Ole miss won both races last year. Don’t like their chances this year in 4x800 as much as I do DMR. Both races will depend on Crorken and Cade Flatt. Baylor Franklin is back and should be noted he has the fastest split of 800 last year in dmr and 4x800.
DMR:
1200- Crorken
400- Flatt
800- Franklin
1600- Camerei
Go ahead and give them the wheel!
Maybe Oklahoma State in the DMR?
Fouad Messaoudi 2:49.49
Charlie Bartholomew 46.42
Mehdi Yanouri 1:46.96
Ryan Schoppe 3:52.83
vs
Tiarnan Crorken 2:53.00
Cade Flatt 46.89
Baylor Franklin 1:46.74
Anthony Camerieri 3:55.50
Wisconsin, Virginia, UNC, Michigan, & Villanova may all contend as well.
Crorken can be pretty inconsistent
if he runs a solid leg, Franklin and Camerei are running the best of their careers and will be tough to beat.
On the women's side expect Saint Mary's College to be up there in the DMR and going for the win. Marty Kinsey is quietly building a sprinter and mid-distance empire over there in Moraga. Expect the Gaels who are ranked #5 in the independent rankings to make some noise.
I'm going to take a crack at it and guess Wisconsin, Villanova, and Virginia. Oh, and Georgetown, too. I think the Hoyas can take them. Let me know how the race turns out.
Ole miss wins the men's race in 7:12.37 as Penn State's legendary 7:11.17 record lives to see another day - it's almmost 40 years old (1985).
UW's milers came back and ran 7:28.
https://pennrelaysonline.com/results/results.aspx?cy=2023&en=566
Penn State women dominated in 8:23.51 - winning by almost 5 seconds.