!!!!!!! D2 Indoor Thread !!!!!!!

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Pace or Assumption for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Koyiaki would be up there if he was running indoors.

okay someone should start a new thread because that intro statement is redic.

Lets address some errors:

5k: Zywicki's time will not qualify for nationals. Crouch and Sang are in another league in this event, no one else can compete in a tactical race or a fast race.

Mile: Sang didn't make it out of prelims in Albq last year. Huffer is by far the favorite

800: Graham from Adams deserves a mention

DMR: you picked Mines, but question McLain? they need him to do well. Adams should win regardless, they beat Mines earlier without Huffer.

And to answer some of your questions:

Cragg and McNiff do not have Indoor eligibility, Cragg ran 13:51 at UW, McNiff 8:05 3k.

Mine's 800m champ Mark Husted graduated and used all eligibility

Oh and S. Conn. is coached by a former Adams coach (Wallen) and Adams Alum (Nick Lara, many time 800m champ)

And finally, don't only use the order of qualifying lists to make your picks, history plays a big part too.

You should check and make sure you don't have a hernia.

Altitude will play a role in the 5k don't you think? Don't people have more time to qualify for nats? Didn't know the lists were finalized....

I question MaLain as far as competing for the individual mile. didn't fare very well last year. I'm pretty confident that he will run a decent 1200 compared to whoever else is running. Mines won a few years ago when Adams sat out people, just because they won an early battle doesn't mean Adams will win at nats. But I do agree that Adams will compete regardless of who they put out there.

I agree about Graham completely.

Thanks for clearing up Husted and about the other Adams state guys. New about Lara coaching, but had no idea about De La Cruz.

I hardly went just off the lists, might wanna recheck that buddy.

What history? Explain what you mean by history and how I have chosen to neglect it.

IMO you came off as a dick, I was just trying to get things started. Fortunately this is letsrun, but just like the last thread, there will obviously be tools that will come on and wreck it.

I'm telling you it's not gonna be Adams,Western,or Mines or SCSU or UML.....

Its gonna be down to Franklin Pierce College and Assumption for the win!!!!

Now my prediction is

Franklin Pierce College Will OWN all at NCAAs!!!! First they will crush the competition at Northeast10 champs feb 17..Then Franklin pierce needs to recruit a few sprinters in their hallways and they will have a STACKED team... their no2 runner ran 14:19 5k and they didn't have a cross team this past fall!

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The lists are somewhat finalized because most of D2 will race conference on god awful tracks. For example, the most stacked distance conference will race in Kearney Nebraska on a flat 160m track. good luck getting a 5k time on that thing.

sorry to come off as a dick, my apologies. The history I was talking about was previous championships, you picked a guy in the 5k who didnt even make all-american last track season, didnt pick Crouch cause he had a bad race, and forgot Sang couldn't even make it out of prelims in the mile last year, then bash McLain when he is the top returner in the mile in albuquerque (although obviously huffer is the favorite)

Man Kearney does suck something awful doesn't it?

Birdsong has obviously improved, but you are correct on last year. But being the top guy from altitude he's going to be up there for sure.

You are right about Crouch, I shouldn't underestimate him. Thought Sang was hurt last year?? Not trying to bash McLain, just throwing out the question of how will he preform at altitude, seems reasonable to me.

This is good, let's get more people involved!

I missed Seller's time in the 5k, I think he could be dangerous..(once again - altitude).

How about women.

I'd say Puc is the obvious favorite in the 800.

Mile - Kinney has the fastest time, Mitchel will be used to the altitude though...

5k - Spence's to loose, but Porter is obviously very strong. McGlyn and Klepping with the altitude benefit. Will Kinney double?

DMR- Race between Shipp and GV should be sick. Do Western and Adams have a chance to compete?

Looks like U-Mary and Augstanna should be fighting for 5th and 6th (just a guess.

I'm telling you it's not gonna be Adams,Western,or Mines

Its gonna be down to Franklin Pierce College and Assumption for the win!!!!

Now my prediction is

Franklin Pierce College Will OWN all at NCAAs!!!! First they will crush the competition at Northeast10 champs feb 17.... their no2 runner ran 14:19 5k and they didn't have a cross team this past fall!