Dirtrunner wrote:
Not sure why Markezich tried to make it fast lol that played right into Valbys hand.
Yeah, I can see that, but honestly I think Valby was going to win no matter what and the pace probably helped Markezich ensure 2nd. I guess she also could have thought to test Valby the day after a fast 5k.
Notre Dame women wound up 10th but they were only 4 points out of 5th, 7 points out of 3rd. There are occasions in this meet when athletes hedge their bets for the sake of sewing up points.
I’m shocked how close Florida got to Arkansas. The latter’s DQ in the 4x400m obviously hurt. Goes to show it’s not over until it’s over.
Blank231 wrote:
Womens 3k - Ramsden, no show
Asekol, pacer the drop
Maatoug - drops out?
Roe - falls and drops
That is a lot of drop outs. Unless someone is sick or injured, (or falls), I am not a fan of no shows from an NCAA final. Other runners could have taken the spot.
Is pacing like that for a teammate legit at a championship final?
I’ll have to watch the replay, but the splits seem to indicate there was not much if any benefit, with Olemoimoi there anyway. If Markezich tried to slow it down even more than she did, Valby would probably have gone around sooner, no?
Can we all acknowledge that Brosnan is an absolute genius!!!
Question.... How did Arkansas women and Texas Tech men win this meet without distance points?
Arkansas used to slam the door with their distance team in the past. What happened 1 year ago?
I want to like Michaela Rose but her post race interviews are same level as Sydney's. That's why Whitakers victory was the highlight of the day. We actually got to hear about the race.
MattHatter wrote:
ouch, was that taylor Rowe who fell just before they cut away to shot put? looked painful.
2:20 mark
Bummed for Roe, that was a tough fall. On the podcast Rojo said Maatoug may have stepped on her? I wonder if that is why Maatoug eventually dropped as well.
critic 100 wrote:
Question.... How did Arkansas women and Texas Tech men win this meet without distance points?
Arkansas used to slam the door with their distance team in the past. What happened 1 year ago?
One year ago Lance Harter retired.
Arkansas did get 5 points in the DMR. That was the difference between 1st and 2nd.
Florida and Arkansas have switched places. Florida now gets over half their points from distance.
Distance points
BYU 28
Florida 27
OSU 25
Alabama 21
Notre Dame 16
Thanks for specifically pointing out where Roe went down, because I initially missed it on the replay, thinking they had cut it out. They must have cut out a post-race interview by Valby, too.
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