2008 MIAC XC!

Any word on recruits yet for schools?

Any predictions on the women's side?...

Individually, I don't know if there's anybody else that can keep up with Borner and Theisen. Brannigan and Brenden will probably be chasing them most of the season.

Predictions:

1. Borner

2. Theisen

3. Brannigan

4. Brenden

5. Russ

Team-wise, St Thomas loses 3, St Olaf loses 2, Carleton lost 1. It seems that those 3 teams will be battling again for the team title.

Predictions:

1. UST

2. Carleton

3. St Bens

4. St Olaf

5. Gustavus

Does anyone really care about the girls race? I mean there are nice to look at, however no body actually watches them to see who wins...

but in some past years the womens races have been worth watching

St. Thomas and St. Bens are hurting from graduation, they are going to have to bring in some talented freshman to challenge Olaf and Carleton.

Team predictions:

1. Carleton

2. Olaf

3. St.Thomas

4. Bethel

5. Mac

It will be interesting to see how runners like Carlson, Umheofer, Lowrey, and Forzley come back after rough track seasons. I think Branigan and Brendon will be joined by quite a few others.

Any news of recruits?

Northfield bias wrote:

St. Thomas and St. Bens are hurting from graduation, they are going to have to bring in some talented freshman to challenge Olaf and Carleton.

Team predictions:

1. Carleton

2. Olaf

3. St.Thomas

4. Bethel

5. Mac

It will be interesting to see how runners like Carlson, Umheofer, Lowrey, and Forzley come back after rough track seasons. I think Branigan and Brendon will be joined by quite a few others.

Umheofer graduated... so unless you are following her road racing there is not much to consider.

By the way wrote:

Umheofer graduated... so unless you are following her road racing there is not much to consider.

There are open races other than road.

Speaking of road races, anyone know of any MIAC guys who have run any yet? I didn't see Greeno at Grandma's this last weekend, but Fermoyle ran nicely.

Greeno was absent from the GB 1/2 as he is training in Spearfish with teammates. In fact, a HEALTHY Dave Borner will be joining them post-honeymoon. From what I could deduce, Dan and the others as a whole are going at it exceptionally well. It will be interesting to see them get after it in the fall.

That is great to hear that Dave is healthy once again...hopefully he can string some training together and get back to ripping up the roads. Back to road races it looks like some St. Thomas guys ran a 4 miler; http://www.raceberryjam.com/indexrr.html looks like some pretty decent times.

Black Hills... wrote:

Greeno was absent from the GB 1/2 as he is training in Spearfish with teammates.

What is GB 1/2?

Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon.

greeno ran in trials that's why he didn't run the Gay Bay half

rick james wrote:

greeno ran in trials that's why he didn't run the Gay Bay half

That's impossible. Qualifying time was under 34:30.

whatever... i put my feet on your COUCH

what a bastardized version of a truly hilarious line...poor form, it is not even funny the way you put it

On a side note I hear USATF has decided to make an exemption and put Greeno in the olympics bypassing the inconvenience that is the trials

i think the team race will come down to 3 teams:

Hamline- with gleason back and bauer running strong they will be tough to beat

Bethel- Great 1-2 punch plus a solid third runner, they just need more depth

St. Olaf- Good depth...ruon is the key to this team being good.

as far as the individual race idk...but i think there are 4 guys that can take it on any given day

Why does st. thomas and st. johns have so many more academic all-conference athletes than the other schools....they must just be better at everything...SJUST