thisone wrote:
use this one because it [is] labeled correctly
I concur. I did copy the OP from the other thread (by "BRF") and paste it below (btw, Ivy performance list at
http://tfrrs.org/lists/787.html) :
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Early days for a thread like this, but maybe people have some insight into the nascent season. [I won't be back on the boards until Feb. at earliest, but would hope to catch up a bit when I do return.]
With just one meet's results (http://cornellbigred.com/news/2011/12/3/MTRACK_1203114830.aspx), and minus most of the distance runners and many of the mid-distance people, it's tough to say much about how Cornell shapes up vis-à-vis the rest of the League (http://tfrrs.org/lists/787.html), esp. in the individual flat running events. The other events showed the usual season-opening mix of good and not-so.
For the men, the Big Red heptathletes made their usual strong showing, and Cornell should once again do real damage in the indoor/outdoor multis. Bob Belden looks strong in the throws; CU's young throws coach brought in some great talent, and it'll be interesting to see whether her frosh can develop fast enough with the college weights to be scoring threats.
The story in the jumps was rookie Montez Blair, whose huge 2.22m HJ was a school record and only 2cm away from an NCAA auto qualifier. The rest of the jumps showed their usual depth, though with no spectacular marks. The depth may be needed to offset a spotty showing in the straightaway races, where CU's returning hurdlers were no-shows (Huber only put the shot).
On the women's side, another top jump mark (Hewitt's 6.16 in the LJ) highlighted an otherwise solid, but mostly unspectacular, showing. The Red have good depth in most events, but a few top recruits in the jumps and esp. throws (a thin area last year) did not compete in the Dec. meet.
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Mostly out-of-thin-air Heps predictions:
On the men's side, Princeton looks very hard to beat: quality in depth. As in the past several years, Cornell seems to be PU's only potential competition. Is another men's team showing signs of being ready to step up?
For the women, you pick 'em--but after yet another outstanding recruiting season, Columbia may have all the guns it needs, esp. indoors. After last year's more competitive outdoor meet, however, the Lions could face solid competition from teams besides Princeton and Cornell--Brown, in particular, seems like it could be a threat.
I'll hope to get to Ithaca to see the meet. Until then, enjoy the season...