I was not there either. 70 degrees ain't bad. The dew point needs a high temp to give a high relative humidity. The wet bulb number takes everything into consideration.
the final 3200 at runninglane was 72 degrees at 93% humidity which gives a dew point of 70. From my experience it depends on the runner. Some runners bodies can't take the heat or humidity. Others won't be affected by it. Especially if we are talking about a 3200 which let's real is on the short side of racing.
For example, take Ben Anderson for example- 9:00 - Arcadia - Absolutely perfect conditions as always 9:15 - Colorado State Championships - 5500ft altitude 8:52 - Runninglane Nationals - 70 dew point - not ideal 9:04 - New Balance Nationals - Conditions were actually as good as Arcadia this year For a 3200, it's a mixed bag.
I don't remember the details but I usually check when I am watching the races. The 3200s at NBN went off very early morning so I remember it being quite good but I could also be misremember things. Like I said I wasn't there and weather charts tend to be flaky sometimes
Southwest - Herriman/Niwot 1-2 at NXN, 1-2 at NXR. Guaranteed at large to American Fork for top 6 at NXN, possible at larges to Mountain View UT, Coronado for a top 10 finish to whoever gets it.
Northwest - Crater wins NXR, Jesuit 2nd. Crater top 6, Jesuit top 10. Possible at larges to CDA/Rocky/Franklin. Whoever gets it places top 15 at NXN.
Midwest - Downers Grove north or Plainfield south to go 1-2 at NXR. Both place top 12 at NXN. Possible at large to Rock Bridge for a top 15
I think CDA will autoqualify from the Northwest.
Midwest - Plainfield North will be better than Plainfield South
NXN boys qualifying team predictions (with at-large predictions included, which is why I included more than 2 teams for some regions)
Southwest: Herriman UT / Niwot CO / American Fork UT / Mountain View UT
Northwest: CDA ID / Crater OR / Jesuit OR
Midwest: Downers Grove North IL / Plainfield North IL / Plainfield South IL
California (merge): Great Oak CA / Jesuit CA (There are many CA boys teams that can qualify, so this one’s hard to predict. Although Great Oak is not returning the best group of track times in CA, I’ll give them the benefit of doubt based on their history, what they return from XC, and the fact that they qualified last year without Westin Brown. They are also returning 3 scorers from NXN and added a little more depth during track. Great Oak is the top returning team from the state XC meet (if you add Westin Brown), and track is different than XC)
New York: Monroe Woodbury NY / Saratoga Springs NY
I don't get why Midwest is being held so highly on here. What have their teams done the past 5 years? Nothing. South teams are miles better than the Midwest teams this year. There is no way 3 teams from Illinois can beat Southlake Carroll, Austin Vandegrift, Bentonville, Woodlands TX, Jesuit LA, etc
I agree with you. South has 4 nationally ranked teams in the top 15 in the TR rankings. One of them is a team no one heard of - Bridgeland. They returned everyone and added a transfer who ran a 9:05. They also have only 1 senior so in 2025 they look to be even better. I feel like Bentonville should be in the top 30 in the nation as well.
I don't get why Midwest is being held so highly on here. What have their teams done the past 5 years? Nothing. South teams are miles better than the Midwest teams this year. There is no way 3 teams from Illinois can beat Southlake Carroll, Austin Vandegrift, Bentonville, Woodlands TX, Jesuit LA, etc
I agree with you. South has 4 nationally ranked teams in the top 15 in the TR rankings. One of them is a team no one heard of - Bridgeland. They returned everyone and added a transfer who ran a 9:05. They also have only 1 senior so in 2025 they look to be even better. I feel like Bentonville should be in the top 30 in the nation as well.
don't forget about the woodlands TX. All their 1600 meter returner times comes from 1 race, which tells me they could have run faster. They will definitely be a threat on the national level.
BATTLE OF THE JESUITS. This is hype. If La Jesuit can get in there b4 the team crashes and burns it will be super cool. Maybe throw Belen Jesuit or Brebeuf Jesuit and it would be super fun to watch a bunch of rich white Christian Jesuit kids battle it out.
Also Boston Jesuit, the team that beat CBA in the 4xMile at NBNO
Battle of the Farmingtons Farmington (UT) Farmington (MN)
Farmington UT was opened in 2018. That’s where some people who would have went to Davis go to. A lot of people from Davis transferred there the first year Farmington opened
Jesuit CA has a new assistant coaches named Keegan Smith. It would be funny if it was Keegan Smith from TN; he has one more HS season eligibility left. He was the #1 freshman in the nation freshman year and he hasn’t been mentioned in this thread much if at all. His team Knoxville Catholic is ranked #1 in TN
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