NCAA XC 2018 individual predictions!

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In any order

Baxter

Day

Kiprop

Kigen

Kemboi

Fisher

McMillian

Mantz

Teare

Veatch

XC Nostradamus wrote:

In any order

Baxter

Day

Kiprop

Kigen

Kemboi

Fisher

McMillian

Mantz

Teare

Veatch

So Veatch is on this list but not Hoare who beat him like a drum at big ten cross indoor and outdoor and just won NCAA 1500? What am i missing?

I will take the easy way out and add a few without deleting any.

Jordan

Lomong

Koipkoech

I believe that Soren would first have to be a college student at a D 1 school to be considered on a list of contenders for a top 10 NCAA finish. Just a small technicality!

Individuals:

McDonald, Wisconsin

Kiprop, Alabama

Day / Baxter, NAU

Day / Baxter, NAU

Fisher, Stanford

Kigen, Alabama

A D2 or D3 Transfer

Klecker, Colorado

An Incoming Hotshot Freshman

Kemboi / Kipkoech, Campbell

Teams:

NAU

BYU

Stanford

Portland

Oregon

Iowa State

Colorado

You guys are doing well with this one. I didn't even consider McDonald but if he is back and training with Hoare, they could be quite the duo. Klecker is a good pick also.

Gonna be a cold one this year

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Individual top 15

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1. Tyler Day - NAU

2. Grant Fisher - Stanford

3. Matthew Baxter - NAU

4. Joe Klecker - Colorado

5. Andrew Jordan - Iowa St.

6. Gilbert Kigen - Bama

7. Vincent Kiprop - Bama

8. Edwin Kurgat - Iowa St.

9. Jonathan Green - Georgetown

10. Alex Otsberg - Stanford

11. Rory Linkletter - BYU

12. Oliver Hoare - Wisconsin

13. Amon Kemboi - Campbell

14. Connor McMillan - BYU

15. Jonathan Davis - Illinois

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Team Top 7

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1. NAU

2. Stanford

3. Iowa St.

4. BYU

5. Portland

6. Oregon

7. Colorado

Team Picks.

Iowa State

NAU

Stanford

Wisconsin

BYU

Surprised I haven't seen any one mention Joey Defoe yet. I hear he's been crushing Day and Baxter in sub tempos up at Buffalo Park in Flag.

Wisco Mile wrote:

Team Picks.

Iowa State

NAU

Stanford

Wisconsin

BYU

Iowa State is the team to watch this year.

Top 3

Andrew Jordan ran a 13:44 after redshirting this year

Edwin Kurgat finished 7th in the NCAA 5k and seems to be doing well for them

Dan Curts has run a 13:45 and was the teams top finisher in the NCAA midwest regional last year

The return of Thomas Pollard and getting a solid 5th man will be the things that sway how they do this year

Now as for Wisconsin... 4th place is quite the jump but the men were solid in track this year

They have a solid top 3 in McDonald, Hoare, and Hardy

Snider, Eidenschink, and Miehe should be likely scorers

That being said, I'd be surprised to see them be ahead of BYU

Xc brains wrote:

XC Nostradamus wrote:

In any order

Baxter

Day

Kiprop

Kigen

Kemboi

Fisher

McMillian

Mantz

Teare

Veatch

So Veatch is on this list but not Hoare who beat him like a drum at big ten cross indoor and outdoor and just won NCAA 1500? What am i missing?

....And Teare just got beat by a HS junior Drew Bosley at USATF junior nationals

2 aussies in the top 10 for men

Braniac wrote:

Xc brains wrote:

And teare just ran to qualify as he had run 13:46 earlier

So Veatch is on this list but not Hoare who beat him like a drum at big ten cross indoor and outdoor and just won NCAA 1500? What am i missing?

....And Teare just got beat by a HS junior Drew Bosley at USATF junior nationals

Braniac wrote:

Xc brains wrote:

So Veatch is on this list but not Hoare who beat him like a drum at big ten cross indoor and outdoor and just won NCAA 1500? What am i missing?

....And Teare just got beat by a HS junior Drew Bosley at USATF junior nationals

and you're a fucking knob