Official 2021 D3 XC Thread

Laksk wrote:

sklsdc9vx wrote:

You're assuming Haverford will win the region easily. Berman College has the country's top returner from the 2019 XC nationals, a couple of 3:52 1500 guys, and a 9:22 steepler. Plus a strong group of recruits. They should be a top 10 team nationally.

Could you provide the Berman College results from the 2019 XC national? I can't seem to find them.

They were NAIA and now they are DIII.

Right of Center wrote:

Laksk wrote:

Could you provide the Berman College results from the 2019 XC national? I can't seem to find them.

They were NAIA and now they are DIII.

I know. Can't find Berman College in the 2019 NAIA cross country championships. Maybe I'm missing something. This is the link I'm using:

sklsdc9vx wrote:

Berman 2-mile track trial this evening. Depth is an obvious problem, but . . .

9:08

9:12

9:13

9:16

9:19

9:56

10:14

10:27

All I see is an awful 6. One bad race or one injury screws everything up for them. I don't think anyone is scared of them.

Laksk wrote:

Right of Center wrote:

They were NAIA and now they are DIII.

I know. Can't find Berman College in the 2019 NAIA cross country championships. Maybe I'm missing something. This is the link I'm using:

https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/2/m/r4qkld4tv75nn9/Mens_Results.pdf

You can't find them because they are DIII now.

bruh how are so many people itt falling for the obvious troll. Berman College does not exist.

purpledow wrote:

bruh how are so many people itt falling for the obvious troll. Berman College does not exist.

Sorry buddy, gonna need a source for this.

yikes. this was obviously a joke. let's get back to D3 discussion. Berman does not exist (I started the thread as a summertime diversion.)

sklsdc9vx wrote:

Berman does not exist

Source?

Was at the Iona meet today and saw a D3 runner (by the name of Matthew Kleiman) come in 2nd place (only to Temple) looking very strong. He ran 25:23 on Van Cortland which has gotta be worth sub 24 on a flatter course. Definitely one to look out for among others. D3 is pretty loaded this year.

Was at the All Ohio Championships today. Otterbein looked really good narrowly edging Case Western. They lost to John Carroll but look out for them at the end of the season. Ohio should have at least 3 teams at nationals this year.

Individually Alex Philips of John Carroll won. He was easily the best of the field looking relaxed the entire race while everyone was struggling, besting many D1 runners. He could be a favorite in November. I wish Alec Sandusky of Cincinnati could have been in the race to see how fast he could have gone.

Alex Phillip can have my kids. Forget about him being fast for a second. He literally saved 20 orphans from a burning bus. True hero and he’s packing!?!? Name a better person I’ll wait🤪🥸

Is Matthew Wilkinson running? If so, nobody will touch him.

Yes, for University of Minnesota in D1…

Bro Wilkinson? He ain’t anything special. He’s just sexy🥰😍

Whitewater tops WashU?!

Surely WashU wasn’t running all out.

word on the street has it the williams was only able to sweep 1-5 and the little 3s this year instead of the 1-8 they did 2 years ago, and their guys were all running like 20 mins for 6k. Looks like their #2 coaches poll is overrated.

Pomona-Pitzer with a 25:17 top 5 average. Decent, but not podium-level

Laksk wrote:

Pomona-Pitzer with a 25:17 top 5 average. Decent, but not podium-level

I think those times are a bit inflated. Ethan Widlansky's 24:10 converted to a 14:35 5k:

Riverside is always crazy fast, but the heat is usually 80+. Today was also cool/perfect.

I've still got them around 5th with a 1/3 chance of a podium:

I wouldn't count Pomona out - its early and they've peaked well at nationals in the past.

Laksk wrote:

Pomona-Pitzer with a 25:17 top 5 average. Decent, but not podium-level

PP’s top 5 was 24:33 average, you’re looking at the open race.

CMS had a solid showing as well on their men’s side with a 24:51 average and a lot of promise on their women’s side with 20:57 average for 6k without their number 1 from Mark Covert.