D2 Nats predictions (Mines FTW?)

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Clever. I laughed out loud. But no chance for moso.

Sheesh what a load of crap. Grand Valley return Panning and Woldermichael who almost certainly go 1-2 at nationals. Who are Mine's low sticks? How can Mines or Adams compete with 1-2 at nats?

Panning and Woldemichael look good, but they’ll still have to deal with getabooty (think he’s hurt though) and Colligan, who will be ready to take names. And the rest of the GV team looks meh. Mines can put 7 guys in front of their 3rd. Their pack is gonna be too much to deal with.

I agree, Mines is poised to win it all. Adams hasn’t been all that impressive thus far. The orediggers are grinders and should have their best race at nats this year.

Is Gidubuday really hurt? That really changes things for sure.

You're right people have been napping on Colligan while he's been taking names and he's poised for a big year. But he's certainly not on Pannings level. What about Adams from Adams? Looks like his season is going worse than his haircuts this year....Yeesh.

Well if Adams St runs like they did outdoors, they won’t be much of a threat. Look for Ramlet to be back healthy for Mines and Hoskinson to make a big jump. Panning and Woldemichael will probably go 1-2 but the rest of their team is gonna have to pull through big time.

I'd say Adams is never one to count out, but I see that Colorado Mines is changing their strategy up. They have a few seniors that are hungry for top 10 spots. They are really holding off on their taper with the national meet being 2 weeks later. I say that they lose RMACs on purpose this year to save their best race for last.

the last 3 Rmac runner ups have gone on to win nationals! I could see mines letting Adams have conference! They’re the ones trying to play the long game this year. They’ve probably already got all their studies done to be fresh for nationals as well

Yep, Mines looked unstoppable at the pre nats meet today scoring 19 points against a quality d2 field. Hoskinson and Colligan looked really strong, add a few new guys to the mix who looked good as well. Ocampo didn’t even have a good race, and it didn’t matter. They’ll probably move into the #1 ranking I’d assume

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Yep, Mines looked unstoppable at the pre nats meet today scoring 19 points against a quality d2 field.

It may have been a "quality" field, but its still not a good picture of what Mines will face at Nationals. Mines was the only team west of the Mississippi. Sure, Queens and Mt Olive are decent, but nothing compared to the teams that Mines will have to beat to win nationals. The PSAC teams are absolute trash, GMAC proved that they can keep up... but again, not a good predictor of how Mines will finish at Nationals.

Yeah we know they’ll face some better schools but they completely obliterated schools ranked in the top 10. They got a good feel for the course, and in December, it’s going to be hilly and cold, very similar to what it’s like here in Golden. Colligan just tempoed the race. The Mines team has REAL depth.

Idk I’ve been hearing the Adams boys have recently cut gluten out of their diet. If that’s true, expect a big break through from them soon.

Y'all crazy if you think anyone's beating Adams. Gidabuday, Gedyon, Joseph, Adams are all top 10. 1-2 cannot beat 4 guys in the top 10. They gotta hope Adams has a seriously off

I have to say Mines has consistently looked prime around this time, but then faltered a bit in the post- season while it seems like Adams consistently does the opposite. Granted, the performance the pre-nats does look like a stand-out team for Mines - which is nothing against those teams. Should be a damn good show.

Y'all still sleeping on Grand Valley. They don't even have to run hard at conference or region, they may look a bit meh right now in terms of depth but believe me they'll come on leaps and bounds come nationals.

Chico just put 8 in the top 8 of their last race. They have a really good team that no ones talking about. Medina is gone but guys have stepped up and they have better depth than ever. I think they’re gonna surprise some people.