NCAA Regionals Thread

I just enjoyed Roe's interview.

I would have picked Nichols to win the 10k had she entered, and then to have still been in the mix 2 days later in 5k. By picking just the 5k, she's like a high schooler going to Arcadia, saying I just wanna go fast!

I also don't underestimate Chelangat and Gregory, they will go with the fast pace 5k too, it will just be a tough, but not impossible comeback from 10k..

is this abby nichols last track season?? like last ever season of running?

ncaa women's 5000 winning time would be 15:0x

Nichols graduated high school in 2016 and started running for Ohio State in September, 2016. Ran for Ohio State from 2016-2020. She is a Covid redshirt. Started at Colorado in 2021. So I assume this is the end of her eligibility, but I could be wrong.

100% supporting Nico but I doubt he wins the 5000m due to his so-so kick. I'll predict 2nd for him, with Wildschutt or Kioko outkicking him FTW.

Nur will win the 10,000m, probably easily. Seems like he gets better the farther up in distance he goes and he's already pretty strong in the 1500 and 5000m.

no wonder going all-out in one title rather than take her chances on both and lose both

I think Ky Robinson is the clear favorite in the men's 5000m. He finished second to Nur indoor, and has a huge kick. Others in contention are Beadelscomb, Young, Hicks, Hacker, Jacobs, and Fay.

The lists of the top 48 declared athletes are out there

http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor22/

I'm not really sure how you can say that Robinson is the "clear favorite." One of the favorites? Yes. Clear favorite? No. A "clear favorite, at least to me, connotes that someone is heads above and a lot better than every one else. That is not the case with Robinson.

In the PAC-12 champs, Robinson was 3rd behind Eduardo Herrera and Cole Sprout.

Here are the top 10 times of those declared for the 5000 in the West region:

1 Brian Fay JR Washington 13:16.52 2 Olin Hacker SR Wisconsin 13:19.34 3 Eduardo Herrera SR Colorado 13:20.30 4 Kieran Lumb SR Washington 13:23.26 5 Casey Clinger SO BYU 13:23.33 6 Ky Robinson SO Stanford 13:23.61 7 Charles Hicks SO Stanford 13:24.58 8 Cole Sprout SO Stanford 13:27.02 9 Aaron Bienenfeld SR Oregon 13:28.13 10 Andrew Kent SR Colorado 13:28.28

Here are the top 10 times of those declared for the 5000 in the East region:

1 Morgan Beadlescomb SR Mich State 13:17.16 2 Dylan Jacobs JR Notre Dame 13:23.45 3 Victor Kiprop FR Alabama 13:24.48 4 Ahmed Muhumed SR FL State 13:26.11 5 Barry Keane JR Butler 13:26.29 6 Athanas Kioko SR Campbell 13:26.73 7 Adriaan Wildschutt SR FL State 13:28.03 8 Acer Iverson FR Harvard 13:28.52 9 Baldvin Magnusson JR E. Michigan 13:32.47 10 Andrew Alexander SR Notre Dame 13:34.50

So what am I missing? What is it that makes Robinson the "clear" favorite?

Well since Robinson was second indoors in the same event, and the only person who beat him is not running the 5000m. Robinson is probably the favorite outdoors.

So the fact that the two guys that beat Robinson in the PAC-12 Championship are running and between the two regions there are seven guys that have faster times than Robinson this season means that Robinson is the "clear" favorite? Additionally there is a guy named Nico Young that has a lifetime 5K PR that is significantly than Robinson's? Ok, got it. It makes perfect sense to me that he is the clear favorite.

wondering if any of the ncaa guys are going to run the 10k at us champs. Rn it seems like none of them are based on who i see at regionals and the timing of it all

I hope it is a fast race because I think that will give Touhy an edge. I want her to win so bad!

Nico just ran a 13:11. If he does that or better, who can stay with him in this field? Kioko not entered, Brian Fay maybe?

maybe, but remember that was in a perfectly paced race, 13:10 pace every lap with Nico running in 4th/5th

For those of you who missed Nico's 13:11, here it is, watch him crush Connor Mantz and even beat the legendary King Ches.

Nico can run alot of 63.x laps and is a very good pacer. He should try to do that and get away from the kickers.

If he can do it, I would agree that would likely win. I just think that would be tough to lead from the get go.

Link? I'd like to see the other event listings.