Has anyone seen the ACC start lists? Yared Nuguse, who doesn't have an NCAA regional time in the 1500 as the Sound Running Invite didn't count for NCAA purposes, is not entered in the 1500. That means he will not go for the NCAA 1500 title.
This reminds me Nick Willis' last year in the NCAA when he also didn't run his specialty the 1500 and instead opted for the 5000 as he wanted to be fresh for Worlds. The difference is Nuguse doesn't even have the 5000 standard.
I'd love to know the thought process here and will have Jonathan Gault reach out to Coach Carlson.
Update: JG has spoken to coach Carlson.