dark horse of this meet has got to be pomona. the west coast time after time is neglected as a sub par region when in reality there is a ton of quality there that just goes under the radar the whole season. You heard it here first guys, pomona will podium this year.
Two years ago I went on a rant about how little hype the Donnelly-Carius matchup was getting. Last year I did the same. This year, you have a middle distance coaching god, a cross country coaching god, and, well, God: Haverford, North Central, Calvin. 1986 was the last time that one of either North Central, Calvin, or Haverford didn't finish in the top two. This is going to be beastly. Get pumped.
brohonestly, this years race is wide open. Just rummaging through the regional results, north central seems to be the only team that looks like a sure fire #1 contender. Everyone else looked pretty normal by past years standards. Neither Calvin nor Haverford stood out to me as a team that I could make a strong argument for definitely being in the national title conversation, let a lone definitely finishing in the top 3. You have NYU also looking pretty strong out of the Atlantic. And obviously, all the Midwest teams are in the mix this year as well (i'm not sure about Eau Claire, but Lacrosse, WashU, and Wheaton all seem to be coming along quite nicely). Obviously, we don't know what tricks can still be pulled off at the meet, but I'd say its as wide open as its ever been this year. This, I think, will be the most exciting team race in recent DIII history. A lot of parity across the board. Should be fun to watch.
Cheers folks.
Anyone else see the coach (maybe Stout) wheeling the course today? Does he not trust it? Trying to find the shortest path?
proposal to realign regions listed here
http://www.ustfccca.org/division-iii/division-iii-proposals
There was a big powerpoint about it before, but I don't know where it is
Thanks, that was a real tornado of information.
ssdfjnk wrote:
proposal to realign regions listed here
http://www.ustfccca.org/division-iii/division-iii-proposalsThere was a big powerpoint about it before, but I don't know where it is
The powerpoint clears up a point argued about earlier on this thread:
"Proposal: Remove the cap of 5 (five) teams per region for the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
NCAA Action: Accepted
Date of Action: JUNE 2012."
So there was no cap for this XC season. Interesting.
Equinox2100 wrote:
ssdfjnk wrote:proposal to realign regions listed here
http://www.ustfccca.org/division-iii/division-iii-proposalsThere was a big powerpoint about it before, but I don't know where it is
The powerpoint clears up a point argued about earlier on this thread:
"Proposal: Remove the cap of 5 (five) teams per region for the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
NCAA Action: Accepted
Date of Action: JUNE 2012."
So there was no cap for this XC season. Interesting.
I think they just slacked on that one. The handbook said the cap was still in place
Schilit is apparently racing for Haverford today: http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2012/11/15/sports/doc50a5bbf58fffd311900268.txt?viewmode=default
Anyone know the link to the live feed and when it should be up? thanks
Live feed has a real 90s vibe to it.
The announcer needs some coffee or CPR.
I think he finally listed the top 10 or so, but it happened during a commercial break.
7000 mark the leaders are Nelson, Over, Wintheiser, Sparks, Hannon
Top teams at 7000 were Calvin, WI-LaCrosse, Haverford, and North Central in that order.
Top 5 were same as announced, with Nelson around 24:23, Crain in 6th.
Looks like North Central had a bad day?
Looks like it went North Central, Haverford, Calvin.
Fastnbulbous wrote:
Top teams at 7000 were Calvin, WI-LaCrosse, Haverford, and North Central in that order.
Top 5 were same as announced, with Nelson around 24:23, Crain in 6th.
Looks like North Central had a bad day?
Uh, looks like North Central won?
Well, unofficially NCC had 165 points, which isn't terribly great for a winning score.
Hey tim
Brains, you have them? No? Interesting.
saw Schilit listed as 76th place.