November 20, 2016 | LetsRun.com

2016 NCAA XC Men’s Results Women’s Results LRC Video Interviews D2 & 3 Coverage

LRC Final Patrick Tiernan Stuns Edward Cheserek as NAU Wins First Crown to Send Coach Eric Heins Out On Top Full LRC recap. Edward Cheserek won NCAAs as a freshman, sophomore, and junior, but not as a senior.

Videos: *Tiernan on Upset Win *Eric Heins on NAU’s historic day *Gracious Justyn Knight *King Ches *More

Outside Coverage

RG: Cheserek says his hamstring tightened up when leaders made their move “I was in decent shape and ready to go, but when those guys made their move, my hamstring got really tight,” Cheserek said. “I couldn’t do anything. I could have dropped out, but I was like ‘You know what, I’m going to finish and do it for my team.’”
Stanford men and women hadn’t both been top 5 since 2006

DII and DIII NCAA Champs

DII Men: Adams State men win 2016 national championship Adams State, which lost to #1 Colorado Mines at conference, had four in before Colorado Mines even had 1.
DII Women: D2: Grand Valley St. women captures fifth national title They’ve won four of the last 5 after narrowly losing last year.
DIII Women: Johns Hopkins wins its 4th title
DIII Men: North Central wins 17th national title

LRC Running Warehouse Nationals Prediction Contest!

LRC LetsRun.com Running Warehouse D1 Cross-Country Prediction Contest Tell us who will win NCAAs and win some cool Running Warehouse and Saucony prizes.

The Latest Non NCAA News

Corruption? Le Monde has receipts showing Qatar paid Papa Diack $3.5 million before 2017 Worlds were awarded ‘

‘I’m ready to face this’: Cathy Freeman opens up about her family’s deepest scars Freeman is still coming to terms with the gross injustices borne by her Aboriginal family at the hands of Australian authorities.

Distance News

Eliud Kipchoge Leads Field For Sunday’s Delhi Half Marathon Kipchoge says he wants to break his PR and go under 59 minutes.
*Aussie Olympian David McNeill Shares Funny/Awkward Massage Story He Had With Kipchoge In Delhi
The Oregonian: Grief-Stricken Jordan Hasay Will Continue To Run To Honor Her Mother Hasay’s mother died very unexpectedly earlier this month at the age of 56. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her and her family. Hasay: “I’m determined to live in the present, and live for her legacy. The best way to do that is to move forward. I know that is what she would want me to do.”
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Competitor Group Fires “Mr. Marathon” Tracy Sundlun In an effort to save money, CGI let go of Sundlun and is reportedly cutting their elite athlete budget as well. A huge loss for the sport.
*MB: “Mr. Marathon” Tracy Sundlun fired by Competitor Group Inc. One MB poster made the analogy, “This is akin to Apple ousting Steve Jobs.”
Good Podcast With Nick Symmonds Talking About USATF, Drugs, Retirement And More
Geoffrey Kamworor Focused On Defending His World XC Title This March

Doping News: More Bans, IOC-WADA Tension Grows

Qatar’s Asian 1,500 Champ Mohammed Al-Garni Gets 4-Year Doping Ban For Refusing To Submit A Sample
Sixteen More Athletes Sanctioned After Beijing 2008 Positive Retests Includes 4 track athletes: 2 Russian HJers, PV bronze medalist Denys Yurchenko and Greek TJer Chrysopigi Devetzi, who had already been stripped of her bronze for testing positive in 2007 retests.
*Doping Retests Could Mean Bronze Medals For US Jumpers Derek Miles And Chaunte Lowe Ridiculously, Lowe was 6th, but doper Anna Chicherova and the other 2 Russians were 3rd-5th.
IOC Members Attack Craig Reedie And WADA Calling For A “Neutral” President While we called called for Reedie to resign, it seems some of this backlash is coming from those upset at WADA imposing sanctions and recommending Russia be banned from Rio.
BBC: WADA President Craig Reedie Fights On Despite Criticism Some want WADA strengthened, but the IOC is reluctant to give them more authority and have spoke of a new separate organization.
InsideTheGames: Reedie Fighting For Future As President Of WADA After Unprecedented Attack
David Owen Calls Anti-Doping Movement A “Bleak Soap Opera” As He Defends Craig Reedie Who Was “Publicly Executed” At ANOC Meeting Owen wonders if Thomas Bach is trying to get more control of the anti-doping process and complains about politics getting in the way of protecting clean athletes.
WADA Proposes New System Of Sanctioning Non-Compliant Organizations, Risking More Conflict With The IOC Currently WADA can make recommendations, but doesn’t have sanctioning power.

Speaking of Going Pro – Devon Allen Goes Pro

Devon Allen Goes Pro The Oregon Duck is no longer a Duck anymore in terms of athletics. The Olympic Trials champ is going to be a pro hurdler (and later possibly try to make it in the NFL) and says rehab from knee surgery #2 is going well.
Discuss: DEVON ALLEN GOES PRO

NCAA XC Women Men’s Results Women’s Results *LRC Video Interviews

LRC Final Upsets Galore- Oregon Women Pull Off Biggest Upset in NCAA History, Missouri’s Karissa Schweizer Your Surprise NCAA Champion Two big upsets.

Full 2016 NCAA Cross Country Women’s Results (team results fixed)

Videos: Karissa Schweizer on the Win *Maurica Powell on Oregon’s 1 point win *More

Outside Coverage

Full Coverage In Our NCAA Special Section.

