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  • TSR's 2023 Preseason D1 XC Top 25 Rankings (Men): #24 Princeton Tigers

    paper, no one had a poor race, but there was certainly room for the back-half of Princeton's scoring group However, Monte was clearly not at 100% during the rest of the postseason and Nisbet, while still the Obviously, stronger in the results in the postseason would be preferred, and ongoing progression would Even so, firepower has to be a greater priority for this group in the fall of 2023. The Tigers were a fairly young group last year and should only get better as they develop.

  • TSR's 2022 Preseason D3 XC Top 10 Rankings (Women): Just Missed & Honorable Mentions

    The Saint Olaf women were phenomenal in the postseason last year. Carleton all fell to the Eagles last fall, a series of results which gave them momentum entering the postseason And if they can find greater firepower over the next few months, then this group should be a top-10 team However, their postseason performances left us wanting more, especially when they reached the national Carleton youngsters building on their momentum during the winter and spring months, the prospects of this group

  • Did Georgetown Land Their Next Middle Distance Star? Meet Tinoda Matsatsa

    The Stride Report: Before we jump into your recent commitment, let's briefly chat about your last year You had a very strong outdoor track season last spring, but made a surprise jump in the postseason. The Stride Report: Let's chat about college. You recently committed to Georgetown. What did they have that others school didn't? Can you give us your thoughts on what it will be like to train alongside one of the deepest groups of

  • TSR's 2023 Preseason D1 XC Top 25 Rankings (Men): #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

    The postseason, however, was a different (and unfortunately, not as impressive) story. Admittedly, there was a notable drop-off after that group of four, but Quinn Gallagher was another pleasant 103rd) did hold his own, the gaps throughout the rest of this lineup grew to be far too large for this group as well as the departure of backend contributors Matthew Carmody and Carter Cheeseman, leaves this group It's also not 100% clear what the backend of their lineup is going to look like and their postseason

  • 2023 XC Summer Rankings Rubric

    Some coaches are experts at ensuring that their team peaks for the postseason. The Weight of Regular Season Meets & Postseason Meets Each meet needs to be put into context. Lack of Emphasis for Regional Championships Speaking of postseason meets, let's chat about the regional Difference of Opinions We have a variety of different groups overseeing each of our rankings. We have a D1 women's group, a D1 men's group, a D2 group and a D3 group.

  • TSR's 2023 Preseason D1 XC Top 25 Rankings (Women): Just Missed & Honorable Mentions

    Other times, they have underwhelmed in the postseason, leaving us wanting so much more. But like past years, the Orange women struggled in the postseason. In 2022, this group was young and inexperienced. However, she struggled in the postseason before sustaining an injury in December. As a collective whole, this is a solid group.

  • First Thoughts: D2 Pre-Nationals

    But I can't imagine a scenario where Biola has a "bad" race in the postseason. If one or two of those women have a bad race, then the overall scoring of this group shouldn't see a I thought she would do quite well. * * * Alright, let's chat about the men's race. Instead, let's chat about the next three scorers in this lineup. place and Daniel Hernandez in 26th place, the Chico State men were able to fend off a Western Colorado group

  • TSR's 2023 Preseason D2 XC Top 10 Rankings (Men): #8 Western Washington Vikings

    kind of team that should be consistently good throughout the season and hold steady come time for the postseason Karamitsos continued his pleasant postseason progression by finishing 83rd and Clough continued to be Of course, if this entire group takes a collective step up in their fitness, then by November, this ranking But even if that doesn't happen, then simply having McDermott in top shape for the postseason (while to develop a couple of their 20 freshmen or redshirt freshmen given the quantity of options in that group

  • TSR's 2022 D3 XC Top 10 Team Rankings (Men): Update #2

    The scoring spread that we saw from this group the other weekend is comparable to what we’ve seen from Consistency will only continue to help Johns Hopkins as the postseason comes around, but getting those When it comes to a bigger meet like Paul Short, their group is naturally more spread out, but that also Invitational, the Ephs were tied with MIT through two runners, but then went 14-22-35-45-51 compared to MIT’s group As for the rest of this group, nobody from Wartburg bombed, they just weren’t spectacular.

  • First Thoughts: 2023 D3 Pre-Nationals

    that could make her sneaky-dangerous in the postseason. Quick Hits WPI's Grace Hadley (3rd) is going to be a problem in the postseason for her opponents. At D3 Pre-Nationals, the Ephs had a top-four scoring group that was noticeably better than what MIT boasted This is a pretty sturdy scoring group with not many deficiencies. I wouldn't sleep on George Fox in the postseason. 6.

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