The Offficial 2024 NCAA D1 XC Championship Thread

To be fair no one has said that about Mc Cabe and she has been running in a lot of pro races for years. Seems like she has been in the NCAA for an eternity. I was rooting for her today, but I don't think anyone had an unfair advantage over her and no one bats an eye that she is still out there with all of her experience.

means she's swagged tf out.

BYU women are most likely not older than any other team, they are way less likely to have gone on missions. This whining needs to stop. And BYU men get fat and out of shape on their mission. Their age isn't the advantage you think it is. Other Americans could red shirt more as well if it was an actual advantage.

Doesn't mean much. North Carolina placed 5th in 2022 with 6 sophomores and a freshman.

2023: Did not qualify

2024: 11th

I'm a running fan (old man), I met Mike Smith (was with 2 athletes) at Buffalo park, and wanted a picture with him, he got standoffish and stated "no way and ended the talk"....I was quite surprised with his attitude....is they normal with DI coaches....not wanting to take pics with running fans (public)?????...btw...I was very respectful and nice

clearly that only works for the men. last 2 years NAU women have underperformed in the last K.

Not for me, and I have said so . What's going on right now is wrong, but if you say so, you are dubbed a racist, a Nationalist etc etc. The short cutting and preponderance of very very old runners from wherever. It Is too much today. Just my opinion, there are 58 Kenyans alone running in the system.

ESPNU commentator says uninterrupted for 10,00M!

All these folks complaining about foreign athletes specifically Africans, I guess you guys only support DEI when it benefits white Americans. A lot of NCAA volleyball, tennis, and soccer teams are FILLED with Europeans and no one complains. CRY MORE

Um, ever heard of Amy Rudolph?

I didn’t whine. I even defended Utah. I also didn’t mention a gender. BYU runners are older and that’s a fact.

The BYU women are not older.

Years out of HS for the winners: 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 1, 3

It is unbelievable that the coverage completely crapped out for the last half mile of the race and completely missed the finish and not one word of apology to the viewers. I guess if they admitted that they charged a lot of people for a broken product it might open them up to having to make retribution and they have no intention of doing that.

Future reference - when ESPN is covering the race, you are paying for the possibility of seeing the race with no guarantee that you will see sh1t. I am so mad!

I don’t understand how watching bigger, faster, more diverse fields is somehow less exciting for you.

Speaking of semi-pro: you do understand college athletes and even some high school athletes are now paid athletes? They are all semi pro.

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What were they talking about with Oklahoma State oiling up? I wasn't paying attention to the feed so I didn't see it. Replacement for double threshold is now lubing up before the race? Reduces air resistance????

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Public figures aren’t obligated to stop what they’re doing to take a picture with you as if they’re your friend. Get over yourself.

Where is clinger?????