*Addendum to men's rankings to start: I missed badly on ESU, they should be about 6th. Still, there should be more coming from that team if Fezza was running well.
Women:
1) Ship- two potential top 10 nationally with Spence/Dell and depth to spare, its going to be a runaway.
2) East Stroud- Really going out on a limb here, but looking at the times they put up on the flat and fast Salisbury course, they can compete for this spot.
3) Edinboro- If they get 5 good races they could be one of two teams in the conference to score less than 100 points.
4) Kutztown- This team is experienced and should be very hungry, that is a good combination for my money.
5) IUP- I like how they ran at Lock Haven, packed together well. In the women's race, the 5 runner is the MVP. I tend to pick packs over frontrunners, and this is one of those cases.
6) Ville- I am punishing Millersville for having such a large gap behind Anderson. If they run like they did at Paul Short they can put a scare into anyone (except Ship).
7) Mansfield- I am biased towards Mansfield (because I like the underdog story) so I want to pick them higher, but I don't see them shocking anyone here.
8) Lock Haven- 1,2... hey where is everyone else? Lambert and Sick are both all PSAC selections, but there isn't enough support to push them into the top 5.
9) Bloom- Almost the same story here, Katie Filmyer and Katie Meck and Katie McShay give them 3 solid runners. Then the gap comes, and that gap kills them.
10) Slippery Rock- Caveat, I am assuming Harpp will not run, if she runs this ranking changes big time. However, they don't have much depth and would need a Harpp and Burnick 1-2 punch to make any noise.
11) West Chester- A couple solid runners here and then they look like an average SOL team (district one alumni please arise).
12) Cal- Just keep plugging away. Attitude and effort will help you climb the ladder to success.
13) Clarion- Lets get some runners into the top 50 and set the goals for next year.
14) Gannon- How is it possible that a team can be in the PSAC but in a different region?
15) Mercyhurst- one runner with top 20 aspirations and not much else
16) Cheyney- at the very least this school should recruit 1 distance runner, just one.
Indv:
1) Neely Spence- running like someone favored to win the national title
2) Mary Dell- I know 1-2 is unlikely, but if you have someone you are 100% certain will beat Dell I'd like to know who it is.
*Harpp would be my pick for the 2 spot if healthy and running
3) Lindsay Lambert- 10k stud who will go out strong in her senior season
4) Crystal Burnick- an individual spot to nationals is in her future.
5) Elicia Anderson- Maybe a bit under ranked here, but I think that whole Ville squad has slid back a notch since Paul Short.
6) Tina Yi- her ranking gets punished for a sub standard race at Wooster, no reason she should be running over 18 on almost any course.
7) Rosie Mascoli- She has been putting up some fast times on flat courses, if she is strong enough for the hills at Cal she will surprise.
8) Abby Huber- 1500m All American doesn't seem to have the strength to be a top tier XC runner.
9) Katie Sick- Does this make her the freshman of the year? I think so and that means Lock Haven sweeps those honors.
10)Kristina Reimer- number one runner for a Kutztown team that I believe will run its race of the year at PSAC.
11) Kristina Koutsoro- Been having a really solid season for WCU, plus I think its the best last name in the conference.
12) Sarah Strayer- it looks like summer has improved her from a runner with a shot at all conference to a potential top 10 girl.
13) Emily Dubs- 800m provisional qualifier in track with the strength to get through 6k. thats a nice combination
14) Daniell Cerroni- Every year a few kids from Edinboro run the "race of their life" at PSAC, Cerroni could do that this year.
15) Katie Filmyer- the first of Bloomsburg's trio of Katies will go home with an all PSAC award.
16- Corinne Fitzgerald- a low 22 PR is nice, I think she can back it up here.
17- Katie Spratford- Looked really good at Louisville and solid at Kutztown, adds depth to a ship lineup that had none last year.
18- Becca Brandt- I don't think she has been one of the best 20 so far this year, but she will be in 2 weeks.
19- Jessica Scordino- We can't shut Mansfield out of the All PSAC awards, I just don't think that will happen.
20- Alyssa Taddie- IUP swings its only award of the post season with a solid run from Taddie.