Over the weekend, Luke Julian and Loic Scomparin both ran 13:52 (non-altitude). reiterated a point that some of us have seemingly forgotten: Adams State is one of the best distance groups Not just this year, but over the past few years. This has opened up the 800 meter title for the rest of the field and has taken a contender away in the While I think it benefits Hernandez the most immediately, I think the race is relatively wide-open at

s worth noting that Julian might actually be better at the 5k distance than he was at the 1500/mile over What a fairy tale ending that would be if they both win a national title... Stephanie Cotter have a clean run at the 1500 title which would be her fourth title in as many attempts over curve, but I imagine that’s over and done with. 800 more often at recent meets, including the RMAC Championships where she won the conference crown over

Maura: Ben’s analysis of this is very detailed and he has won me over to Teare in the 5k and Hocker in Teare has proven himself numerous times over the longer distances during his career as a Duck and Hocker speed will surely come in handy as he will probably need it if the race results in an all-out sprint over He has beaten Robert Brandt over this distance and took Adriaan Wildschutt to the line at the ACC Championships The Demon Deacon has been sensational this year in the 5k and that is what he will compete in at regionals

Meyer has certainly shown plenty of ability over two laps, but unless something beyond absurd happened Sage Hurta (Colorado) 800 or 1500 Garrett: I just don’t see why Hurta would pursue the 800 over the 1500 That said, if Hurta goes for the 800 over the 1500, Orton would arguably be the favorite in the 1500 Well, it all depends on who scratches what event. Run the 1500, maybe make finals, and then see what happens when the 5k comes around.

Division Two -- but Adams State is so much better than every other team that it’s hard to imagine another group The Adams State standout is a true veteran at this distance and that's what matters most in championship What it comes down to is that the people who have shown similar ability to him in the mile are some of Similar to what I said in the first question, times are not necessarily the focus at this point of the What we will most likely see is some of the athletes on the national qualifying border aiming for that

What's important to recognize is that these men have experience competing at national meets, something Garrett: I think the Florida State men showed during the regular season that they were better than what What is Oregon’s ceiling with him in their cross country lineup? I am convinced that she is better than what her 26th place finish at the ACC Championships suggests.

I really liked what I saw from McLear at the East regional meet where he looked incredibly smooth when Per usual, I’ll note that the 800 is always crazy, so anything can happen. On the flip side, if you’re Meyer, you let Miller lead, sit in 2nd place and see what you have the last I like Hocker over Nuguse (and Kipsang). What percent chance do you give them to win?

In the meantime, we saw it fit to round up our Division Three coverage team for a group chat to provide The Maroons recently beat our then-TSR #1 squad, Wartburg, and now NYU beats our current TSR #1 group We knew that they were a much-improved team with a great group of returners and newcomers, but they needed in Pressier, Phoebe Ward and Sophie McManus to the mix, you have one of the best front-four scoring groups That’s not to say that this group is the title-contending Sagehens of old, but this was a very reassuring

Our panel of Division Three writers gathered to assess the new developments and what they mean at the That mark is over a 10-second personal best in the mile for Sibold and over a five-second drop from last by nine seconds this past weekend, so his converted 4:10 mile mark isn't exactly representative of what PR, what’s his ceiling over the next couple months? His cross country season was a bit disappointing compared to what he'd put forth in the past, but it

which was somewhat expected), so it might be tough as the season goes on to make up for someone in this group UW-Eau Claire is a group that wasn’t on our radar even as a “Just Missed” or “Honorable Mention” team We got a strong first impression of this “Just Missed” Eagles group in which they fell to a full strength Winning this meet was not at all surprising for this group, but a 1-2-3-4-5 finish against a solid, talented The most exciting performance out of the group was that of Evelyn Battleson-Gunkel.