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Rector, Heth and Iyer seem to have a long distance lean, it's Stevens, Clark and Loftus who add some balance With a month between each race, it must have been difficult for Sane to find her groove in college cross It took Sanderson awhile to find her footing on the cross country course in her first season of collegiate group of four will offer some valuable event diversity and allow the Engineers to be one of the more balanced They're a wildly balanced squad and even their support pieces would be standout names for other top D3

Having that kind of raw talent and not even being the focal stars of a certain freshman class only speaks Briggs offers event diversity and balance to a group of first-years that lean heavily on their stamina-based And as his current group of star veterans begin to age out of the NCAA, finding long-term solutions to But on the other side of the distance running spectrum, we find ourselves left with a handful of talented When it comes to tactical racing at the ACC level, don't be surprised if Conwell eventually finds his

Someone like Macauley Franks, a dynamic middle distance All-American, comes to mind. Simply put, Wingate’s 2023-24 freshman class is balanced in talent and depth and it keeps the 2023 NCAA It also balances out the roster's strengths quite nicely. strength in numbers with their 10 freshmen and their emphasis on more middle distance athletes this year balances

However, perhaps more importantly, Gabelman finished 8th overall at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals And just like Ricchiuti, Alford is a cross country-focused runner who has solid track times, but finds experience to the table, boasting two top-15 finishes on the national stage -- 9th in the mile at the New Balance Looking over his resume, it’s hard to find any weaknesses or bad races. Morgenfeld’s mile PR came at the 2023 New Balance Indoor National Championships...but so what?

With a balanced skillset and tons of momentum, it would not be a surprise if she won this race. I sincerely tried to find non-Orediggers who I could put within my top-five.

That's a pretty solid and balanced resume. Looking at his times, it's hard to find a weakness in one of his events. The only real knock that we can find on Marquardt is his lack of high-level racing. There is legitimately elite firepower, a beautiful balance of middle distance and long distance specialists He's raking in recruits who could (eventually) find success in the middle distances as well.

searching for replacements while uncertainty regarding Oregon's future in the conference hangs in the balance

If Marcus ends up being nothing but a pure half-miler, then Amherst likely won't mind. While the half-mile distance certainly figures to be her most natural event and the one that she can find season a year ago with a bronze medal at the Florida Indoor Championships and an appearance at New Balance native has run 5:17 (mile) and 11:17 (3200) in addition to finishing 15th in the 2k steeplechase at New Balance It's rare that you can find someone who profiles as a potential future All-American in the shorter distance

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