Runners who had HORRIBLE races and how badly it affected their teams

Benninger has run all season with Smythe, today he was 80 places places back from him, cost ND a few spots.

shay from msu really choked

stop the hatin.

Erin Webster of Michigan has underachieved significantly in the past two races (Regionals and Nationals) and has largely affected Michigan's placing... eating issues perhaps?

Matt Debole was waaaaay back after being just behind Quigley at Regionals. Georgetown dropped a ton because of that and the absence of Bumbalough and Miller.

[quote]irun wrote:

4. Stanford: no one - they pretty much ran like most people thought they would

Eh. I thought Gotcher would run better.

If Stanford had a great day, they could have been 3rd or even 2nd.

why no bumbi or miller?

irun wrote:

Oregon: man it must suck to lose to stanford by 1 point, but i think shadrack kiptoo-biwott underperformed here

Perhaps so. However, who would have predicted that the Ducks would have finished as high as 5th before the season started?

Heck, the preseason poll had DARTMOUTH ahead of them!

lol!!!!!!!

What kind of idiot would highlight Billy Nelson in a negative way today? Nelson is probably the toughest hombre in the NCAA, but no one has ever said he is in the top tier of talent. He ran about to his expected finish, just not the race of his life. He couldn't care less I would imagine. The other CU boys really kicked it up a notch however.

As much as I hate to admit it, there exists Wetmore Magic. The guy has officially become a living legend in my mind.

It seems like Michigan may have peaked at Big Tens. It is very hard to tell because Michigan runs so well early in the season, it is hard to tell if they are more talented, or if they are burning that candle bright from the first week in September.

Another thing to consider is there really is no race like Nationals--not even pre-nats (because it's split). You have all that pressure, and hundreds of legs thundering all around you--it takes considerable composure and concentration to run your own race, not get boxed, spiked, tripped, shoved, whathaveyou. There were higher expectations for Erin Webster and Aly Kohlmeier, but they did take third! [I'm a MSU fan] However, if those two would have run better (both 20th or better) Michigan would have stolen the National Championship from a heavy, heavy favorite.

The Michigan women do seem to have a tremendous team concept--they are almost one mind out there--in races, in training, in the locker room--and everyone will be back next year.

I am a little disappointed with Michigan State. They have come a long way--which is great--but they could have finished higher. I don't see why they couldn't run with the Illini. They'll lose Michelle Rafferty and Katie Kelly. I can't help but think that Nicole Bush can be better than she is. She should not be a minute behind Alissa McKaig.

Next year the Spartans will need two women to step up considerably to close that gap in their 1-5 spread.

Hooray for Cassie Hunt (Illinois). I can only imagine what kind of year it has been for her. I'm cheering for her the whole way.

These guys choked on the biggest ones today (and every day):

irun

deeznutz.1

MSU

wolverine fan

Pugachev

Brent

oh wordMr. Oblivious

ttc

bumbi has had some IT band trouble...their coach held him out i guess.

Levi Miller had breathing problems on the course and dropped out. Supposedly he was hyperventilating at 6k.

Georgetown took a huge hit! Their top 3 runners basically didn't run (debole was their 5th man)

For all runners who had Horrible races:

"When you lose, don’t lose the lesson"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just ran pretty bad in the turkey trot but they only scored 4 to a team so my blow-up didn't even count. We still won the team competition.

smooth