preseason NCAA indoor picks

Rupp and Chelanga

No love for Chelanga?

i dont know if i have ever seen rupp run an indoor meet.

i feel like you could throw chelanga into the 5k mix,

totally agree on 3 of the 4 you pick to be a threat in anything.

Bumbalough scares me he's so versatile. mcneil is also an animal. perry has speed to do what he pleases, smyth needs to get a top 5 before he graduates, but the only one that may not. still more of a threat that anyone else.

i did notice that all your picks are based on last year so you need to add in freshmen. all 3 freshmen all stars will be there.fernandez will place. other 2 will fight for it ad be surprised by the speed of the entire feild (example being 226 last k by alcorn last year)

rupp? wrote:

i dont know if i have ever seen rupp run an indoor meet.

i feel like you could throw chelanga into the 5k mix,

totally agree on 3 of the 4 you pick to be a threat in anything.

Bumbalough scares me he's so versatile. mcneil is also an animal. perry has speed to do what he pleases, smyth needs to get a top 5 before he graduates, but the only one that may not. still more of a threat that anyone else.

i did notice that all your picks are based on last year so you need to add in freshmen. all 3 freshmen all stars will be there.fernandez will place. other 2 will fight for it ad be surprised by the speed of the entire feild (example being 226 last k by alcorn last year)

Rupp has run quite a few indoor races, although I don't think he's ever run one in an Oregon uniform. And Chelanga will win the 5K, without a doubt.

yeah

i totally didn't even think through the 5k did i?

chelanga will be up there for sure.

sorry all

i was surprised that mulder of uni won it last year. the 800 that is.

i doubt he can do it again. it was a great race but it will be tough to do it twice

Jeff See of Ohio State in the mile, if he runs indoor.

Kirwa in the 5k

Braun in the mile

which kirwa and who is braun?

if you are a sw runner i can assume kirwa is new mexico, but there are always a few kirwa's so explain.

are wheating and hernandez skipping indoors this year?

oh i guess someone decided to say some d2 names without specifying

good call about hernandez and wheating.

all the original picks are based on returners from

last year so it seems. since netiher were in the top 10 last year

it looks like they got forgot. but they will be remembered

Gary has See running steeplechase so look to him to run 3k or 5k indoors

Gary has See running steeplechase so look to him to run 3k or 5k indoors

Bolas and Ulrey could place high in the mile. The 3k and mile results could differ depending on who also runs the DMR. Arkansas, Oregon, Wisconsin all could have very strong DMRs and could be focusing on it.

Apparently none of the top top-7 from XC nationals will be running indoors and John Kosgei has decided to return to LSU.

Mile:

Bumbalough Georgetown (I’m going to go out on a limb and predict a 3:56 open mile for him this year, or a 3:55 relay split…I believe he ran 3:58 open and 3:57 relay last year, and he’s gotten better since)

Jeff See (I was disappointed that they never got to have a head-to-head battle in high school. I think Bumbi would have won then and he’d win now, but…See is explosive.)

Mclary (He’s a beast)

Heath

Jack Bolas

Finnerty

3k

Fernandez

Bumbalough (I predict runs under 7:50 this year but loses in a slower race in the championship)

Puskedra

Smyth

Perry

Mcneil

Kosgei

5k

Chelanga…of course

Chris Derrick

Songock (A&M)

Puskedra

Smyth (ND)

Fernandez

Korir (Wyoming)

The thing I’m most curious about is a) what the freshmen will run and b) if they will do as well at track as they did at cross country. I definitely see Derrick running the 5k, and I like Fernandez doing really well at the 3k, but I just guessed what events they would run. I’d like to see them take a crack at the mile.

Also, I’m really interested to see what Bumbalough can do in his final track season (I think). He was such a big name a few years ago but has pretty much flown under the radar since. He’s no Derrick, Puskedra, or Fernandez, but he’s been a steady builder. 3:40/3:58/13:41 is pretty damn good. I think he was 20 when he ran those times.

Texas lost one guy and went from top of the heap to not-mentioned for DMR...wish Manzano could apply for 5th year of eligibility

Brian Buntman from Oakland University just had a break out race. Ran 4:01 at an indoor meet last night. Should be close to provisional.

Texas will be fine in the DMR. They return two 4 flat milers, Hernandez is a 1:45 guy and they have three other guys who've run 1:49 or faster. Add Fortson who has split 46 indoors and they will win.