Official UAA 2025 XC thread

UAA Influencer · 2025-05-12T11:25:29-04:00

Here's an in depth look into the early outlook for UAA's in 2025. Was inspired by the in depth look at the NESCAC so I figured I'd do one for a conference of similar academic (and running) prowess. If you were to run a simulation on lacctic and remove all of the seniors, you get this result:[b]1st-Chicago (55 points)[/b][b]2nd-CMU (69 points)[/b][b]3rd-Wash U (73 points)[/b][b]4th-NYU (75 points)[/b][b]5th-Emory (82 points)[/b][b]6th-Case Western (143 points)[/b][b]7th-Rochester (227 points)[/b][b]8th-Brandeis (239 points)[/b]I'm not entirely in agreement with lacctic, so I'll analyze two teams at a time. With a 27 point spread between 1st and 5th, it'll be a tight battle for the top few spots.Firstly, let's look at [b]U Chicago[/b]. Going from 5th to 1st in one year is definitely a tall order. Their only loss from their top 7 is John List, who at his best led the team at Prenats and at his worst ran a 26:30 at Augustana. A very young team with a strong freshman and sophomore class rounding out most of their top 7 last fall. Usually they make nationals but last fall they fell a bit short. Expect them to rebound heavily this year assuming their top 5 all put together a good season, or if any special freshman recruits help them out. Depth will be a serious issue if even one of their top 7 falls off.Top returners:[b]Sanju Patel, [/b]7th at UAAs, rising JR, runs a 24:39 8k and a 14:26 5k. Made some significant improvements throughout XC last fall backed up by some steady improvements on the oval. The low stick that Chicago needs and a reliable and consistent talent. [b]Liam Eifert, [/b]16th at UAA's, rising JR, runs a 24:59 8k and a 14:37 5k. Took over a minute off his 8k last fall and made major improvements on the track as well. One of the more consistent runners on the Chicago squad, could very easily see him finishing in the top 10. [b]Isaac Cohen, [/b]27th at UAA's, rising SO, runs a 25:12 8k and 14:56 5k. Very solid freshman season although last fall he seemed to fizzle out a bit during championship season after a great race at Augustana. Ran pretty consistently across track, should have all conference easily.[b]Noah Bender, [/b]45th at UAA's, rising JR, ran a 24:32 8k (in 2023) and ran a 31:11 10k this spring. Had a rough XC season last fall, very inconsistent although he did better in championship season than at big meets like Augustana and Prenats. A bit off most of his freshman year track times but has gotten closer as the track season has progressed. If he can rebound from his early sophomore slump, expect him to be dangerous.[b]Spencer May, [/b]59th at UAA's, rising SR, ran a 25:17 8k (in 2023) and ran a 31:33 10k this spring. His first track season at Chicago where he's been healthy the entire time. Burned out towards the end of XC but at his best can definitely help out the team. **Big dropoff*[b]Max Lacombe? [/b]Rising SO, Ran a 25:33 8k at prenats and never raced since. Not sure what his status will be.[b]Timothee Adler, [/b]rising SO, ran a 26:30 8k at McNichols and his only races since were a 4:29 mile and 8:49 3k at the start of indoor. Him and Lacombe gotta get healthy. Others who could help out: [b]Zach Taubman, Bryce Wijesekara, Max Huang[/b]Now for [b]CMU. [/b]They are absolutely wrecked by graduation, with only 1 returner from their top 7. But hope is not lost for this young squad. There's a big gap between Podnar and the rest of the top 7 but I have a hunch that their 2-7 gap will be comparatively small.Top returners:[b]Ryan Podnar, [/b]10th at UAA's, rising SR, XC all American and ran a 14:23 5k during indoor. Was not healthy in outdoor, raced once in march and hasn't since. Not too worried since he was hurt his whole sophomore year in track and still popped off in XC. Could contend for the win. [b]Oliver Moss, [/b]rising SO, ran a 25:30 8k and a 14:48 5k during indoor but hasn't raced since. Get him healthy and I'm sure he'll have a big jump come the fall and should snag all conference.[b]Matthew Short, [/b]37th at UAA's, rising JR, ran a 25:06 8k (2023) and 8:28/3:52 in the 3k and 1500 respectively. More of a mid distance runner, his sophomore year of XC wasn't too impressive. He'll need to make a big jump this fall to help out. [b]Thomas Damiani, [/b]41st at UAA's, rising SR, ran a 25:08 8k (2023) and ran 15:19 in the 5k this spring. Seemed to have had a junior year slump in XC but trended in the right direction towards the end of indoor and during outdoor. If he can get back to his sophomore year form he'll have a chance at all conference.[b]Adam Kollgaard, [/b]rising JR, ran a 26:01 8k last fall and 15:15 in the 5k. Has generally raced pretty infrequently but with CMU losing so many guys they will need him to step up. [b]Nicolo Fasanelli, [/b]rising SO, ran a 26:08 8k and 15:05 5k and was also 4th at UAA's in steeple. Indicates a big jump is coming for him this fall. [b]Nathan Massie, [/b]rising JR, has not completed an 8k yet but ran a very solid 15:07 5k to get 9th at UAA's. Assuming he races this fall he could definitely be in the scoring 7. Others who could help out: [b]Angelo Parrino, Christian Brower[/b]Will look at NYU and Wash U next, followed by Emory/CWRU, and then Rochester/Brandeis.

