Who will win the NCAA Indoor Mile?

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

my two pennies wrote:

I think Adam Spencer of Wisco will get his first title. 3rd outdoors last year, then had a huge breakout in the summer, going 3:31 and nearly making the world final (last man out I believe). Crushed the field at Big10, ran a solid 3:52 at Millrose, beat Sahlman on the 1200 at Alex Wilson with a 2:48ish performance. He's got a great kick, and he's certainly the class of the field in a fast race. Adam Spencer, 3:56 with a 1:53 close, locking it in!

Not to be a d*ck but he was DFL in his Worlds semi finishing 4 seconds off the back. Could not have been further from making the final for a semi finalist.

I’d say he’s probably third favorite behind Houser and Waskom, but he certainly should be considered a good contender. Essayi doing World Indoors and such seems like a lot. And to me tactically he struggles at his size without the burst/shiftiness that a Manzano had for instance. But maybe he gets it right this year.

my two pennies wrote:

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

Not to be a d*ck but he was DFL in his Worlds semi finishing 4 seconds off the back. Could not have been further from making the final for a semi finalist.

I’d say he’s probably third favorite behind Houser and Waskom, but he certainly should be considered a good contender. Essayi doing World Indoors and such seems like a lot. And to me tactically he struggles at his size without the burst/shiftiness that a Manzano had for instance. But maybe he gets it right this year.

Guess I misread the results on his World Athletics page. I assumed they grouped the semis together, and he finished 13th overall. Still, the fact he made it through that killer first round puts him a level above the rest of the field. Waskom was also there and couldn't do the same. I also just like him as an athlete and it's rare to see a guy run 3:31 and come back to help his college team out the next year. I hope they run him on the 1200 again for the DMR though, keep him as fresh as possible (he might break the unofficial CR for that distance tbh). It's a fantastic field though, four guys at 3:48-3:51 ability level (conversions included) is ridiculous for the NCAA.

king999 wrote:

my two pennies wrote:

Guess I misread the results on his World Athletics page. I assumed they grouped the semis together, and he finished 13th overall. Still, the fact he made it through that killer first round puts him a level above the rest of the field. Waskom was also there and couldn't do the same. I also just like him as an athlete and it's rare to see a guy run 3:31 and come back to help his college team out the next year. I hope they run him on the 1200 again for the DMR though, keep him as fresh as possible (he might break the unofficial CR for that distance tbh). It's a fantastic field though, four guys at 3:48-3:51 ability level (conversions included) is ridiculous for the NCAA.

"fresh as possible for DMR"? A nice thought, but even if prelims are slow and tactical, guys will be running so fast and hard, plus the bumping, it will be different than most prelims we have seen, I think, these guys will be on two weeks, no racing, and ready to bang, coming in. You do get two hours between Mile Prelims and DMR , I just think folks will have to go deep to make that Mile final.