MIAC Track 2018

I think the Tommies stay the same, but win more convincingly as some teams (Carleton) can't double/triple/quadruple like they can indoors.

Carleton was realistically going to beat them if the Cook-Gallardos were healthy (an extra 20-26 from Donson, 10-16 from Joey, and those points could also knock down UST scorers (in the 400, 600, 800, and/or 1000).

Hard to 800/1500 double, or 400/800 double. The 10k/5k is where Carleton could put some serious points up on St Thomas.

My two cents.

It’ll probably never happen at the same meet (maybe at a Drake Relays style meet), but what do you guys think would happen if we saw a stacked Carleton 4x800 versus a stacked St. Thomas 4x800 outdoors? They’re pretty close to one another, split-wise, with Carleton having faster “stars” and St. Thomas having a deeper squad.

LongTimeListenerFirstTimeCaller wrote:

It’ll probably never happen at the same meet (maybe at a Drake Relays style meet), but what do you guys think would happen if we saw a stacked Carleton 4x800 versus a stacked St. Thomas 4x800 outdoors? They’re pretty close to one another, split-wise, with Carleton having faster “stars” and St. Thomas having a deeper squad.

Who would be Carletons 3 and 4 runners? Mueller probably?

Mueller's gotta be able to go sub 1:56 after that 1k and JCG should be faster than that. That should be enough to get the baton to Donson a let him win it.

Miacs is cancelled this year, time to try out for baseball

Breaking: With carleton breaking out its cement-surfaced track for Miacs, it seems they've got this relay in the bag.

Dang, there are 69 of us!?

Filthy wrote:

Krogman was NASTY! This man is a dime on the track.

Obviously L. Mueller is too Nasty as well...

Mueller is gritty, of course, but he's too talented to be considered the MIAC's nastiest. Krogman's 600/800 double was absolutely repulsive. I hope there weren't any children watching. He is the nastiest in the MIAC today.

Let's get Outdoors rolling!

400: Olsen/Mueller/Klamm WILDCARD: Pugh--His 600 didn't go perfect but he's the most 400m-type out of the top 600 guys. Ran the Nastiness out of Krogman in a 4x400.

800: Cook-Gallardo/Krogman/Hatton WILDCARD: Gustafson--ran 1:55 last year without a CC season. Looks smooth all the time. That mustache gives him a direct tap into Freddy Mercury's magical aura.

1500: Lonergan/Wachter/Ketola WILDCARD: Solheim--he can practice outside now that the glaciers are retreating. Big Miles = Power Moves in the metric mile for the Corncobs.

5000: Mueller/Wilkinson/Lerdall WILDCARD: Stumbo--see 10k.

10000: Mueller/Dodge/Meikle WILDCARD: Stumbo--let's see if he's a true distance guy. A quiet indoors suggests this to me. Biding his time, unnoticed like a tree stumpo, he'll blossom this spring and ride a gusty wind to the MIAC gold.

3000SC: O'Hare/Wilkinson/Rosenau WILDCARD: Mueller-- if he runs it. Good at everything but where can he win/score most? The 10k is much more winnable than the Steeple unless your last name is O'Hare or Rosenau.

4x800: Carleton/St Thomas/Bethel WILDCARD: St Olaf--a healthy, stacked St Olaf could take a tired or non-stacked Carleton.

4x400: Bethel/Carleton/St Thomas WILDCARD: St John's--lots of 200m talent over there. Convince them to run a 4x4 if they aren't all "injured" by the end of the meet.

My wildcards are kind of random, as is tradition. They are not strong convictions. Don't flame these guys if they don't live up to (my) hype.

Mueller is restoring honor to the MIAC. Bubs beware.

Krogman did pretty good two.

Donson is gonna need some HELP to get in

Who would have thought ketola and mueller would be the miac reps

SAD

I honestly think it’s understated just how good of a coach Josh Schoen is. He trained the current Carleton crop to 1,2,4,5 in the 5k, 1,2,3,5 in the 3k, Mueller to 8:21, Donson to 2:26/ 2nd at Nats in two events within an hour of each other, Hornor to 29:3x, and a whole bunch of other stuff in just the last few years. The only other distance coach that legit is Griffith at STO and Rock at Bethel with the Mid-D squad.

Collegefield wrote:

I honestly think it’s understated just how good of a coach Josh Schoen is. He trained the current Carleton crop to 1,2,4,5 in the 5k, 1,2,3,5 in the 3k, Mueller to 8:21, Donson to 2:26/ 2nd at Nats in two events within an hour of each other, Hornor to 29:3x, and a whole bunch of other stuff in just the last few years. The only other distance coach that legit is Griffith at STO and Rock at Bethel with the Mid-D squad.

As a Carleton alum who is much slower than all these guys, I will agree that Josh is a fantastic coach. I certainly never would have been the runner I was without his patience and individualized attention, and like you said look what he's done with the studs!

Only question about Mueller; I saw the video of the MIAC 5k and it looked like he kinda just let Wilkinson sprint by him at the finish. Really bizarre finish. Great runner though! That'll be a ridiculous duo, it already is

The Amazing Chef wrote:

Only question about Mueller; I saw the video of the MIAC 5k and it looked like he kinda just let Wilkinson sprint by him at the finish. Really bizarre finish. Great runner though! That'll be a ridiculous duo, it already is

Almost like it's more about the team, huh.

Anybody see that Lucas mueller went 8:15 in the 3k for 7th place at the championships? Holy balls. Easily could run 14:15 AND sub 30 right now in my opinion, this man will be a multiple time national champion.

You're looking at the rankings my guy. 8:15.62 is his seed time, which is 7th fastest. The 3k is on Saturday.

Yeah those are heat sheets dude lol. Way to jump the gun though.

I’m interested to see how it pans out for him and Donson. Both can walk away from this being all Americans.

Considering Donson was third last year, I really hope so. It's never easy coming back from the flu.