ran an altitude converted time of 13:34 for 5000 meters. That kind of came out of nowhere, although we've seen Raff thrown down impressive altitude marks before in completely unexpected ways. Now, BYU's Casey Clinger sits at NCAA #16 in the men's 5000 meters with a 13:36 mark. He could be in serious jeopardy of not making it to the national meet which is...unbelievable.