I know she is a team runner now and at race time she will probably conserve energy for the sake of the team? But she has the speed to run just behind the early leaders(Jenny, Susan, & Kendra) with it being to costly. I hope if the pace is slow that she decides to pack if they are going to slow. Seems all year she has been pacing herself off Blood, teammates, and the main pack which seems like a safe strategy (I guess)but if she wants to run faster maybe she could take some chances (which she has not done all year). So far this year she has looked very comfortable sitting back and waiting, then racing the last 1/3 of the race(and doing pretty well). Sure she is tire at the end but I could see her running a faster pace resulting in a faster time. No doubt she has improved her XC skills since coming to college but watching her run and not take chances like she use to is not the Jordan some of us are use to. No way she can beat Jenny but if decides to stay with the pack I don't see her catching Susan and Kendra in the finals.
PS Oregon is no better than 3rd