RE: MVC XC predictions

Bowman, the Kunz brothers, Zimmerman, McDaniel, Walsh, and the list goes on and on.........

Pre Officer wrote:

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Without Fife, who is going to step up for ISU?

I had no doubt they'd have a few that could. Looks like they got a shit load of freshmen too.

Ind. St. lost Fife, but Nay as well. They will definelty be the team to beat in the Valley, but they will have to hope for an at large bid. I'm always cheering for a Valley school to get to Nats, but it won't be easy. As far as the valley is concerned...

MEN

1-Ind St(Veterans)

2-Drake(thin,will be good if no injuries)

3-UNI(davis,Lawson,Ulrey-3 top 15 not figured in last year)

next 4 close

4-WSU-good mix

5-SIU-top runner in the valley this fall

6-bradley (could be as high as 4 if improve)

7-evansville (solid one, but unreliable after that)

8-ill st(May get last-ouch)

9-creaighton

(sad thing is Miss St would have been 1 or 2 this year)

Mohamed Mohamed beats Kunz in a close one. Walsh, Bowman,Zimerman,UNI top 3, drake top 2, Nick W (evan), maybe bradley one and any foreigner that i don't know of in the mix for top individuals.

SHOULD BE A FUN YEAR!!!

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I would have to say bowman is the favorite this year he is the number one returning runner.

Is dylan davis running XC this year? he isn't on UNI's XC roster

Word is that Davis never much cared for XC or Bucknam. At least that seemed to be the situation last year.

Bailey resigned because of the head track coach.

marathnr wrote:

Bowman, the Kunz brothers, Zimmerman, McDaniel, Walsh, and the list goes on and on.........

Pre Officer wrote:

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Without Fife, who is going to step up for ISU?

McDaniel has a stress fracture. Too bad, he seems like a good guy who's working hard.

I believe SIU's Mohammed Mohammed will be a contender for the MVC crown this year. Only a sophomore, he showed good potential last Spring.

After the top two, it's really anybody's race. We have a pretty good idea about ISU and Drake, but after that, it's between WSU, UNI and SIU. Sorry Bradley....

WSU: Gotta like them because they have a frontrunner in Girts, and Scott Reed really came on at the end of track, getting top 6 at the MVC outdoor meet. These two alone are a strong nucleus. They lose one guy, Swogger, who was in the late 20's and return some young guys who ran with Bradley's and UNI's guys. 5th man will be an issue, as they can't afford to have a 35 place spread between their 1st and 5th runners. They are a team that also can't afford to have injuries or lapses on the back end.

UNI: Will probably make the largest leap of any of the teams. They return Lawson from a RS year, who finished a surprising 3rd in the 10k outdoors and was also in the top 6 in the 5k. Could be a darkhorse title contender? Ulrey should be a impact runner, but one should always be careful of talking up frosh before they even step on campus. Davis will of course be the wildcard. Great track seasons, will he run XC? Like WSU, they lose a late 20's guy in May, but have some depth, so injuries on the back end are not going to kill them. Their top returner, Clancy, could be the decider. Still unclear whether they will put it all together though.

SIU: Bryne is gone, but everyone knows that. Have a top-3 overall finisher in Mohamedx2, and Brad Pirok could find his way into the top 15, maybe top 10 after a 17th place finish. Was a frosh, so expect a big jump? Depth will be a problem. Their 5th man finished behind WSU's, Bradley's and UNI's last year. Difficult to make any hard-and-fast conclusions on the undercard because not a lot of those guys ran track, other than Monroe, who should move up into the top 20, if not top 15. They can't afford to have any injuries to the back end and need at least one of their new faces to get into the top 35 to get third overall.

If I had to make a guess, I'd go in that order. WSU, UNI, SIU.

Get better Antonio!

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McDaniel has a stress fracture. Too bad, he seems like a good guy who's working hard.[/quote]

Davis didnt really care about Bucknam because Bucky was upset he was flunking out of school. His not running cross last year had nothing to do with not liking Bucky, it all had to do with him not getting good grades.

Bucky gave him a second chance, and scholorship money, we will see if Davis blows it again. And if he decides to blame it on Bucky.

Obviously I'm not completely in the know. Thanks for the clarification.

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word is the meet is going to be at the University of Nebraska now (Lincoln)

it's at Lincoln's pioneer park

I don't think chris bucknam even coached there distance kids during track season. I think he let his GA do it for him. Apparently he did ok under bucknam's guidance.

Why would the MVC allow Creighton to "host" this meet in the first place?