MIAC Track 2016

St. Olaf doesn't have the depth it has had over the last two years to challenge St. Thomas for a conference title after falling just 14 points short in 2014, particularly as Boughner and O'Neill will be back from injury. Should be interesting to see how the field stacks up behind St. Thomas. Could see Hamline, St. John's, or St. Olaf in second with Carleton and Bethel close behind.

Hopefully Donson has the good sense to take a little time to heal, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him over raced early (hobbling along with his knee brace) and not have as great of a sophomore campaign.

I think this will be the year that Hart wins a conference title. 5k indoor as Jake doesn't give chase the week before indoor nationals, and the 10k outdoor.

I wonder if Ian LaMere's coming out party scare the Oles into the Mile and 3k indoors, and 1500 outdoors. Have been surprised that they have chosen to run their studs in the 1500 in the past two outdoor meets as I thought Grant and Jake (especially after racing the 3k and 5k indoor) might have more success there, though Grant's injury may have played a role in the choice to drop down this past season. Nevertheless it is hard to argue with the results they have had in the 1500 outdoor. Wouldn't be surprised if Calvin Lehn discovers his 1500m legs at Phil Esten and runs 3:49.x, and they have 5/20 1500m qualifiers.

Would also like to what the Oles could run in a DMR. Kevin Skrip at the 400, Bjork/Coffey/Eggers in the 800, Jake/Paul 1200/1600. If they play their cards right they could pick up another top 5 team performance at Indoor Nationals with 4 athletes.

Thomas Feichtinger will add a few more MIAC titles in the 800, qualify for the national meet, and look handsome doing it. Not sure if he has the capacity to make noise at the national meet, but could see him grinding his way to an All-American performance.

Also on a separate note, WIAA State meet 2012 results look pretty funny, I'd imagine Jake Campbell would have been bringing up the rear with Paul given his 9:50pb. At the end of the day, Josh Thorsen is a scrub and the MIAC is full of studs.

7. 12 Jonah Barry 9:21.01a Madison West

8. 12 Russ Sandvold 9:27.25a Arrowhead

9. 12 Kyle Nottingham 9:37.76a Kenosha Tremper

10. 12 Kyle Lewin 9:37.99a Arrowhead

11. 12 Ian La Mere 9:38.14a Green Bay Southwest

12. 12 Nick Petersson 9:38.25a Brookfield Central

13. 11 McKena Ramos 9:40.32a Sheboygan South

23. 12 Paul Escher 10:02.13a La Crosse Logan

Who cares about what's going to happen on the track, I'm more interested in the MIAC preseason party hosted by Hamline. Here are my predictions:

Augsburg: first to arrive, last to leave

Bethel: not in attendance, but they'll be praying for all the sinners.

Carleton: Donson hits on everyone's girl, gets thrown out, everyone wishes Jonah Berry showed up instead.

Concordia: not in attendance, need to be up early to feed cows

GAC: look good in beer pong early and become everyone's favorite darkhorse pick, but falter down the stretch

Hamline: gracious hosts, but a little too into getting everyone to play flip cup

Macalester: brings edibles, venmo hosts requisite $5 for drinks

St. John's: Feitchinger brings a 24 pack of PBR's to share, talks police out of giving Sean Bjork an underage

St. Mary's: no mutual fb friends, not invited

St. Olaf: Paul passes out after 2 coronas, Jarus shotguns beers with all his fanboys, he's just so cool.

St. Thomas: show up with girlfriends who are wearing north face and uggs--makes everyone nostalgic as they think about high school

Lol at the fact that Jake Campbells name is actually Jerus

heard that Jerus dogged it while at Edina High School in protest of Edina's racially-discriminatory deed restrictions during the 60s

Exciting to see so much competition this year. Campbell v Hornor v Lehn in the long stuff, Escher v Feichtinger v Cook in the middle stuff. Barry, Bjork, Coffey and eggers making it interesting further down. Plus gerhartz as well!

9/10 on the concept, 2/10 on the execution. Who wrote this, someone from St. Mary's or Bethel? Those are the only two you got right.

Who is going to be this year's frosh phenom? Bird? One of the frosh from Bethel? Another up and comer?

Jonah Barry is due for a big 5k. He's got the speed and mileage background for a breakout season.

Boy better not bust his sh*t on the rail again. I've got too much money on him.

CDPlove wrote:

Jonah Barry is due for a big 5k. He's got the speed and mileage background for a breakout season.

Tommies better purchase some pecker protection cause the Oles will be takin lots of shots at those little guys they got.

smack wrote:

Tommies better purchase some pecker protection cause the Oles will be takin lots of shots at those little guys they got.

This makes literally zero sense.

the oles understand it tho haha

preseasonparty wrote:

9/10 on the concept, 2/10 on the execution. Who wrote this, someone from St. Mary's or Bethel? Those are the only two you got right.

2/10 Concept, 2/10 execution: You guys really don't get sick of listing the better runners on each team and then making fictional stories about them? I don't understand the humor of this post.

"LOL Sean Bjork fake minor LOL Donson fake hitting on girls LOL Feichtinger bringing alcohol to the cool party I made up LOL Momo running too hard at the beginning of races " etc.

Ok.

To be fair, the last one about momo is usually true

Jarus is newly single...watch out carls, jarus bout to steal yo girl!

"Good aerobic back ground."

MFW you realize Donson ran those times off of 30-35 mile weeks for most the season and missing 3+ weeks of training due to sickness. Donson is no longer with the knee brace and back on the rise. As long as he can consistently hit 40+ mile weeks, he'll be slaying the competition.

Jerry, this is so obviously you. You're not fooling anyone.

DarkLordChinChin wrote:

"Good aerobic back ground."

MFW you realize Donson ran those times off of 30-35 mile weeks for most the season and missing 3+ weeks of training due to sickness. Donson is no longer with the knee brace and back on the rise. As long as he can consistently hit 40+ mile weeks, he'll be slaying the competition.

Dude, the person who talked about his aerobic capacity was saying that he was very good at longer distances, not that he did a lot of mileage. Try to read the posts before reacting so viscerally.

Carleton has been 'back on track for real this time' since their second xc meet. They didn't even show up at regionals. How can you say that the turn around for Cook is officially on when he sh*t the bed the last race anyone saw him at?

I think he's good. I think he will be fine. But for people to say so assuredly that he is absolutely fine NOW, like they've been saying since before xc conference, is asinine.