Where would Cam Myers have finished at NCAA XC?

Top ten?

He Would be battling for the Win, If he is Not top 10 it means he was broke by the leaders and inferior runners passed him up after he was broken.

My Prediction if it had happened he battles for win The New Mexico runner breaks him very late and Cam Myers fades to 4th

If he runs Conservativly he gets 2nd, but at his level he goes for win as 2nd place in his mind might as well be last place, because winning is the goal at his level

I don't see him losing to Colin Sahlman. So anywhere from 16 to 2nd seems about right. Don't think he beats Habtom at 10k. If I had to guess, he'd beat Messaoudi but lose to Musau and place 5th on a solid day.

Hmm but does he beat Gary? idk tbh... prob not

DFL

I’d slot him anywhere from 5th to 10th. I also do wonder if at least at the championships, 5,000 might be his best bet.

Not sure on this one. If you ask me what is more impressive, I’d go with what Gary has done at NCAAs XC over winning vs. the thin Aussie field. But physically Myers is better than Gary at the 1500/mile/3K and it seems he translates well to the grass.

I wouldn't say far better - Laros is a a pure miler but I think Myers would have him covered anything 3-5K and above.

But neither have set the world on fire yet despite their immense talent. Laros had the best chance of that in 2025, but didn't deliver. Myers lack of top level race experience meant he wasn't prepared for the rounds.

Better yet what about Jakob? He's younger than some of the All Americans

The fact that this is actually true is somewhat mind-boggling.

Jakob feels like he’s been crushing international comp forever. And there are dudes still in the NCAA older than him:

Jakob should be able to beat Habtom Samuel. Dont get me wrong, Habtom is a 26:50 guy but hes around the level of the guys who Jakob beats at Euro Cross. The next step up has always been the question- maybe we find out in Tallahassee.

Most contenders need to get out with the leaders in that fast first K because moving up is so difficult. Not for Jakob when his is on form. He could make a game out of it, come in through the first K in last place, and just start picking them off from there.

It went out slower this year… there was really no impetus to go out in DFL. Some years it works out that way, but giving yourself 270 guys to pass for the sake of running 5-10s slower in the first K isnt necessarily the move.

No way he loses to that nerd.

There’s no way that he wouldn't have finished in the top three or four! He’s a massive talent, but can be out kicked still (barely) But man, he looks super strong and getting stronger. When Habtom took off, Myers would have gone right with him easily. He’s got the finishing speed and strength to do it. Although is he weather tested? It looked like a nice balmy blue sky grassy run ‘downunder’?

Honestly, you could make a case for 19 year old Jakob winning over the current field, let alone now. People forget how good he was that year because he faded to 5th trying to win the 5 in Doha, but he also pushed Gebriwhet to the line in a 13:02 race where they both closed in 52.

For sure if he had been competing in the NCAA instead of Euros he would be a 4 time defending champ since age 20.

Cam doesn’t care about this. He is concentrating on the 1500m, a man’s race.