2023 USA XC is Saturday and it's LOADED (in the jr races). Official discussion thread

1 Emilio Young CA 23:47.0 (2:45.2)
2 Micah Wilson University of Wisconsin, Madison 23:54.0 (2:52.3)
3 Marco Langon Villanova University 23:54.0 (2:52.7)
4 Evan Jenkins University of Washington 23:55.0 (2:53.0)
5 Max Sannes U.S. Air Force Academy 23:55.0 (2:53.3)
6 Luke Venhuizen University of Michigan 23:59.0 (2:56.5)
7 Kole Mathison IN 24:12.0 (3:00.5)
8 Austin Henderson University of Wisconsin, Madison 24:20.0 (2:56.2)
9 Caleb Jarema University of Michigan 24:22.0 (2:58.6)
10 Shane Griepentrog University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 24:23.0 (2:52.3)
11 Jamar Distel University of Washington 24:24.0 (2:59.5)
12 Alexio Young CA 24:26.0 (2:55.4)
13 Alexander McKane Iowa State University 24:37.0 (3:09.6)
14 Zachary Ayers U.S. Air Force Academy 24:39.0 (3:00.8)
15 Jacob Heredia George Washington University 24:43.0 (2:58.7)
16 Benjamin Collins Portland State University 24:43.0 (3:06.6)
17 Luke Coffin Providence College 24:49.0 (2:58.8)
18 Trent Wigod Boise State University 24:53.0 (3:00.7)
19 Brayden Seymour FL 24:57.0 (3:03.6)
20 James Gensel University at Buffalo the State University of New York 25:00.0 (2:58.1)
21 Grady Mylander Utah State University 25:01.0 (3:02.5)

I'd love to see Weini win it. Love her story, her determination, and she's due.

Please, for the love of God.....

Does anyone know if this course was Rupp Certified!?!

Guess what ? Leo just won putting 7 seconds on Marco Langon on the last K (2:45 vs 2:52).

The Youngs are truly incredible and you were all really forgetting all they have done just after ONE bad race at NXN.

How could you possibly think Leo is worth 11th at NXN or something ? And if you think Colin Sahlman’s bad cross country season tells anything about Leo’s or Lex’s potentials (or even Colin’s for the matter) that’s a mistake.

There’s no reason he shouldn’t have been the favorite, Lex ran 13:43 last year and Leo is arguably way better than Lex was last year. And Lex should have been the second favorite if he didn’t get injured before this race.

I think they’re rewriting the record booked this year. They can run sub 4, 7:50 under 8:29 and under 13:37.

Do you know anything about Alexio’s injury?

Redemption for Leo, he trusted his kick instead of trying to run away like at NXN

First of all, I said I was a "homer" , secondly, you are right, I was going off a last effort racing form. I thought Langon moved lust a few hundred yards too soon, even when I saw it live and I did watch the entire race.It was a great "man up" effort by Young for sure. More than justifying the continued hype on here...LOL. That's a joke.

Take it easy, I admit when I am off by a little, not much, Langon ran really well here as well. Young ran a really powerful last incline to put it away, a very very good race overall, and certainly for him.

Leo>Langon>Colin

…so Leo now stronger than Colin

On paper, Kelati should take this going away.

Langdon is actually younger than the Young twins and almost a year younger than Colin.

The 10k distance will challenge Allie O, and she is not situated at altitude. But she’s a fierce competitor.

No Ostrander?

Bummer. Allie O is a DNS. :(

It's the U20 championships, dumba**.

source?

Given that the Young twins are approx 17 months younger than Colin, then Langon would need to be older than the twins (if he is almost one year younger than Colin)

10 women in lead pack after 3k.