Catch Me If You Can wrote:
Personally I'd rather German not race again for another month or so, skip NCAAs and gear up for Worlds.
why? if german somehow gets past teg or dobson or bobby curtis and makes worlds he'll get crushed there...he got beat pretty bad at world XC and that was a junior race (don't get me wrong, he did amazing, just nothing to indicate world champ/Olympic level -yet)
if dave smith is smart he'll keep german away from senior competition, let him build his confidence by slaying the ncaa (at least after rupp grads:P), and in 2-3 look at world champs and olympics...forcing the kid into top-flight competition too early will serve to demoralize and burn-him out