Now, as we enter the fall of 2023, the BYU men will return an experienced group while boasting a couple Our TSR #20 runner in our preseason individual cross country rankings was outstanding throughout last In our preseason individual cross country rankings, Nokes is listed at TSR #20 while Davin Thompson is However, Clinger is only BYU runner who sits within the top-19 of our preseason individual cross country We (unsurprisingly) received a handful of critiques when we listed Kenneth Rooks at TSR #42 in our preseason

, Wisconsin has a relatively high bar to clear -- the top-four teams in our rankings were consensus preseason preeminent low-stick (or at least their leading man in waiting), Sharp earned higher billing in our TSR preseason Our preseason TSR #10 athlete ran praiseworthy new PRs of 3:57 (mile), 7:44 (3k) and 13:26 (5k) this We thought that placing him at TSR #14 in our preseason rankings (the exact same spot that we listed The Badgers exceeded expectations last year after we slotted them at TSR #10 in our preseason rankings

Admittedly, the Crimson didn't deliver on their preseason expectations in 2022...well, not until the And as long as they ran well, this group had a shot of being nationally competitive. they weren't all that close to a Texas team (12th) that was listed one spot behind them in our 2022 preseason Blanks if this team was going to be as nationally competitive as we thought they could be during the preseason Of that group, a high-upside talent in Reed Pryor is the biggest name who we're monitoring.

How are they still ranked as high as TSR #16 in your 2023 preseason rankings?" transfer and the return of key names, some of whom raced very sparingly last fall, should allow this group But as a collective whole, this group should once again be a top team in the NCAA this fall. * * * Matt And after their race at the Nuttycombe Invitational, that looked like a very fair and accurate preseason If that's the case, then maybe last year's preseason ranking is a more accurate spot for the 2023 version

earlier this summer, I was almost ready to do this whole thing over again where I pick Stanford as my preseason For Boyden, his 16th place finish was not a shock, but it was still much better than what his preseason Outside of Cole Sprout, who was dealing with an injury, the rest of Stanford's varsity group didn't have Lex comes into our preseason individual cross country rankings listed at TSR #41, but it's hard to know Robinson and Sprout must be at the top their game to give this group the requisite firepower up front

Nowadays, they're entering our preseason list at TSR #4. We currently have Mazza-Downie listed at TSR #10 in our preseason individual cross country rankings. Currently, we have Thorner listed at TSR #41 in our preseason cross country rankings, a spot that is That is largely what holds this group back and forces us to place them at TSR #4. Yes, their backend group requires some favorable projections, but they also hold plenty promise.

He is far better than what we saw from him last November. 19. What's not to like? Last fall, McEvoy went from "good" to "great". The question now turns to, "What is Aaron Las Heras' ceiling in 2023? He knows what racing styles suit him and he knows how to respond in those scenarios. And in a stunning development, it was Solomon who was not relenting from the lead group.

Balancing the departures with the history and potential of this group is a delicate game of analysis meet with high expectations after being listed inside of The Stride Report's top-10 portion of our preseason For a group that had struggled so much at the Cowboy Jamaboree, that was a step in the right direction 2023. * * * Let's start with Luke Houser, a name who sparked some debate when we were crafting our preseason We have Gorze listed in the "Honorable Mentions" section of our preseason rankings.

. * * * After being ranked at TSR #25 in The Stride Report's 2022 preseason team rankings, the Villanova Not only was he the future of Villanova's distance group (alongside Murphy), but he was already one of We currently have Murphy ranked at TSR #43 in our preseason rankings while Strintzos is listed at TSR Sure, maybe Kredell isn't going to be the same potent scorer at the D1 level that Charlie O'Donovan was But the trio of Strintzos, Murphy and Langon is not a scoring group that I would be happy about battling

last year, losing Aaron Bienenfeld would have been a loss that certainly wouldn't have allowed this group to crack the top-10 in our preseason rankings. But this year's Oregon group is distinctly different. He was listed in our "Just Missed" section for our preseason individual rankings and it wouldn't be unrealistic feels like the Oregon Ducks could realistically field two different varsity lineups and each of those groups