DIII NCAA list

Hmmmm, lets go North to South

Wheating - VT

Brown - NH

Shalane - MA

Molly Huddle - NY

Nicole Blood - NY

Alan Webb (yeah I said it) - VA

Jenny Barringer - FL

over half of those are woman... with PR's slower than me... I am talking about our nations fastest times... man or woman, i aint sexist, i aint blinded by that crap... what i am saying is i am talking about the fastest times run by a human born in the US of A. unless Jenny or shannaynay be runnin under 13:00 or 27:00 dont be talkin to me or sol-in breakin records- insky no mo... fo sho.. im out da door

Everyone needs to stop responding to this guy. Resist the urge to feed the troll.

Plenty of good runners come out of d3 - Leer, Symmonds, Rock, etc. No one has to 'justify' d3's existence to anyone. Many are late bloomers or are simply more concerned with academics than running. I frankly don't understand the hate.

title niner wrote:

Wrong, it is because, in all championships in NCAA specifically in DIII the number of participants or teams is based as a set percentage of those competiting within the division. Since many schools have to cap their men's rosters or boost their women's rosters to compensate for football etc, there are more women track athletes in DIII and therefore more spots given for nationals.

Incorrect. Regardless of the logic, it's wrong.

because wrote:

many of the girls are entered in multiple events

Correct. There are exactly the same number of female student-athletes competing at D3 Nationals as males. This is true for Cross, Indoor, and Outdoor.

hands down i could win div 3 out of high school what a joke get some competition

If you're looking to get a rise out of people, you're on the wrong thread. Sorry to piss in your cornflakes.

sounds like some one ran in div 3

I did indeed. I got a scholorship to strong academic school and took it, as it was more substantial than the athletic packages I was offered at several d1 schools - none of which had particularly strong track programs anyway. I was lucky enough to end up at a d3 school with a decent program, and was able to run at a number of d1 xc meets, indoor meets, and penn relays, all of which were a great experience.

Like 99% of college athletes, I knew I would not be making a living after college in running, so I went to a school that would be set me up for a good job afterwards. In my case, that meant balancing academic prestige and cost of school - the same decision most folks make.

There's really no need to hate on d3 athletics; if you feeling slighted by being left off the team at a d1 school, and yet feel you could be competetive at d3 and are jealous, then I suggest you transfer or try training harder to make your team. Otherwise, I'd ask that you keep your future contributions to the thread relevant.

The only place that division really even means anything is at each of their respective championships, otherwise, if you're fast enough, you get to race pretty much wherever you want...

I always find the "high school" analogy to div 3 kind of funny, strictly speaking that you can look throughout every sport in Div 1 and see high school kids who are straight up better than anyone in that division as well... Kobe Bryant, Garnett, Lebron James, and countless baseball players never even attend college...

Lucas V runs an 8:07 3k early on in the year... in my estimation, he's probably capable of making the National Meet div 1... does that mean Div 1 is a joke because a high schooler could make it? The same would apply when solinski, rupp, ritz, and webb ran. They were all good enough in high school to contend for national titles div 1...

the point I'm making is that level of competition is relative to the runner. Are there high school kids capable of winning the div 3 NCAA title, yes, but the same applies for Div 1...

It's about consistent quantity... you will not find a high school state meet where the the 23rd guy runs a 4:13 indoor mile... you will not find a national high school meet where that happens... you can't judge a division based upon the quality of one or two runners....

Each division in the NCAA is awesome in my opinion, strictly because it gives people an opportunity to keep competing in something they love... in the end, we're all compared to one another by the objective clock... and in that case, there's a bunch of Ethiopians and Kenyans who consider our national meet a waste of time...

so the best high schooler ever can make a div. 1 meet... i'd hope so... whereas probably 100 high schoolers can make the div 3 meet... respond, GO!

First of all thank you giddy for that eloquent post, honestly, even guys who love to play devil's advocate know it makes very little sense to post on this thread if you don't like Division III, just leave it alone.

Second, does anybody have any picks for DIII Nats this weekend? The DMR looks like it will be particularly competitive. Can Hulleburgh of Haverford defend that XC crown, I know he lost to some Dickinson guy at their conference meet. Can anyone beat that beast from MIT in the 800?

i did make the team of my choice mase. someone is obviously unhappy with their mediocre attempt at a college running career and is trying to justify his mediocrity

mase wrote:

i did make the team of my choice mase. someone is obviously unhappy with their mediocre attempt at a college running career and is trying to justify his mediocrity

dude go away. why do you feel the need to post here? Seriously? It is perfectly ok to run d3. nothing wrong with it. sure, its not as good as d1, but that doesn't mean it less enjoyable. so just stop trolling. I never understood the need of others to try and demean d3 running.

Barringer was born in the midwest.

Second, does anybody have any picks for DIII Nats this weekend?

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This guy does:

http://www.flotrack.org/article/5519-Division-3-Nationals-Preview

Also, that beast is from Amherst, just for the record.

My picks:

800: Bofa

Mile: Guarino

5k: Stilin

DMR: Amherst

mase wrote:

i did make the team of my choice mase. someone is obviously unhappy with their mediocre attempt at a college running career and is trying to justify his mediocrity

Again, fail at a relevant contribution. What about my post indicates I was unhappy with my experience - everything I said points to the exact opposite of that? If you're struggling with reading comprehension, I'd be happy to work with you.

That said, if it's not jealousy (since you obviously could win all the events from the 60 to 5k at d3 nats), I'm genuinely curious why you feel the need to insult people who are invested in the same sport as you?

I thought Bofa graduated? Is he staying there just to run indoors and finish up a degree or what? Does he still have outdoor eligibility?

will the meet be live like it has been in the past?