Who's the X/C individual favorite now?? Stanford strong for team title...

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    VIPAM

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    21 years ago 10/22/2002 4:17pm EDT
    re: BurkeBC

    BurkeBC

    A top five prediction that included Sage would not be a very good one. Donald Sage is an awesome talent; however,

    he is training more for the 1500/Mile. The nice debut Donald had in the 10000m last year is evidence of his potential, but he does not train for the long distances and

    that is crucial in x-country.

    In my opinion D. Sage have the potential to blossom into

    a world class 10000m much faster than in the 1500. Donald will do great things this outdoor collegiate season; however, I don't expect him to challenge Boaz, Kip, Allistar, & Jorge at NCAA X-Country (but maybe he'll surprise me).

    Vipam

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    21 years ago 10/22/2002 4:49pm EDT
    re: Vipam

    I don't agree. A college sophomore who can debut at 28:40 and also hold a PR of 3:39 and come out as the NCAA champion has a pretty good range.

    He has good speed, especially with respect to the top cross country competitors he'll be facing at NCAAs. And again, he's no slouch either when the distance gets cranked up to 10k.

    28:40 in his first 10k, and 3:39 speed, not to mention 7th at last year's race. I'd say he's top five.

    Even if you duplicated last year's results and removed the graduates/redshirts he finishes fourth.

  • just_run

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    21 years ago 10/22/2002 7:21pm EDT
    re: trackhead

    i once read something about the middle distance training philosophy of Vin Lananna. His guys (Hall, Sage, Robison) train 90-100 miles a week in the off-season, at least. They do long runs of 18-20 miles. They do speed workouts geared towards shorter races, but their strength, not speed, seems to be emphasized.

    Saying that, I believe that Kimani may step back up and take the title. His biggest challenge I think comes from Jorge Torres. Cragg, Boaz, Kangogo; these guys are definitely contenders. I also feel that people like McArdle, Sage, Hall (well, like five of the Stanford guys) and other dark horses like Lincoln, Hartmann, Steve Slattery or Ed Torres... from being in the top-5 on a given day. XC is unpredictable. They all have the potential to be a top-10 if things work out.

    Team wise... I believe with Dathan down, but even still running, CU cannot break into Stanford and Ark territory. I think it will come down to the strength of the pack of Stanford or the power up front by Ark. Both teams are excellent. It will be good.

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