McDougal to double at NCAA's

doesn't make sense to me either. There is no point in trying to score extra points for his team because they aren't in contention for a top 5 finish, much less a title. And it doesn't seem likely that McDougal could win both. I don't understand why he doesn't just shoot for a win in the 5000.

Who was the last male to win both the 5,000 and 10,000 at Nats?

Meb for sure did in 1997....then Eyestone before that (did Cragg win both?)

He should just run the 5,000m......he might break in the top three if he has a good race.This kid is over raced.

I believe that Alistair Cragg won the 5k and virtually tied with teammate Dan Lincoln in the 10k. They gave the win to Lincoln who ended up with a win in the 3k Steeple also.

I believe they have a hammer thrower and discus thrower who were both top 3 at regionals and maybe a high jumper as well(not sure if they all make it to nationals or not). 18 points got you 10th place last year, so not unreasonable that they could place well. But at the end of the day, team scores aren't nearly as prestigious in a track meet as opposed to cross country.

jason bunston before lincoln/cragg....

should have been a question mark behind the above statement.

He's the clear favorite in the 5,000, and he's probably ranked 2nd in the 10, so he should double as he should be prepared to win both now.

Jason Bunston.....yea but wrong year.Besides he is to busy watching reruns of the X files....ha,haha.

Solinsky? Last race as a collegion. McD is not a clear favorite.

Is the schedule in the original post correct? Also, what kind of race is usually run in the 5,000 qualifier? Does he have a chance the next night in the 10,000 if the pace is easy for a couple of miles?

orig meaa wrote:

He's the clear favorite in the 5,000, and he's probably ranked 2nd in the 10, so he should double as he should be prepared to win both now.

Are you kidding me? He just got beat at Regionals and hasn't run anything all that impressive since his 13:20 and 3:57 (which were what, like 6 weeks ago?). He's WAY lower than number 2 on the 10000m list too. You got Rupp, Rohatinsky, some Wisco guys, and several more.

If he does indeed double, I say he places no higher than 6th in either race.

I have to say this kid is a freakin' idiot. He races more in one season than most guys do in a year, and he runs all out in almost every one. Maybe he'd rather have a 6th and an 8th, but most people would rather have a win, or at least a 2nd or 3rd.

Josh, come on man. It's not about Pre-Nats; it's about Nationals. It's not about Conference points, it's about Nationals. It's not about making an appearence in several events; it's about running the best you can in the one you're best at. Geez.

He ran a lot of those races at well less than all out.

You overanalzye to the point of lunacy.

3:57 and 13:20 = enough said. He'll should be ready to peak and smash those times if need be. McDougal is head and shoulders above the rest of the field. He will win at least one title and probably two.

history repeats itself... it won't be a fast race, purly tactical therefore, solinsky will win the 5k and mcdougal will get all american but he will not win.. just like xc and track years before, never comes out on top, in a fast race, yeah i think he'd be the favorite over solinsky but we all know that it will be tactical and that is solinsky's strength.

No way Josh wins any title. His coaches are morons. They usually have Josh prepared to run best when it matters the least.

He will be 3rd in the 10K and not even top 5 in the 5k. There are some good runners in the 5000 who will eat him up the day after a brutal duel with Rupp, Rohat, Nelson, Samoei et al. Tough, tough double. Rupp is running out of his mind right now and he's not even doing it. Very surprising...

Liberty also has a decathlete at ncaa. McDougal is doubling because they think they have a chance to be top 10 team.