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Who to watch out for in the next 4-8 years on NCAA scene that isn't a tradtional powerhouse Let's here some predictions ( please provide a little reasoning for your picks) |
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A year ago the obvious pick would be Oklahoma but it looks like they spent a lot on milers quite recently. What qualifies as an up an coming cross program these day? It's always the same 3-4 traditional powerhouses? Anyone else that can break the top 5 that normally never did would be what I would pick and Oklahoma seems to be that school over the last 2 years. |
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Any team that looks to have big improvements in the near future. Whether It be a team moving up in their NCAA finish, competing for a conference title, or qualifying for nationals for the first time in a while. That's "on the up". |
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cal poly |
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Look for Mizzou, Princeton, and MSU to make big jumps in the next few years.... Those are my bold picks |
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Look for Mizzou, Princeton, and MSU to make big jumps in the next few years.... Those are my bold picks |
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Southern Utah. I believe they were like less than 10 pts behind New Mexico at regionals and from making it to NCAA's the fall. |
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U of Illinois. Solid recruiting class this year, new coach and a very solid class coming in next year |
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On the women's side, Alabama and Lipscomb in the South. |
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Not a big name school or anything, but I think the University at Buffalo could make NCAAs in a few years. They have a great freshman class (for an underfunded state school) and their sophomores are also pretty good. They seem to be a lot better at cross than track though. Keeping with the SUNY programs, Binghamton is going to be really good in the upcoming years. A 4:07 freshman miler and an 8:19 3k freshman leading their tremendous class. |
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Coach kennedy and co going to surprise a lot over next few years! |
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Kinda feel that Stony Brook has risen pretty strongly over the last 5-7 years...granted they are doing it with New Zealand girls/guys (and some Irish thrown in for good measure), but it has a pretty strong academic reputation internationally...becomes a very easy sell...the Van Dalen twins (what's Holly doing lately??), Eric Speakman, Leonara Joy, Patricia Barry, Oilvia ??? New $3 million dollar track facilty |
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Binghamton doesn't have a lot of money- they do real well considering. I wanted to donate but they said I couldn't specify where the money would go. I didn't want the 2 and infinity basketball team to get it. |
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Mizzou. Wait until next year and you'll see why |
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Irv Ray has UC Riverside on the cusp of something great in the next couple of years |
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Look for the men from Alabama to potentially qualify for nats in 2 to 3 years, big recruiting class and excellent coaches. |
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texas... i know that they kinda already are on the national scene but it has really only been the past year or so... and they look to be getting much better. |
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UC Riverside upand comming? You must be talking to crazy Irv Ray personaly or one of his runners. Irv Ray gets spends all most scholorship money on one class. A team of all mature seriors beats alot of mixed age teams but then what happens next year? |
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They won't compete with the big boys, but Duquesne will open some eyes. |
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Alabama didn't even qualify a team for nationals last year after Coach Walker had them as a top 10 program while he was there. Looks to me like the new regime has no interest in having a good XC program at all. |
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