How fast to be d2 All American?

I am guessing around 30:30 or so, depending on conditions, for the track, and maybe slightly easier in cross country. It might take faster than 30:30 some years.

Good Wigins wrote:

I am guessing around 30:30 or so, depending on conditions, for the track, and maybe slightly easier in cross country. It might take faster than 30:30 some years.

What? No. 30:30 doesn't even get you D3 all-american. 29:30 and 14:00 are more reasonable.

crazy raisin wrote:

Good Wigins wrote:

I am guessing around 30:30 or so, depending on conditions, for the track, and maybe slightly easier in cross country. It might take faster than 30:30 some years.

What? No. 30:30 doesn't even get you D3 all-american. 29:30 and 14:00 are more reasonable.

Well last year 31:43 and 15:26 got you All-American in Div.II, but it was held in Pueblo, so that slowed the times down substantially.

In 2010, 30:43 and 14:24 got you All-American, so it really does depend on the year. Many years it will be faster.

you have to run 30:43 in the race but its going to take a sub 30 10k to get you to the actual race for an fyi.

I'll never understand why people look at the results of a championship race and assume that the times run are the fastest possible for the athletes. It isn't really relevant if it took 15:26 to get All-American if it took ~14:10 to qualify. Much like how it "only" took 13:41 to win the Olympic gold in the 5000m. Clearly the athletes in that field were capable of faster times, and clearly someone with a PR of 13:41 would not have stood a chance against that line-up.