1) Oregon- too many big guns
2)Stanford- 2 all-american 5k guys + an all american 10 guy
3) OSU
4) Wisco
5)NAU
6) Auburn
7)Iona
8) UVA
9) Arkansas
10) FSU (unless Harbor finishes dead last again, they have Leeder, Roberts, and a healty Fout)[quote]not sure
Yeah, that's right, and any of you think that a true 1500-5k guy is going to beat a true 5k to 10k guy...you better think twice.
Do you have any idea how much it takes to finish top 5 as a Freshmen?
First, you have to be born with some real genetic ability.
Second, you have to have developed the guts to train for that distance.
Third, you have to been in a program that knows how to train you for that run.
Puskedra, is a natural at CC, and has done better there than at the track so far. He clearly was not intimidated by the pace, or the race, at last years XC.
He could be the next "Rupp" for Oregon.
There are too many HORSES for Oregon.
The odds just stack in their favor. The new freshmen? One of them is going to break out and make the top 50 or better at NCAA's.
Puskedra, Centro (going top 25 or better). The twins, stepping up and going top 30, Mr. KK, going top 40, and 3 great incomin Frosh...
Are you kidding me???
It is defending Champs Oregon, until someone else Proves it.
Oh, and there is that little Dedicated, Team Player Andrew Wheating...sacrificing his 800 training to gain points in Cross...
Well let's just say that Oregon has one hell of a team, and re-born tradition...
So don't count them out...And better still...
They are Champs until someone proves otherwise.
This is only the beginning, the Ducks are on the rise,
Rupp was the jumpstart, not the peak.
You are looking at Ten years or more of Duck Dominance.
It is only just beginning.
And this is good, this is what USA track and running does, it has about 3 elite schools have long runs of achievement at a time.
The Ducks have come again.
Long live...tradition...it inspires...generations.