Patriot League Cross Country 2017

Predictions for the post race parties?

'GatewayDrugz wrote:

Predictions for the post race parties?

Navy has the most fun because they are going to win! Go Mids!

Bisons all the way baby! Women look like the clear favorites and the men are peaking at the right time. Just like 2014 but without a powerhouse like Navy was that year.

LU Engineers will take both titles. Home course advantage is NOT to be underestimated.

Any alumni going to be out and about in the fine city of Bethlehem tonight? Would love to organize a meetup!

any pl CHIX gonna be out tn? we should arrange a "meat-up"

So I think it's pretty obvious that Navy will win the league for the 5th year in a row. The loss to Army was solely due to the small field size. In a big field they will dominate.

i am wearing my baby blue suit to the meet so you KNOW the bison are gonna win

Alex,

I was a no-name freshman in your class, and watching you in the 1000 at Patriot Leagues and IC4As was awe-inspiring. I really loved your racing style and looked up to you as a runner. The next year at indoor Patriot Leagues I was expecting to see even greater things from you, maybe even a win in the 1000. Instead, you showed up in that f*cking baby blue blazer, not even racing, just being an eyesore. I got angry that day and decided to do something about it. I had been inconsistent up until that point, running on some great relays but never really putting it together for an individual Patriot League race. I won the 800 that day in front of the home crowd. Then I did it again outdoors. But that wasn't enough. So the next year, indoors, I made a statement. I had won three races outdoors (4x4, 4x8, 800) the previous year, but we were in your house. So I did it again, and I made sure to dominate that 800. But I think I overreached. I would go on to win the next 3 league 800s and 4x4s, but never again did I win a 4x800 title. I strained myself so hard that day at Bucknell, wanting not just to beat you but to humiliate you in front of your friends and classmates. I ran plenty more great races after that day, but I could never again get to that "next level."

Two and a half years out, I look back with fondness at my track and field career. The coaches and alumni who tell you that you'll learn things from track that you'll never learn in a classroom are 110% correct. You learn about camaraderie, bravery, toughness, and many more qualities. Even at a special school like West Point, where these subjects are more important than anywhere else, I never felt that I learned as much about these things in my classes than I did on the track with my brothers.

In the end I want to thank you, Alex. The anger I had towards you was of course misguided, and I did not channel it properly. You taught me many lessons: that I needed to modulate my emotions, channel my passion, and be competitive, but never overreach. So thank you for being such a fantastic didact. West Point and Bucknell may be very different schools, but there's a ton we can learn from each other. All you current Patriot Leaguers, remember this message: The ego tries to convince us that we must do things to achieve enlightenment. The spirit knows that enlightenment is not a matter of doing, but a magnificent consequence of being.

Thank you for all you have given me, Patriot Leaguers, and best of luck to those of you competing tomorrow.

Clyde Wilson

P.S. Seriously. Burn that blazer.

Sup Clyde. The all army dudes are all copying you and getting tats now but we all know you’re the og. Xoxo

Can someone tell me where to find results?

I've been looking for live results for an hour and they aren't working.

http://results.tfmeetpro.com/Mitchell_Timing/Patriot_League_Cross_Country_Championships/

Big win for Army!

Remember when Lehigh got suspended a meet for forcing their freshmen to run in diapers? Good times

REMEMBER WHEN PAT REILLY QUALIFIED FOR NATIONALS? PEPPERIDGE FARM REMEMBERS

Very good weekend for Patriot League men. Army and BU 3rd and 6th in NE. Luevano and Valenti qualify as individuals. Navy gets auto in MA. Flotrack says Army is 1st team out. Could get national ranking this week. Reilly of LU qualifies as individual. Bucknell and Lehigh 8th and 9th. American had two all region guys.

Fan of the sport wrote:

Very good weekend for Patriot League men. Army and BU 3rd and 6th in NE. Luevano and Valenti qualify as individuals. Navy gets auto in MA. Flotrack says Army is 1st team out. Could get national ranking this week. Reilly of LU qualifies as individual. Bucknell and Lehigh 8th and 9th. American had two all region guys.

... and on the women's side, Bendzinski of Bucknell qualified, finishing 4th in the Mid-Atlantic. Seal of BU was also all-region on the men's side, as was Buckley of Bucknell on the women's. All in all a great weekend for the Patriot League.

With the indoor season about to kick off...any predictions for the titles?