Official 2025 NCAA Conference Champs -- May 14--17 -- Live Discussion Thread

Doris around 3:05 at 1000 so she is not loafing.

9:20.8 looked easy

Good thing she closed in 72 to make sure she won by at least 30 seconds.

Not many SEC roster spots yet for women's steeple.

Georgetown got 5 runners in a 8-person final. https://live.pctiming.com/meets/52504/events/individual/1957893 What_the_heck.

Paige runs basically 60.4/60.4 as top ACC 800 qualifier with Willis right on her heels. Napolean easily wins 3000s in 9:27.8 as Novak did in fact not run.

Kosgei of Clemson does not make 800 final. She got stuck on the inside and the Miami runner did not move out nor speed up and the Duke runner on the outside got 2nd in the slowish heat leaving a 2:00 runner out of the ACC final. Tough 2 nights for her as she did not make 1500 final either.

I wonder if Napoleon was pumped for a scrap with Novak and didn't want that mental/physical sharpness to go to waste. She could've jogged in the win; instead she threw down a solo PB on a hot & humid night. Hartman remains the Wolfpack's singular star, but Napoleon could become the engine that powers the rest of the squad forward on all surfaces next year.

She's also entered in tomorrow's 5k - pacing duties perhaps?? Her 3k time and recent SC times indicates she could run 15:35 (on fresh legs). Strange coincidence but Napoleon has run 4 straight PBs: 3 in the SC and 1 in the 1500m. My theory is making the XC team improved her base/fitness and paying dividends now. (Her freshman year she redshirted XC). 2 weeks until the matchup against Doris.

Bob Liking gets outclassed by Jerry’s army and Powell’s samurai in the Big 10 10k! Takes 9th, a sub 28 guy doesn’t score in his conference meet.

Oregon puts 5, UW puts 3 in front of the 10k specialist.

Upset city at Hayward

LRC note. Please provide a link if you can find one: Here are the results.Big Ten Championships

The 800 final could be really good. Chepngetich took her heat out in 27.5/57.5 while Willis was more conservative with Paige just going with her until she decided to pick up the pace with about 300 to go. Could see 3 below 2:00 in this conference meet if Chepngetich goes out that fast again.

When and how did the acc become a 800m powerhouse! Kosgei would have made it 4 under 2:00 (had she qualified). Lindsey Butler led last year's prelim in 2:04.57 and would be the 12th place runner this year. Chepngetich taking a page out of Michaela rose by taking it out super fast. Was that a 20m lead at the 200m mark. I'd take Paige FTW tomorrow if it's a slow start (60s) as her acceleration past Willis at the 500m mark shows she has another gear.

Well Clemson has that last 100m of the Penn Relays 4x800 in their memory bank so they know how Paige can close off a slow pace.

It looks like they were all faster on the last lap. Outclassed? Liking should not have left it to a 400 m sprint it seems.

Not sure how much of a matchup that will be as Doris seems to be at a different level. On the 5000, last race before 4x400 so everyone is entered and most run. My guess is Napolean runs with Bush, Putman who will be doubling back from 1500 2 hours prior, and maybe tries to go hard the last 1000. I'd agree 1530-1535 is possible if she was fresh. Hartman needs to make it fast enough to lose/tire Appleton (also doubling off 1500) else her kick might be too much. Kennedy of Stanford also in race doubling after 1500.

I think that comment came from a fan of either the Dawgs or the Ducks shortly after the epic race.
Big Ten Bob has achieved legend status in the conference and beyond and using ‘outclassed’ for such a classy guy was, in my opinion, not the best move by the author.

Great race overall, and kudos to Evan and Aiden and their teams. I hope the remaining distance races are as exciting!

Big ten was kind of wild with O’Sullivan mocking her competitors several times in prelims throwing her hands up like “Where is everyone” in prelims.

Harvey Cramb (Montana State sophomore from Australia) looks to be developing into another major NCAA 1500 stud. Won the Big Sky 1500 by 1.2 seconds over Colin Sahlman - 3:38.9 with a 53.66 last lap.

https://live.athletictiming.net/meets/52216/events/individual/1976119

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8583843/Montana_State/Harvey_Cramb.html

Seems like the dude must be ~6’6” range.

Oof, new prospect to watch. That’s a nasty close!

Sahlman beat him in the 800 1:48hi-1:49lo. Harvey’s father Steve was a good runner too.