OAC Outdoor Conference...predicttions?

Looking at the time schedule who decided to run the men's 10k at 5:00 pm in May? Why couldn't they run the 4x8's then and the 10k in the evening when it will be nice and cool? Doesn't seem to make a lot of sense...

o'brien could place in anything from the 400 to the 10k. he is the stud of the OAC.

Mount will lose the conference meet to ONU or Berg, I would not be suprised of they get 3rd.

Besides 1st place I think its pretty hard to predict the 1500 but I will take a stab at it:

1. O'Brien- to much talent and speed

2. Garro- has not ran this since Muskingum

3. Velliquette- experience, has won it twice before

4. Lasch- can't see 3 Mount guys beating him

5. Basista- still could provo in 5th place

6. French- lone man out

This race will not go out slow! It can't with O'Brien in the race. Also all of the other guys I believe would like to run a provo time in the event as well. It will be competitive and fun to watch.

1500 going out slow could possibly be the worst idea in the world. Mount guys best chance is to try and run it out of him, and at worse they put Garro in a good shot to win the 800 if jimmy is tired.

This race is too close for comfort and although O'brien is the clear cut fastest time, this is without a doubt a 4-5 man race.

I am definantly thinking Walters vs. Walters as the main opponents in the steeple. Perhaps Wysocki will get out of his rut and bust a good one though. My doubts on thacher because he doesn't seem like much of a closer.

5k- Bernard and Kempf favorites since they run it fresh. Bernard is running well, but I've never seen him look like a world-beater. Kempf knows how to race, and when that's what it comes down to I pick him.

10k- Regardless of the fact that Simpson has the best time, I think Adam has a really good shot at winning hit. He will certainly make Simpson work for the title if he isn't able to beat him.

After the 3rd/4th spots, It's anyones game for points.

Let's make this a betting game, who would you take?

800- O'Brien vs. the field

1500- Mount vs. the field

steeple- this one is a no doubter...Walters FTW

10k- winning time over/under 32 minutes

4 x8- sub 7:40 anyone?

800-Garro(if fresh)O'brien will be a little too tired because the 1500 will be blazing.

1500-O'brien

Steeple-Walters fo sho'

10k- Over 32:00 for the winner

4x800- ONU sub 7:40

Mount will win because they will go 1-4 in the shot.

and 1-3 in shot

DidierDrogba wrote:

Let's make this a betting game, who would you take?

800- O'Brien vs. the field

1500- Mount vs. the field

steeple- this one is a no doubter...Walters FTW

10k- winning time over/under 32 minutes

4 x8- sub 7:40 anyone?

I'll take obrien, the field, under 32, and yes under 7:40

good to see you think you're going to beat the mount guys in the 1500 lasch

even if Mount's mid/distance guys don't run as well as in the past, unless all their throwers get DQ'd or Heidelberg/ONU finds a bunch of throwers under a rock somewhere in northwest Ohio and put them in by wildcard, Mount will be taking a trophy home. End of story. To the mostly distance runners on here, it seems lame, like no matter how many upsets are pulled in the 'important' races their quantity in the field events overrules all, but that's track and field.

Top 8 in the 1500 could all be under 4...

If Garro runs the 1500 and 800, Jimmy will win both the 1500 and 800. If Garro is fresh for the 800, I can still see it being a 50/50 shot Jimmy or Garro in the 800.

where in the H E double hockey sticks is this so called jake bachle at? if i do recall he ran a 1:52 in high school, enrolled at otterbien, and i have yet to hear his name since then.

he chased his girlfriend out to cali.

you can't stop love!!!!!

he has gone 1:53 at the school he transfered to where the next best 800 runner is mid 2:0xs. real talent but running is not his top priority.

I don't even think its the same school that his girlfriend is at. How dumb is that?

what school did he transfer to?

Redlands, in the same conference with Will Leer.