Am Hurts wrote:
This could dismantle the program.
Will be interesting to see what their recruiting classes look like the next couple years. Assuming no transfers they're stocked with enough talent to be decent for the next 2 years in xc, but after that it could be a rough couple years. All this bad publicity and now a coaching change. Recruits with options will almost certainly look elsewhere.
speculative wrote:
Am Hurts wrote:This could dismantle the program.
Will be interesting to see what their recruiting classes look like the next couple years. Assuming no transfers they're stocked with enough talent to be decent for the next 2 years in xc, but after that it could be a rough couple years. All this bad publicity and now a coaching change. Recruits with options will almost certainly look elsewhere.
Amherst is still a desirable school. Period. Even in their "rebuilding" phase from 2010-2013, they still were placing top 10 in the region, top 8 in the conference. I don't really see it being different from that.
Plus their interim/assistant has been their a few years, so it's not like they're flapping in the wind.
Great meet yesterday. My hat goes off to a few performances in particular:
Kevin Serrao and Jon Perlman: You guys killed it in the mile. Took it out comfortably and punched it in when you needed to. Kevin gets an extra shoutout for doubling back and running 2:27 in the 1000.The kid's coming into his own in the middle distance events.
Jimmy Martinez is dominant in the 400. That race was insane.
Tuft's sprints/mid-D crew: Hiroto Watanabe, Andrew DiMaiti,and Peter Clark, you guys are killing it this season.
Williams DMR: For the second year in a row, you guys pulled the win out of your ass from the slow heat. Well done.
Tons of other performances of note happened yesterday, but these were my standouts. Hopefully this fired us up for NESCAC's/DIII's in the spring.
Tickels loses to string cheese and mayo. Take that meat off the grill, because it is DONE.
jioubhkygj wrote:
Jon Perlman of Middlebury WILL win the mile this year. kid has the form of a goddess.
Serrao almost let him take it. This was prescient.
Jumbo Lads DOMINATE the region, literally WIPING THE FLOOR with the other competitors.
I mean, they just KEEP ON WIPING. 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes: THEY'RE JUST GETTING STARTED.
Nervous spectators hold back tears and cry out, "When will they ever stop wiping?". Children are born and die. Generations come and go.
We get an announcement: Not done just yet.
THE WIPING CONTINUES.
I daydream about the Genny Boys and their savage pickups after Purple Valley. My heart goes out to IGC (call me). As I contemplate our life together, an announcement is made: Tufts are finally THROUGH WIPING. What a SAVAGE move, Tufts. My quick respite with my MUSE and ETERNAL FLAME is dashed.
Quick recap:
Mile: That One Mid Kid and that Other Mid Kid ran DECENT. THA BOZ rigged harder than BP's Gulf Coast offshore drilling site. Fish Child slithered back into the PRIMORDIAL OOZE after losing his title.
3K: F***ing Cheese Knees the Willy Scrub accidentally found himself in the front. Time disqualified since Willy $crubs are barred from winning races. Dat Mayo, aka Space Boy, title Wing Commander, pseudonym "Air Mayo" held off Timmy Tickles in the actually race for first. Judging by his facial expressions, Tickles was giving birth halfway through that race. We wish him and his new family well.
5k: Baloney the Boy Wonder and Grumpy Boy were PUSHING IT TO THE LIMIT early on. Many consider this a POOR STRATEGY. Both runners put the brakes on HARD in the middle of the race. Thankfully, Grumpy held off the two Willy $crubs closing in on him: nice work KEEPING THE WILLY BOYS DOWN.
Predictions for outdoors?
Is Amherst alive or nah?
Are you referring to the the 'Lord Jeffery Mammoths'? They are extinct.
Did anyone see Track Yack's 'power rankings' for the distance guys? They sucked. Here are my rankings for the men's long distance and mid distance squads, based on NESCAC scoring potential:
Top-5 LD
- Timmy Tichols: Absolutely destroyed String Cheese in that Princeton 10k. Can jog the 10k @ NESCAC's and still be the favorite going into the 5k: 20 point ceiling.
- Baby Face Luke: There is no way Luke loses the steeple. He's also been looking solid in the 5k recently. Point ceiling: 18.
