NAIA XC/TF 2024-25

Have the 3k and 5k go straight to finals. Scrap the 4x800, 1000 and racewalk.

The national championship should be the best in the nation competing against each other. Right now the best mid distance guys are spread out between 6 different events and it’s almost impossible to double 3k/5k. I’m a big fan of the 4x8 but save that for outdoor. We don’t need 2 mid distance relays. The mid d talent pool is already way too diluted indoor.

If the NAIA wants to be taken seriously, we need to promote high level racing at national championships. Not 4:19 milers getting free vacations.

This meets lower qualification numbers, which saves money and quality goes up. Realistic and sustainable

Been saying this for years A and B standards need to not exist and it needs to be top 16-20 descending lists. Would make the results in the regular season much more competitive as athletes would be racing to keep their spot on the list to qualify and there wouldn’t be 3k/5k prelims for guys that can hardly break 15:00/8:30.

I understand the reason the naia does it is so they can have 40 qualifiers in the 5k and keep athletes at naia schools.

How is this a good idea? Again this is one of the few unique things the NAIA does well.

Wouldn’t you like to know that you’re running at nationals and not have to worry about qualifying?

Just make the qualifying times competitive and reasonable. The problem this year came with however the call-ups work not that we have A standards and B standards.

I’m sure most 5k/10k guys would prefer to not run those races 3-4 times if they’re on the border of qualifying.

The B standard has always been stupid to me. I'm fine with how indoor was this year and I'm fine with top 16 indoor and 24 outdoor. Quality over quantity anytime is my opinion.

Got to meet and talk to Bennett at the meet last week, he was a really nice guy. Not sure why everyone is always hating on him on here.

It’s because he’s a racewalker and has a mohawk. no other real reason people just like to hate. It’s easy to sit behind here and be a keyboard warrior. if everyone had to put real handles on here, there wouldn’t be any bashing.

A few ways to improve indoor (I can only speak for mid distance/ distance events)

a) Drop the race walk

b) Drop the 1000M (you already have an 800 + 1 mile)

c) Drop the 4X800M

d) Take the top 22 times for the 5000M and go straight to a final (prob 15-18 runners will elect to run the 5000M final)

e) 3000M prelims run on Thursday

This would make it a better meet. Its not as much about participation anymore for NAIA. Most Schools are looking to save a buck and cutting more numbers back helps.

Hard pass on ever giving up the 4x8!!! That is such a fun race to watch

I heard Ben Bird is using his last year of indoor to show the field of RW what a real athlete looks like. So Cole Bennett watch out.

Top performances so far of the early season?!

Lets see what happens at WashU this weekend. bound to be some fast 5k's/10k's

Also Raleigh Relays...

LUCA MADEO‼️

Madeos splits show that he ran alone at the front for 4500m. However, I watched on YouTube that they had wavelight and pacemaker to the 5k split.