Weekend Pro News

LRC Eliud Kipchoge Wins Airtel Delhi Half-Marathon in 59:44 After Battle With Olympic 10,000 4th Placer Yigrem Demelash The pacemakers weren’t up for the CR 59:06 but the bonus was it ended up being a great battle for the win. Worknesh Degefa won the women’s race in 67:42. *Results

Kiwi Zane Robertson has joined Sub2 project – will make marathon debut in 2017 “I do think it’s possible, but first the right situation and preparation must be achieved. I’m not saying it will be me but Sub2 is about pushing limits and breaking barriers

The Most Underappreciate Gold Of The Games RR IAAF Profiles Jeff Henderson – The man who went from 4th to 1st on his last jump in the LJ in the Olympics
Jamaica Gleaner: Nike blocked Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce from leaving Stephen Francis They reportedly were willing to let her leave – if she trained with Allyson Felix.
Usain Bolt’s team hid fact that his pre-Rio ankle injury came at a nightclub

Oh Deer

LRC What It’s Like To Be Run Over By A Deer During A Race: Q&A With Justin DeLuzio, The “Star” Of THAT Video By now, you’ve likely seen the video of the college cross-country runner being run over by a deer mid-race. Here what he has to say about it.

Sprint Stuff: Bolt, Van Niekerk, Carmelita Jeter

Usain Bolt Says He’s Ready To Start A Family After Retiring Bolt is now officially engaged and after becoming the godfather for his best friend’s son says, “I’m actually looking forward to getting my own kid now.”
Recommended Read: How Did Wayde Van Niekerk Celebrate His WR / Olympic Gold? Talking And Drinking Coffee At The Hotel With His Family
Wow! Wayde Van Niekerk Wore An $800,000 Watch In Rio
Carmelita Jeter Now On The Coaching Staff Of Her Alma Mater, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Van Niekerk Says His Focus Will Remain The 400 In 2017 Despite Wanting To Race Over 100/200 At Major Championships

Olympic News / Controversy

Leaked Contract Reveals Nike Deal With Kenyan National Olympic Committee (NOCK) Worth $5.7 Million This is separate from any deal they have with specific sports like Athletics Kenya.
So Much For Lowering That Budget: Cost Of Tokyo 2020 Gymnastics Venue Doubles To $200 Million
InsideTheGames: Rio 2016 President Carlos Nuzman Hails “Miracle Success” But Ignores Problems Which Overshadowed The Games
Irish IOC Member Patrick Hickey Finally Permitted To Leave Brazil For Medical Reasons Hickey was arrested for allegations he was involved in the Rio ticket scandal.
IOC Tightens Rules So Olympic Bidding Cities Are Banned From Exhibiting Bids At April’s SportAccord Convention The decision is to reduce costs of bidding, but some complain that repressive rules are preventing cities from showcasing their bids.

Marathon News

Free Training Advice: Former US Champ Esther Atkins Blogs About How To Recover From The Marathon After Her 11th Place Finish In NYC Atkins writes, “The truth is that recovery is as much a part of our training and success as any other workout, weight session, diet plan, or mileage formula.”
Watch Trailer For “Patriots Day” Movie About Boston Marathon Bobmbing The movie starring Mark Wahlberg is due out in select cities on Dec. 21 and everywhere Jan. 13.
Haile Gebrselassie Reflects On Athens Marathon, Life As A Fun Runner And His New Role As Ethiopian Athletics President Geb also shares what he thinks is the greatest and worst races of his life and his opinion on the potential for a sub-2 hour marathon.
Marathon Route Revealed For 2017 London World Championships Seb Coe called the course, comprised of four 10K loops) “utterly unique.”
Meb Keflezighi Shares Some Of The “Secrets” To Competing Well Through 41 Probably nothing you haven’t heard. Changing his diet and listening to his body in training have been key factors for Meb.
Former Marathon Great Robert de Castella Trained A Group Of Indigenous Australians For The NYC Marathon; They Ran To Raise Money And Create Awareness For Problems At Home

An Inside Look At What Going Pro Out Of HS Is Really Like

LRC New $50,000 BMW Or A $70,000 Lexus? What It’s Like To Go Pro In Track & Field As A Teenager In recent years, Ajee Wilson, Mary Cain, Alexa Efraimson, Drew Hunter, Kaylin Whitney, Candace Hill, Vashti Cunningham and the Lyles Brothers have all gone pro early. We take a look at that it entails.

NCAA Banquet Photo Gallery

Field Eventer Headlines

Good Read: “Did You Know” Q&A With US’s Olympic SP Champ Ryan Crouser Crouser is a unique guy and talks about hunting with a bow and arrow, fishing for sharks and his love of math.
GR: Greg Rutherford Still Motivated To Go For Gold At The 2020 Olympics He knows, though, at 30 years old his time could be up, but he also doesn’t rule out trying the winter Olympics (he has bobsledded before).
Greg Rutherford Says Being On The UK’s Version Of “Dancing With The Stars” Can Be More Nerve-Wracking Than The Olympics Rutherford muses on who’s the better dancer, him or Usain Bolt.
Olympic Gold And Silver Pole Vault Medalists Ekaterina Stefanidi And Sandi Morris Will Go Head-To-Head At Millrose Games This February

D3 Runner Gets Mauled

LRC Video: Deer Collision Sends NCAA D-III Runner Flying During Cross-Country Race If you think a cramp is the worst thing to fear in a race, you’ve never had anyone yell, “Watch out for the deer!”