Kibet with a 58:54 half PR is the class of the field that also has Micah Kogo, Will Geoghegan, Christo Landry, Riley Masters, Aaron Braun, Maksim Korolev and Chris Solinsky. The women are lead by defending champ Gemma Steel, Emily Sisson, 5-time world xc medalist Meselech Melakamu, Diane Nukuri Alexi Pappas and Laura Thweatt. *Full Fields
*Ben True Pulls Out Of B2B With Fatigue From Standard USAs/Standard Chasing In Europe Many top Kenyans (including Patrick Maka and Emily Chebet) also pulled out of the race due to the sudden death of their agent, Zane Branson.

At the "Miracle on Dirt," the USA walked away with a silver 2 years ago. They are back at World XC trying to get on the podium. We break down their chances.

Maksim Korolev was the only individual champ for the US. Justyn Knight won the juniors for Canada.

Chris Derrick 3 peated as USA Champion in dominating fashion as Bobby Curtis was 2nd and Dathan Ritzenhein 3rd. Ben True, the guy who tried to stay with Derrick the longest, faded to 11th.

8 years ago, with World XC spots on the line, the action in Boulder was legendary as all of the Colorado greats - Culpepper, Goucher, Torres and Ritz - battled. What's in store in 2015? Chris Derrick goes for the three-peat but he'll have plenty of competition in the form of Ben True, Dathan Ritzenhein, Maksim Korolev, Ryan Vail and Garrett Heath.

Oregon's Edward Cheserek repeated and was followed by his teammate Eric Jenkins, but they were no match for Mark Wetmore's Colorado Buffaloes, who repeated as NCAA champs. Recap and results.

 In 2012, Lawi Lalang was viewed as invincible. He lost the NCAA xc title. Last year, Kennedy Kithuka went down. Is Edward Cheserek vulnerable this year? Pluis Americans rejoice, we've got 5 Americans in our top 10.

Molly Huddle got another big win to bring her prize money total to $128,000 in 2014, collegian Brian Shrader (born at 7,000 feet of altitude) turned heads by beating the pros at the .US 12k Champs, Priscah Jeptoo showed she's on her way back, and Duke did not show anything.

The most competitive conference meet in the country features five of the top 12 teams on the men's side (including #1 Colorado and #2 Oregon) and six ranked women's squads. The two big winners two weeks ago, Edward Cheserek (Pre-Nats) and Maksim Korolev (Wisconsin) wills square off in the men's race, while Shelby Houlihan will look to fend off freshmen sensations Elise Cranny and Bethan Knights in the women's race.

Friday's adidas Wisconsin Invitational pits #3 NAU against #7 Stanford on the men's side, while the women's race features 22 ranked teams, including #2 Michigan State, #5 Arkansas and #6 Stanford as well as 9-time defending Canadian champs Guelph. Joe Rosa, Maksim Korolev, Stanley Kebenei and Futsum Zeinasellassie will bid for the individual men's title; Shelby Houlihan leads a loaded women's individual field.

Some quick thoughts on the men's race at NCAAs. Cheserek got the huge upset win, Maksim Korolev (who got lapped 3 times in the NCAA 10,000m) was third and your first American, four Americans in the top 10, including true frosh Ben Saarel, plus Kemoy Campbell's dream season comes to a halt and NAU and Colorado's 5th men.

Kennedy Kithuka is undefeated for his life in college cross country. Might his win-streak posssibly be stopped by a Jamaican in 30 degree weather? Or will history be made in a negative way with with the worse highest-placed US man in history?

Vin Lananna would agree there is nothing better in the sport than a Heps conference meet. LRC breaks down the Ivy League Championships. Will Jason Vigilante's Princeton Tigers come out on top again or will it be Willy Wood's Columbia Lions? Can Dartmouth or Harvard sneak in there?