D3 South Region 2007

Since I'm still on here, I'll reply to this ridiculous post. Invariably every single year, DePauw gets pulled into the whole "D3 South thread". Someone made a ridiculous statement, I read it, and I called them on it. DePauw gets wrapped up in this because they are in a conference with some of the top south teams. They are a good way to bench those teams' prospects.

And by the way, DePauw had 2 males and the women's team at Nationals last year. I would very much prefer not to disrespect old rivals by saying that South teams have it A TON easier when qualifying to nationals.

You're right, they did have two qualifiers running in the 28:19-29:58 range, I evidently clicked on the wrong link before.

Rhodes' average time for top 5 was actually quicker than the top 2 DePauw guys' average.

I thought this thread was about the South Region, Kartelite...

Ok, but if we're gonna do stats, then I might as well have some fun with this. Evidently I am pretty bored tonight... (and I would like to add that, coming from my side, I have nothing but respect for all past competitors)

DePauw top 5k times by individual since 2002 (that is, different guys ran these times) I might miss some

14:32

14:34

14:47

14:52

14:55

15:05

15:06

15:08

15:09

15:11

...and so on...

7 straight conference titles

Represented at Cross nationals every year since 2000

SCAC cross record: 24:42 or something like that.

I do this only because it is a great program and Coach Kori does a fantastic job.

i ran in the SCAC and south region and will therefore add my 2 cents. despite losing to rhodes and/or trinity in their 1st 2 years in the conference, depauw has absolutely destroyed every other team in that conference every year since (except 2006, though still winning by a good margin). To give just one example, in 2005 depauw scored a perfect 15 over centre. Yet Depauw doesn't make it to nationals and centre wins the south region. We all love the south region but know that it is very weak compared to most other regions including the Great Lakes Regional.

No doubt DePauw of recent years dominated SCAC like Emory did the South Region, but judging from last year it appears those days may be coming to an end.

Of course Emory only started winning once Frostburg had to go back to their region and not get a free pass to nats anymore.

I think the scac meet is really up in the air this year. Depauw lost three of their top 5, but they have always been the deepest team in the conference. Colorado obviously has three big guns, but has never shown any depth past those three. The same can be said for Rhodes, who is very good up front, but lacks a lot of depth. Losing Eric Hack will hurt Centre, but it seems they have some decent depth. How Nate Blank runs will be a big determinate on how successful they are this year. I imagine freshmen will have an enormous impact for all four teams this year. Does anybody know how those teams did with recruiting this year?

Fyffe has shown that he is a good bet, it looks like he has come into this season with a good base, meaning he is not in racing shape yet but should show tremendous improvement as he gets some interval/speed work. He will be a contender for sure.

On another note... If you haven't checked out D3Runnning.com yet, make sure you give it a look. It is starting off slow, but has good potential. It would be easier to find these threads on their message boards too.

ha shameless self promotion. It's actually a decent website though. Nice job.

What happened to Roberts from Sewanee? I imagined he'd be ready to step up and possibly be a top 10 contender in the SCAC, but he isn't even #1 on his team right now. For such a solid place to train, they seem definitely in a slump right now.

Somebody help me with the NYU results. No Falke for Lynchburg or Deng for Bridgewater. I thought both were running this year, but they haven't shown up in any results.

Rhodes has a pretty sick batch of freshmen...I think they're running 3-5 for them right now.

i wouldn't call mid to high 27s on a fast 8K course to be "sick".

Yeah, Roberts kind of dropped off. I can't find any track results for him from the spring. Maybe he took some time off. I bet he is back on form later in the season. The Sewanee kids always seem to peak later.

Sewanee has some work to do to get back in the conference or regional hunt. That Ian Turner kid has turned up the volume this year. Solid summer running?

Rhodes looks tough to beat after this past weeks results at Vanderbilt in Memphis. I see them taking the south region...and maybe the SCAC?

maybe if colorado college and depauw don't make the trip.

or colorado and depauw could make it closer and send their B teams.

I agree that Rhodes looks tough to beat, let's give them the regional title now! Personally I'll wait to see what Centre does mid-season, they've been there at the end before.

"10. Lynchburg. These guys should do much better than 10th. Don't know what the coaches association was thinking, Ricky Flynn (14:40) appears to be back, D1 transfer rumors notwithstanding. He should win the region, if healthy. Returning from a short sabbatical is Jeremy Falke. Add Pat Jacobs and their top 3 can run with anyone. They need more help from their 4 and 5 runners. W & L, Lynchburg and Bridgewater appear to be almost dead even at this point."

Lynchburg beat both W&L and Bridgewater at the NYU invite.. without Falke and a 15:00 5k-running freshmen that's injured.

Lynchburg should be up there, maybe 4th

Lynchburg does not have recent history on it's side when looking at the regional meet. I guess none of the ODAC schools really perform well at all at the regional meet except for maybe W&L the past couple years.

Obviously, no one has any idea at this point what kind of impact freshman and new transfers will have on the team by the end of the season. But that "15:00 5k-running freshmen that's injured" should not even be mentioned to be in the mix at this point.

The ODAC schools (Bridgewater, W&L, Roanoke, Lynchburg) need to get their act together as a conference before they can do some damage at regionals. The ODAC does seem to be on the up and up for now so lets hope we see these high potential but under-performing teams run well come November.