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6 months ago 11/06/2025 2:22pm EST

re: UAA Influencer

I heard that Greg Borden has the tuffest all black fits that pull all the NYU Huzz. I also heard his deli orders are chopped cheese.

6 months ago 11/07/2025 10:18am EST

re: gregbordenlover2551

interesting...would you also say that his fits are calm?

6 months ago 11/07/2025 1:41pm EST

re: jbj67

Rumor has it Greg Borden was spotted outside of Elmer Holmes Bobst Library in the calmest fit many have ever seen. His deli order is oddly questionable from what I've heard. Interested to see if it boosts his iron levels in the upcoming months

6 months ago 11/10/2025 2:31pm EST

re: Jon Diaz's top swiper

I've heard this too... what were his iron levels looking like at UAA's? Heard from a member of the team that they were "running low" that day, possibly because he accepted one of his other teammates as his "daddy" due to factors involving the Parson's School of Design. Can anyone provide any clarification on this?

3 months ago 02/17/2026 10:19pm EST

re: buckle

How did the UAA thread get rediscovered and bumped by spam bots? What?

Anyway, UC is looking like a lock for the indoor title. That's the best squad the Maroons have ever put together. Emory/WU/CMU pretty even for the next few spots. I'd probably go Emory 2nd, CMU 3rd, WU 4th if I had to guess now.

3 months ago 02/25/2026 1:20pm EST

re: uhhh what

Alright everyone conference is almost here, who's got the hot takes? Here's mine:

UC wins easily on the Men's side with the best team they've ever had, CMU/EU/WU fight it out for 2/3/4 but all are easily 50+ points back, Case puts together their best performance in awhile but still finishes 5th

UC sweeps HJ and WU sweeps PV, but UC doesn't sweep TJ

NYU shows up with a lot of NT athletes but takes big points in the Mile, 3k, and 5k

The top four all put together A-teams for the DMR, making it the most exciting event of the meet, with WU winning with a sub-10 time on a flat track

3 months ago 02/25/2026 6:44pm EST

re: uaa observer

uaa observer wrote:
Alright everyone conference is almost here, who's got the hot takes? Here's mine:
UC wins easily on the Men's side with the best team they've ever had, CMU/EU/WU fight it out for 2/3/4 but all are easily 50+ points back, Case puts together their best performance in awhile but still finishes 5th
UC sweeps HJ and WU sweeps PV, but UC doesn't sweep TJ
NYU shows up with a lot of NT athletes but takes big points in the Mile, 3k, and 5k
The top four all put together A-teams for the DMR, making it the most exciting event of the meet, with WU winning with a sub-10 time on a flat track

Wow, NYU didn't even enter a DMR or a 4x4. That's pretty embarrassing.

2 months ago 03/08/2026 9:50am EDT

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Seedance 2.0 wrote:
This is the best conference in the country!!!! But seriously why is NYU not ranked higher, they return alpha competitor jeff chen and Coach Dick Shipley is known for landing stud transfer students.

Chen's consistency last season makes him the clear individual favorite heading into 2025—Podnar and Hagerty will have to really step up to challenge him.

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