The top 3 shold be kisorio, kemei, and melhorn. Finishing out the top 5 will be any of the following robinson, magut, vasquez, beressa from cal st san marcos, kirwa from embry riddle.
malone is going to be tough to beat. i know that southern oregon has been ranked #1 for the past couple weeks but malone is really looking good right now and they run well as a pack.
I don't know, I think Xavier just might surprise us all...
Malone, Aquinas, Southern Oregon, Simon Fraser, Shawnee State.
Doubtful!
Women's champ = Francine Nzilampa (Lindenwood)
My money is on Malone right now, they have a strong program and alot of experience in national events. I see them pulling it together, followed by a close Southern Oregon. My money is also on Magut winning it, he is a different runner than you saw at the event last year. Ill put Silas in a close second. On the girls side I see APU pulling off the win. Good luck to everybody.
I will predict Silas Kisorio winning it. He is also a different runner than we saw last year. It will be an exciting race.
the only way i see magut beating kisorio is by putting a huge gap on him by the last mile. kisorio is running nothing like he did last year. last year at nationals he was in the top 10 at mile 4 (cant remember the exact position) and fell apart. if you have seen him race this year he is a whole new runner. i cant see anyone holding off kisorio in the last 800 of a race no matter how the first 4.5 went.
Ya I would agree Silas is a totally different runner as well. I would also agree that he would out kick Magut if it was neck and neck. He has some big time speed. I think a hard pace from the start might wear Silas down and make it hard to close. We will see though.. I am a little biased :) but still give the my vote to Magut.
Banquet Videos from last night are now posted if interested -
http://www.runnerspace.com/NAIA
We should get some nice race video today as well!
IS there a live feed any where.
WAIT WAIT wrote:
IS there a live feed any where.
Very doubtful.
Da Mexican wrote:
Will any of the Malone guys battle for the top 3 spots or maybe be Sam Vasquez since he is a former Razorback. I was wondering who the longshots are for the top 3 or 5 spots.
For the Women's race I would agree that it will probably be Jackey Kipwambok to win the women's race. I think that the rain on the course is going to play a big factor since it will be raining all week.
What's up with Vasquez? I was surprised when I looked at the results last year and saw that I beat him. Given the course in Wisconsin was hella hilly and a bit muddy so times weren't blazing, but I would expect that guy to be top 10 for sure. He didn't have a stellar track season last year either.
And a side note. I have never understood why some people hate on the NAIA so much. We are ALL distance runners. I love the sport regardless of what class I'm in. I use to run for a DI school (loved the perks) but didn't enjoy the 24,000+ student body. I enjoy the small school scene much more. So why bash? IS the NAIA as deep as D1...no way! It's a good mix between D2 and D3...what's wrong with that? It doesn't mean jack what your jersey says on it! With that said, goodluck to my teammates and everyone running today at NAIA nats and to everyone running on Monday! Go David McNeil!
I hope Malone gets upset.
Nationals looks like it will be good this year. I just wish the rating system wasn't so screwy. 20 teams changed spots in the last week? What is the point of a season if shit like that happens? Something screwy went on with the ratings this year. . . maybe bring back regionals?