ROCKY MF HANSEN, Best true freshman this year?

Young’s 75 and 46, gorze/Sahlman 33/34. Really impressive race from Hansen, I’d rate him #1 for XC frosh right now.

Foinally!!!! Noecker is facing against some real competition!!!

This is a surprise? a sub 4 type and probably could have run 8:30's? I thought he did, but says 8:46 on IAAF site

Not so much a surprise. I thought he was going to be the best of last years group

There were many sub 4 guys that did not run quite as well as Hansen.

Nice performance by Hansen. It's so hard to predict how runners will develop. I like his basic body mechanics, that's something to build on. But trying to go out on a limb and say who will be the best from last year's talented h.s. seniors is so hard.

What are you talking about? Of course it's a surprise. 5th against a bunch of experienced juniors and seniors? Yes, that's called a surprise.

70 places better than the high school 5k record holder? Yes, that's called a surprise.

Hansen 8:35.22 in HS for 2-miles.

The IAAF site doesn’t include every race. I think they are trying to include every race but they accidentally miss a few races here and there.

Wow I’m really surprised by the Youngs. I thought they were going to be the type to easily transition to the 8k distance (unlike both Sahlmans).

The Youngs really misjudged the pace in today's race, and went out too slow but closed quickly. I think they will both be fine by nationals.

ADRIAN!!!

ADRIAN!!!

Do you realize the quality and depth of the competition in this race? The 4 guys who beat Hansen have 5k PBs of 13:13, 13:19, 13:11, and 13:29. This is very impressive for his first collegiate race.

Teenager Max Sannes 36th place today.

Denis Kipngetich will be the first freshman.

That's a safe pick.

He was never the best guy last year though. 2nd and 3rd in big races, but never the best. That's why it's a bit of a surprise that he's A LOT better than them now, everyone except Birnbaum, and this race may have been better than Birnbaum's 3rd place tbh.

Regardless, it's a great thing to have so many freshmen running solid (and great) performances. Last year the freshmen tanked at NCAAs. This year it looks like there could be multiple guys contending for top 10. It's early, but based on the sheer number of fast times from last year, I'd bet this class is gonna end up one of the deepest ever.

Serious great debut. Nowhere to go now if he has a bad race. Much better than any Nuguse early XC. What is his DOB?