They just had four guys break 9 and two go WAY under. All 4 are underclassmen so they’ll be back for xc in the fall. How’s their fifth man? Could they be good enough to make division 1 xc nationals?
It is pretty disappointing that letsrun put this thread on the homepage. They wouldn't even come close in the southern regions.
Their top guy would be an 8:10 3k guy in college which is nothing special. Plus this is 10k on grass we are talking about.
They just had four guys break 9 and two go WAY under. All 4 are underclassmen so they’ll be back for xc in the fall. How’s their fifth man? Could they be good enough to make division 1 xc nationals?
It is pretty disappointing that letsrun put this thread on the homepage. They wouldn't even come close in the southern regions.
Their top guy would be an 8:10 3k guy in college which is nothing special. Plus this is 10k on grass we are talking about.
So we've concluded that Newbury Park wouldn't qualify for NCAAs. But what if we added Nico and Jace to the mix? I'd assume Nico would've been around 15-20th at NCAAs last year and Jace would've been around 120-160th on a good day, with Collin probably just ahead of his level. The 2 Young twins wouldn't have been that far behind either. With that top 5, qualifying for NCAAs and even beating a team or two looks pretty realistic.
I think the biggest difference from high school to college XC is how fast the races go out. Granted Regional races are more controlled at the beginning than nationals but going out under 4:35 on grass for 10k is another beast. Especially at a course like OSU this year where 4:35 puts you DFL.
Not true. The men weren't selected because they weren't good enough. The men were beaten by Syracuse at the Last Chance meet held in FL 2 weeks before Nationals. Syracuse got last at Nationals. In fact Michigan barely beat Florida State, who finished 9th in the ACC.
Michigan's women team did go to Nationals based upon that meet.
Still waiting for one these knuckleheads to document the PRs of NP as compared to any qualifying team or team who was close to qualifying. I look forward to seeing if NB Park has 2 guys in the top 7 of a qualifying team. They certainly don't come close to matching up man for man.
There is not a chance these guys could qualify for division II nationals. Just look at the East Coast Conference, they have 5 guys go sub 9 in the 3k every year. Look at Connor Demo kid great range..... 4:13 in the mile and 15:57 in the 5k. Newbury park doesn't have anything on him. I've ran against him several times and I just know he could beat Lex Young.
You are using 4 guys 2 mile track times to say they could def step up to the 10k in grass and be just as good! yah right. You can not say this with certainty. And have you all seen all of the DI and DI 5k times on the track this year? 8:40 2 mile is not going to guarantee you a sub 14;00 5k! And its def not going to guarantee you a 29:00-30:30 10k in grass with the big boys!
last year 2020 love how mantz gives wildschutl credit he seems like such a good kid (lol I say that but im a sophomore in college) and I hope he wins the title again this 2021
Last year’s team would have been better with Colin Sahlman and Appleford in a 10k XC race than this year’s team. Lex and Leo would do well, Aaron Sahlman would probably struggle with 10k and their number 4 and 5 would be in the last 5 places overall without a doubt, regardless of it was Martinez, Cantu or Doshi.
Last year’s team would have been better with Colin Sahlman and Appleford in a 10k XC race than this year’s team. Lex and Leo would do well, Aaron Sahlman would probably struggle with 10k and their number 4 and 5 would be in the last 5 places overall without a doubt, regardless of it was Martinez, Cantu or Doshi.
Yeah last fall if Appleford was in the shape he was in this spring or last spring, he would have closed the gap on Aaron Sahlman.
Last year’s team would have been better with Colin Sahlman and Appleford in a 10k XC race than this year’s team. Lex and Leo would do well, Aaron Sahlman would probably struggle with 10k and their number 4 and 5 would be in the last 5 places overall without a doubt, regardless of it was Martinez, Cantu or Doshi.
Yeah last fall if Appleford was in the shape he was in this spring or last spring, he would have closed the gap on Aaron Sahlman.
WIth their top 2021 runner taking 60th today at Nutty, after months of training specifically for the longer distance under the best coach in the country, at altitude, I think the answer is now pretty obvious.