MIAC 2025 XC

This could be the best MIAC DMR in history, especially if Olaf, Carleton, and Bethel double back 800m runners. DMR Lineup picks based off entries -

St. John's - St. Peter, 400 leg, Molenkamp, Stencel

St. Olaf - Seppanen, 400 leg, Moore, Turlington

Macalester - Connole, 400 leg, Wiltse, Hoisington

Gustavus - Jenneke, 400 leg, Jandro, Brauer

Carleton - Hopkins, 400 leg, Indy, Gabe

Bethel - Shultz, 400 leg, Strubbe, Hootie

I have St. John's winning in 10:05 with St. Olaf around 10:14, Carleton runs 10:15 and Macalester unironically edges 10:17. If Mac runs Ihrke, they may be second.

You don't know Carleton is doing, but you do have one correct leg.

Will we see Bethel storm ahead of the Oles again after the total failure last year?

2017 may have been the best year for the K in MIAC history

Hearing the Ole and Carleton ADs have an emergency meeting scheduled this morning to determine whether the Oles will be allowed to compete today after the Oles were ejected from the Rec Center for cult-like cheering too loud of a tone in an indoor space, and lack of respect of for Carleton campus-wide anhedonia policy during the MIAC Heptathlon. Dave Ricks stated he will bring a decibel meter to assure the Oles stay quiet and mostly confined to the closet they have been assigned for team camp.

Who ran on the top 4 DMed squads?

Kinda under whelming outside of the 800 runners. Cole is the best track runner the MIAC has seen in few years, Mac almost beats mighty Carleton, and the outdoor 4 x 800 will be memorable.

If Power can recruit any semblance of sprints, jumps, or throws they would be celebrating a title and the mustached zaddy strength coach wouldn’t look so miserable being at the meet. Surely he’s calculating how to better to use Power’s budget to balance the team points.

So looks like Cole is safe for Nats at 19. Hartney got in at the 32nd spot last year. Gabe will likely need to race.

The 3K never scratches down, so Turlington likely only makes the 5K.

Ihrke, Moore, and Nemecek are likely safe in the 800m. The rest of the Oles will need to get faster.

Will we see any DMR's? Johnnies could break 10:00, but that might make it tough for Cole to run fast Saturday. The Oles have good 800m guys, but no depth for the 1200/1600 types.

Oles actually could put together a pretty good one with Moore on the 1200 leg. Based on his 2:27 1K, he should be at least able to run 3:01/3:02. Then the question becomes whether Bullock can run a good enough 1600 to give them a shot

I'd say a team of Moore, Myers, Nemecek and Bullock would do fairly well.

Looks like they have entered Bullock in the 1200 Friday. He only ran 2:29 for the K, but he he has a 4:13 mile PR, so maybe he can run 3:05/3:06. . Moore is the running the 800 and they're asking Turlington to step down. Not sure it's wise for him to run the week before Nats, but maybe they don't think he can score. I bet he can run a 4:15 or so, which likely won't be good enough. Whoever ran their 400 leg at MIAC's was surprisingly fast for a non-sprint school.

He ran a 3:51.8 outdoor 15 and a 4:18 a month and a half ago. I'd wager he could run a 4:11 or so.

That 3:51 was in March two weeks after Nationals. I’ve heard Power say he still doesn’t know what Turlington’s best event is. He’s a bit faster at longer distances than last year when he ran 4:12 at the same meet in the slow heat. I’d give him a 4:10.

Kinda surprised he wasn’t entered in the mile for extra points. Too bad Iggy doesn’t have Indoor eligibility or they might challenge the MIAC record.

Johnnies signed one of the top distance runners from North Dakota! The future is bright in Collegeville.

The Outdoor 4 x 800 will be awesome. Olaf never runs their top guys, so I could see if being very close between the Johnnies, Oles, and Carls.

I think it says something that Carleton and St. John's seem to be able to double or triple their athletes at a higher level and Olaf doesn't do that for championships.

If Olaf and St. John's run their A squads at Drake, both could challenge 7:30. Too bad they can't run two. I'd hate to be the 5th Ole 800m guy and stay home.

Outdoor 5K should be fun too with Gabe and Stencel stepping up in distance. I think Stencel can beat Turlington in a tactical race. His kick is so much stronger.

If you're the Ole Coach, what lineup would you use and what order? If you're Maxwell, would you rest Cole and run other guys or try to qualify the relay? What group would you use from the Johnnies?

I know the Oles outscored all the distance teams by a lot, but I'd also argue it was an underwhelming meet for them, especially given how dominant they were in XC. Mac, Carleton, and even Gustavus were able to steal some points from the Oles that they probably shouldn't be able to. I'm obviously not talking about the 800 or their tactics with Ihrke.

I know they aren't as good on the track as in XC, but should we have expected more?

You make a good point. Looks like Olaf fired their volleyball coach who had as much success as Chunko. Should he be worried too? Poor conference results and many reports of poor conduct, mismanagement of funds and a boss that wants more for the program could be bad news for Chunko!

I think Chunko thought they couldn’t win or wasn’t willing to overload his top distance athletes to win. Turlington easily could have run the mile or a DMR leg, but they gambled the Johnnies wouldn’t run Cole. Or maybe he was satisfied with 8 points there. Moore and Nemecek only ran two open races and the 4 x 400. Maybe the AD or strength coach isn’t happy about him not trying to win the meet, but he didn’t bury guys that still need to qualify for Nats or that could possibly be AA. I know AD’s want to win Conference championships, so this creates an interesting philosophical debate for a coach. I’m going to guess Chunko didn’t consult his bosses, which is sure to get him in hot water. Again. But, I bet his better athletes appreciate him keeping the bigger picture in mind.

Moore, Myers, Nemecek, and I think it’s a toss up between Turlington and Bullock. Both are good, but need to run 4-5 seconds faster than they ever have to make attempting to qualify.

The Carls are one legs away from running something fast. They need a better 800 leg. Indy and Roy can’t do it all.

St. Peter, Montreul, and Stencel will like run 9:57. Maxwell’s relays always overperform their seedings.