Official 2021 D3 XC Thread

It is obvious who will win it. It will be Joe Freiburger, because he is sexy and fast and it makes me so furious and also very mad that anybody thinks anyone else is sexier and faster than him

NCC freshman spotted

Joe Freiburger may be fast and sexy, but he is not a hot dog. As far as I can tell the only hot dog in the race will be Alex Phillip.

Grammy doesn't know as much about distance running but you don't really have to in order to coach at NCC. The training has been the same forever. It's just about getting enough decent recruits but it doesn't always happen. NCC has a lot of good young talent. I bet they'll be in the hunt for another title as early as next year.

Freshman spotter wrote:

YuhNo wrote:

Programs have off years but to say the "new guy" aka Frank Grammaroso who started coaching at NCC in 1983 "has no idea what he's doing" shows YOUR lack of knowledge. NCC has been a creature of habit since the 80s & 90s. A quick google would show what they do Monday - Sunday 52 weeks a year. A coaching switch isn't to blame for a down year. Teams have off years for many reasons injuries, illnesses, large graduating classes, etc. To blame it on the "new guy" is like blaming a teacher for a student not studying for an exam. NCC's history shows they have the ability to turn it on and podium but with the luck they have had this year they could be 10-15. I'll say this I'd bet the bank on them being on the podium next year.

NCC freshman spotted

For real. I mean look at York High. They've been nowhere near the same since Newton retired, and it's basically a mirror situation in terms of a coach taking over who had been with him a long time.

1. PP

2. Wartburg

3. MIT

4. Williams

5. Wash u

6. NCC

7. CMS

8. John carroll

9. Geneseo

10. Whitewater

PP-Wartburg seems like a coin flip, but just based on 2019 I gotta give it to PP, they’ve shown they can perform when it counts and they’ve only gotten better since then. MIT might beat one of those two, but it’s a little hard to give them the nod just cause the best team they’ve raced all year is CMS at Louisville who had a pretty bad day.

Before the regional meets I would’ve said those top 4 are essentially guaranteed to podium. But seeing Williams 4 and 5 crap the bed at regionals, I think there’s a possible threat from some of the B tier teams at natties. It’d take another bad day from their 4 & 5 combined with a pretty good day for any of the next best teams, but definitely possible. Nationals is not forgiving of a crappy day from your 4-7, no matter how good your top 3 are.

The next group, gotta take Wash U over NCC just cause they seem to have a better pack. CMS hasn’t looked any better than mediocre all year.

8 9 and 10 are tough to call. John carroll beat #14 otterbein, but not by much. Hard to gauge where geneseo belongs cause their region is garbage and they haven’t raced many other top programs, best they faced was #24 Lynchburg at Rowan 5 weeks ago. Whitewater just cause I needed a 10, and it’d be a crazy year if no UW teams made the top 10.

SUNY G believe is taking the #1 spot!

Geneseo JV guy spotted, maybe if you keep hyping them up on this thread the Varsity guys will actually talk to you

My son, Isaac Garcia-Cassani, is a a 4:02 miler.

where are people staying in louisville... I heard Berman is chilling in the springhill suites downtown, 7th floor. Gonna get lit Saturday night

insideD3XC wrote:

Geneseo JV guy spotted, maybe if you keep hyping them up on this thread the Varsity guys will actually talk to you

C'mon man, don't be mean.

Wartburg beats PP by 12

WashU 5th? They lost to CMU, didn't they?

It's the power of eating bread. WashU could never handle all that gluten.

Whoever did those rankings is a fool. JCU took down otterbein by 25 without 2 of their top 5. And everyone who did race besides Alex and ThickBoi was told to stay back.

insideD3XC wrote:

Geneseo JV guy spotted, maybe if you keep hyping them up on this thread the Varsity guys will actually talk to you

lmao toxic varsity kid on a team that probably won't crack the top 20 at nationals!

purpledow wrote:

insideD3XC wrote:

Geneseo JV guy spotted, maybe if you keep hyping them up on this thread the Varsity guys will actually talk to you

lmao toxic varsity kid on a team that probably won't crack the top 20 at nationals!

I didn't know this was high school XC. Who the heck has varsity and JV in college?

FAKE NEWS, Dickinson mens and womens teams win with perfect 15 team scores. Nasty NCAA and useless USTFCCCA will try to tell you otherwise, but they can't be trusted. STOP THE STEAL. All Red Devils need to stand back and stand by!

SUNY g is a podium threat

Well my son Mitch Ryan will be making a comeback and will finally get All-American

downfallalreadyhappening21 wrote:

purpledow wrote:

lmao toxic varsity kid on a team that probably won't crack the top 20 at nationals!

I didn't know this was high school XC. Who the heck has varsity and JV in college?

DIII is JV and DI is varsity.