- String Cheese: The 'Monterey Jack of all Trades' from 1500 to 10k. It's only a matter of time before those Achilles Knees get to him. He has to be doubling back in something. Could win the 5, could get 2nd in the 10, could get top-3 in the 1500. Score ceiling: 16-18.
- King David: Solid 5k-er and a fast 1500 runner. Could certainly win the 1500. Only question with King David is whether or not he would want to double, since the Colby squad is most definitely not in the running for the team win. Ceiling: as high as 15-16, as low as 10.
-Michael Horowicz: Yes, Michael MF Horowicz is in the top-5. Debate this: 14:46 5k, 31:10 10k. He'll be 4th or 5th in the 5k behind the guys above him on this list, but he's a near lock for 2nd if Hale goes 1500 instead of 10k. Like Chelimo though, the big question is whether or not he does the double. Score Ceiling: as low as 8, as high as 12-13.
Top-5 MD
- Kevin Serrao: Hasn't run a 1500 yet, but is certainly in the mix for the win. Currently 2nd in the 800m. Could win 1500m, could win 800. Most likely won't win both. Could see a triple out of this Mid Kid if he decides to run a leg of the 4x8. Ceiling: 22.
- Tristan Colaizzi - First in the 800m for now. Has a top-10 time in the 1500. Chances of doubling 800-1500 low, but could do a relay. Ceiling: 15-16.
- David Folsom: In the running for the 1500m win. Could also do a relay, but seems less likely to double back than Colaizzi. Ceiling: same as Colaizzi.
- Jon Pearl Jam: Came out strong in D3 New England's. Hasn't been too impressive just yet, but his recent racing history tells me he'll be up there in both the 800, the 1500, and/or the 4x8 relay. Ceiling: 8-10.
- King David - Only runner in both lists. Could also win the 1500. Ceiling in MD event: 10.
Overall, lots of Williams, Tufts, and Middlebury runners, which is a little frustrating. Anyone I left out criminally? Danny Aschale of CC could make waves, as could Jumbo's Colin Raposo and Bate's Patrick Griffin.
I don't know who runs that website but it's absolutely horrible. They should stop immediately.
It's fine if you don't want anything past surface level predictions and skimpy write-ups. It's probably targeting parents of NESCAC runners and high school students looking to apply to NESCAC schools.
Still though, those power rankings were comically inaccurate and I felt compelled to address them.
You left out my brother, Ben. He will certainly contend for the Steeple title.
For MD, Jamie Norton has run 4:06 for one mile, but he hasn't raced for a while. Anyone know if he is hurt or just saving eligibility for grad school?
Tim ran this weekend and will double 10k/5k to help Tufts for the team win. Luke O'Connor will do the same but double from the steeple. Hale will either do the 10k/5k or 1500/5k double. With those three coming back for the 5k, we will see plenty of fresh faces up in the front pack. Danny Aschale also looked real smooth at Silfen, and I'll count that for something.
Sneaky Prediction: Danny Aschale will win the 5k.
How did Tufts loose?
How wrote:
How did Tufts loose?
Reminder that the Tufts runner (Kardonsky)--who convincingly won the 100m final--was DQ'd from the 200m.
If he had won that event, Williams would have lost a point and Tufts would have gained 10, resulting in a tie at the 'Cacs.
Poor form in the 200m dash.
Jumbos! wrote:
How wrote:How did Tufts loose?
Reminder that the Tufts runner (Kardonsky)--who convincingly won the 100m final--was DQ'd from the 200m.
If he had won that event, Williams would have lost a point and Tufts would have gained 10, resulting in a tie at the 'Cacs.
Crazy how literally millimeters (I believe Kardonsky was DQed for a lane violation) can decide the title like that. What a close meet.
If it was a lane violation wouldn't he have finished? Did he actually win the 200 and then get DQ'd? Or was the DQ for a false start and we are just playing "what if"?
Fax Man wrote:
If it was a lane violation wouldn't he have finished? Did he actually win the 200 and then get DQ'd? Or was the DQ for a false start and we are just playing "what if"?
idk bro i wasnt even at the meet. but overanalyzing results on TFRRS for random athletic conferences i have no association with is one of my favorite hobbies