MIAC Track Talk

When are the awards announced? Kinda weird that the meet was Saturday and the awards aren’t announced yet.

The coaches vote on the awards right? I don’t think the Oles have had an athlete win the award in Power’s tenure. So either the other candidates are way better or his athletes get the shaft because the other coaches aren’t impressed by him. I can’t think of any athletes that had not worthy enough performances to win MVP. Usually we see a Bethel or Johnnie sprinter then in All-American type performances. We don’t see that from the Ole and their AD knows that.
I don’t think they’ve even had an athlete win the Cross Country MVP in his time. He did have the XC Rookie of the Year since the Macalester freshman had a bad MIAC meet.

Since the Track Rookie of the Year is based off points scored, the Oles will at least get an award for Myers, so he can put that on his social media

I think the coaches vote on Rookie of the Year. Surely Feig or Kent of Bethel will win. Looking at results, the Bethel future is scary good. Besides those two, they had freshmen score highly in Hurdles, Long Jump, Shot Put, Heptathlon, and the 400. If I’m the rest of the MIAC, I’m definitely worried, because Rock’s good freshmen usually become absolute dawgs by sophomore year. Not sure now many Oles freshmen scored, but it seems like even St. Scholastica had more.

Logan Swanson is the surprise Rookie of the Year. Very curious of the reasoning of him over Feig or Kent. I guess because he was runner-up?

He is the third Royal in the last four seasons to receive Men's Rookie of the Year!

You are missing Paxon Myers. 3rd 600m, 4th 800m and 2nd 4x4. Highest point total of any freshman (and separately, the only one with a realistic shot at individual ncaa qualifying).

But he’s an Ole.

Olaf coach restructuring means that Antone Truss is the new Ole head coach for track. Power remains as distance coach and head cross country coach.

Would they have made this change if the Oles won conference? Or actually had non-distance runners at Nationals? Why are they announcing now? Lord of weirdness surround the change.

Looks like the Ole assistant qualified four 800m runners. Very impressive. Maybe he should take over XC too.

I’d you’re an average 800 runner, like a 1:57/1:58 guy why would you want to go St. Olaf when you might not even make the Outdoor MIAC meet due to all their sub 1:53 or faster runners? You could be a 1:55 guy and not be able to run a 4 x 800 at Drake or the MIAC meet.
BwE shouldn’t get too excited though. When you have freshmen who ran 1:52 in high school it’s hard to be impressed with that depth.

I assume he didn’t win because the MIAC coaches despise Chunko and he was a high school stud, so he hasn’t really developed much in his time at St. Olaf. Wonder if coaches will think better if the new coach and that will lead to more recognition for his athletes. One thing I know is true, is that Chunko will now never win a MIAC track coach of the year award.

Senior year times -

Nemecek - 1:59.73

Moore - 1:58.78

Fells - 2:01.57

Olaf got a dude like Myers since Kopnick is such a strong recruiter and coach. He also coaches the women’s 800 group, which has the MIAC Champ, Isabel Wyatt.

So why isn’t he in charge? Sounds like he has done a better job in both recruiting a D1 talent in Myers and recruiting/developing studs like Moore/Nemecek. If I’m an 800m runner looking at Olaf, I’d be more concerned he won’t stay because he’s a better coach than his boss.

Penn State 4 guys at nats.... St. Olaf 4 guys at nats.... Is St. Olaf the D3 800 U?

No.

That would be Wartburg.

Do we think Stencel will take the MIAC mile record this week, running a banked track? Can Ihrke take the 800m? Nelson should reset his 400m record.

I think the Concordia women take the 4 x 400 record and Ariella Rogahn-Press will crush her 400 record.

Yes for all.

Stencel wins the mile this weekend

What's the scoop on Turlington?

back to the drawing board for oles….