NAIA XC/TF 2024-25

Enjoy that nonsense for another week. That is the best thing about October. No more excuses or dodging, it is put up or shut up time. “We sat someone” doesn’t matter anymore.

I have no idea what you’re talking about because it’s obvious this thread constantly jumps to certain things. Injuries and eligibility are two of them among others. That's okay though I still hope you’re having a nice day and no need to go back and forth about things that do not matter like facts lol

Kind of depends on the size of the meet, doesn't it? Meet like nationals if you have one or two low-scoring runners makes a huge difference with the team score. Still of course comes down to how fast your number-five runner is. As always

No clue COI looking impressive in both genders however

No one is running exchange students. They're transfers how dumb are you?

Championship races are in November…

It’s also September now…

It’s a pretty normal thing to not run all of your guys at a meet early on in the season

About 2/3 through September with 8 weeks left in the season…

Who cares if Corban sits some of their guys on September 20th it’s not like they were peaking for the CCC preview meet that only had about half of the teams in the CCC

Same difference. Looked like Milligan held out their transfer kids again. Must be more to them not running.

Cunberlands holding guys out in the first week of October last year https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/21985/Royals_Challenge

Man it seems like the top 3 teams from last year did this same thing even later into the season…and they were fine.

Who cares if someone rests their top guys in an early inconsequential meet, especially in a meet that was reportedly on a short course with only a few teams? I don’t care if it’s almost October there’s 2 whole months left till nationals, a lot of these teams race their guys too much as is.

I don’t want to keep beating a dead horse but… I’ve been saying there’s more to this story for a while now. Just waiting for the right ears to listen

Guys is this racist?

8ish weeks till the national meet, why people gotta sit??

To get a good training block, rest up, maybe they’re sick or banged up Idk

They already raced this season so they’re not ineligible and probably not seriously injured so I’m not too concerned

Exchange/transfer its all the same. Milligan isn't as good as they think. They will get beat at nationals in XC and once track season start they don't have anything but distance runners.

Why do you have this odd obsession with Milligan not having good field events?

They had an All-American in the 400 last year so they’re not too bad in sprints.

Why the obsession with distance running? They had one all American last year outside of distance.

How many programs are really good across multiple event groups?

Cumberlands won indoor and outdoor while scoring only distance points and pole vault.

St. Mary win program of the year a couple years back on the men’s side with just distance points and one good sprinter.

That same year St. Francis’s women won program of the year with all of their points coming from distance events.

I think you could point to more really good distance programs that aren’t powerhouses in sprints/field than the other way around. Milligan is at least solid in sprints and a true powerhouse in distance