2025 Gans Creek Classic and Cowboy Jamboree 9/26

No Addie Engel for NAU or Natalie Cook for Colorado. I didn’t see Marlee Starliper for Colorado either and just checked their roster. She isn’t listed. Does anyone know what is going on with her?

Kennedy is understandable due to her competing in the USA 5000 race on August 3rd. She appears in several recent-xc-related social media posts, including training photos, so she's ok, just returning from training after racing every month from Sept '24 to last month.

Bunnage, however, is a different matter. No pictures or references to her in any social media dating back to her own, most recent IG post from June. Appears not to have attended the team's altitude camp in CO, same as last year. Don't know if her knee injury from this past winter still lingers or is simply being brought along slowly. The latter approach sure worked wonders last year when Amy opened xc by winning West Regionals then finishing 4th at NCAAs.

Maybe somebody who attends Friday's meet can ask around about her current status.

Several 2024 All-Americans racing at Gans Creek:

[place at Nats/athlete/school]

3 Hilda Olemomoi / Florida

11 Juliet Cherubet / Oregon

16 Rachel Forsyth / Michigan State

32 Anika Thompson / Oregon

40 Leah Jeruto / Oklahoma

Should be interesting to see how Oregon's Diana Cherotich and the two Alabama FR Caren Kiplagat & Cynthia Jemutai fare in the mix up top.

Of Furman's eight entries, seven are freshmen. Maybe one emerges as a diamond in the rough.

I also want to see how strong Florida's Desma Chepkoach, Tia Wilson and Isobelle Jones are (in addition to Judy Chepkoech - another 2024 AA while at Arizona State (30)). My guess is FL and OR battle for the W win with NAU 3rd.

btw last year video of the Cowboy Jamboree showed up on the Oklahoma State Athletics YT channel. We shall see if they repeat.

Fl st vs LSU among others being streamed as wrote speak. Blade running with the leaders thru 3k at 9:56

LSU goes 1-2. Mediocre times but it is still early season

Florida still has a squad?😯

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPDAiFYEad_

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Interesting that the Iowa State men time their strides…”to the tenth”. 😆

https://www.instagram.com/p/DO_W5LGjd6D

Blade 3rd in 20:03.5

How many Kenyans does LSU have?😳

Where are you seeing the results? I’ve checked in the usual places and the links above and am not seeing anything.

https://live.pttiming.com/xc-ptt.html?mid=8135

I think on primetiming but fl state site has link for sure

I think the two who ran but I would have to check. BTW no audio on gans creek black M race?

No audio, and camera is out of focus

Thanks.

The Georgia men don’t look half bad at this point in the season. That is not expected.

Since Blade committed to FSU I’ve thought it was an interesting choice for her. Does anyone know the story there?

We’ll see if the LSU Kenyans can maintain their form throughout the season. The Kenyans at Clemson looked great in the first meet last year and still were respectable at the end of the season but faded a bit.

That’s only on espn+, or other?

I am watching sec network +

The fixed cameras are fine but the one on the cart is not the best