Here is the link:
http://bishops.owu.edu/alohxc02.html
OSU puts 5 in top 7 with a five second gap from 1 - 5. They surely have the advantage over CMU and Miami if they can duplicate that same performance at regionals. I would imagine that pack would be around 25 - 35 at regionals and would put them in the top 6 or so.
We will have to see how things pan out though.
As a BGSU alumni of yesteryear, I can only say I'm dismayed at the pathetic downfall of their program. In my day our top man won All Ohio twice, and I had a difficult time even making the traveling squad running mid-25 minutes for 8K races. I see they now have a freshman who is running respectably, similar to what I ran as a freshman, and good for him. The rest of the team, however, looks ridiculous.
That's quite a pack finish for the OSU guys.
That is quite a pack but CMU already handed OSU their jocks at Purdue. Its not like the pack ran real fast or anything.
Many of the BG runners of last year are running for different schools due to the recent cut of the track team. I am at Hillsdale, Grant Shadden runs for Iowa State and we have another runner in Texas. What will happen is Bowling Green will soon phase out cross country. Not many runners want to go to a college that only offers cross country.
There is no comparing those times so don't think that they did not run fast. The is THE hardest course in the MidWest. No other course even compares as the hills are massive. They ran tough.
The winning time is consistent with most years (25:06). I think 25:00 has rarely been broken on this course and that includes individuals over the years like Shannon Ritchie, Robert Gary, Ian Connor, Daniel Kibungei, John Von Scoyoc, Jim Loveless, and Fred Keiser. It killed me just running around it trying to watch.
Now I expect someone to come on here and say how easy it is but I would compare it to Michigan's home course, but tougher.
Actually I believe the course was changed this year taking out the few "flat sections" that existed in years past. This year's course was much hillier than years past.
talk about a gap between 5 & 6 for OSU. 5 sec spread, but 2 mins until the next 2 guys. Still, an impressive performance for the top 5.
~mike
I remember when the BGSU guys were awesome. That was one of the second-tier Div I schools to go to back in the day. Too bad what has happened there.
I know that someone said this already, but why again wasn't Miami (OH) at that All-Ohio CC race?
Is it cold in Ohio yet?
There 6th man at All Ohio was their 2nd man at Griak. They also have a guy who would have been about a minute or so behind their pack in the open race.
And their 7th man was and is a 29:50 guy on the track in the 10k.
So you have one good race and now you can beat anyone, It doesnt matter what you have done, It matters what you are doing. You guys sound like CMU. What a bunch of would've, could've, should've. Why dont you just go out and run and talk after regionals when you dont qualify.
Will CMU beat Ohio State at Regionals?
I am a fan of OSU but I certainly do not go there or have any connections to the university. With this being stated, I would also like to state that the guys for OSU did run a pretty damn good time on a very very tough course. I wrote the original post to give OSU some props for running a great race and establishing the fact that they are making good headway in being a probably contender in early November. They may faulter in the end but this was not an average performance by them. They spanked a modestly decent Kent team who will more than likely be battling for a top 2 - 4 spot at the MAC cross meet.
Dave Sines,
It felt kinda chilly today on my Sunday long run thru the Cuyahoga National Park in Brecksville, OH(tonights low will dip to below 40 degress)...A couple months ago I saw what looked like a mens college cross country team zooming thru the Buckeye Trail. Any college runners reading this? The greatest trails for hills are just off Snowville Road near the "Jaite mill town". Not all of Ohio is flat.
z100nyc,
If you saw some guys on the Buckeye Trail on a Saturday or Sunday it was probably the Kent State boys. The"Jaite Trail" and "Blue Hen Falls" are amongst their favorite loops. Nice scenery for a 90 minute to 2 hour jaunt.
The OSU Buckeyes looked really tough on Friday at the All-Ohio meet. That has to be one of the toughest courses in the country and they made it tougher this year. The Bucks are running much better than they were early in the season. Definitely look like a top-4 Big 10 team, at worst. Our Flashes can't concede so much early in the race if they want to do anything when it counts in November.
It's definitely not flat in this part of Ohio!
Flash,
Tell your guys at Kent State, that if they run the "buckeye trail" FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SNOWVILLE ROAD and head north, they will encounter some nice rolling hills dipping in and out of creek ravines. I think this trail is more challenging than the bluehen side.
Good hill half mile in...then a mile and a half later the rollercoaster ride begins for the next two miles!
-ENJOY!