Big Ten Steeple

Shatters a quality 32 year old record. Great race (the women's race was great, too, but in the exact opposite way), the Indiana guys took it out fast and first Leslie took the lead and then Forys went. 8:47.99, you shouldn't have bothered showing up, son.

There weren't a ton of lead changes or even close racing the last lap, but, man, that was exciting.

It was a great race to watch. And it was a shocker, not because Indiana ran poorly, they ran well, but because some other quality runners cut huge chunks off their PRs. In fact, credit has to go to Indiana for setting up the race with four top guys challenged by two other strong guys.

As a postscript, questions about Wisconsin XC after the top three got part of an answer here.

Other events were also very good. For instance, the Penn State deca guy who was 5th (4th?) before added well over 200 points to that total --- and finished 10th!

Cory Leslie, next great Buckeye Olympic steepler?

Top 5 on the NCAA list.

That was like an NCAA final!!! 7 of the top 10 in the NCAA are from the Big Ten. How does this happen?

"The Natural" runs 8:26 his first time out. Huling runs 3:37. Leslie shows his racing savvy week after week, year after year. Forys finally steps up to the promise he showed in high school.

Things are really starting to heat up for the trials. My guess is that sub 8:20 won't make the team.

You are right on that Leslie is a savvy racer. I'm sure he is a little disappointed with the two runnerup finishes and didn't have it in the last stretch in the 1500 after that nice PR in the Steeple. He's ready to focus on that and will be down in the low 8:20's for the trials just watch.

malmo wrote:

"The Natural" runs 8:26 his first time out. Huling runs 3:37. Leslie shows his racing savvy week after week, year after year. Forys finally steps up to the promise he showed in high school.

Things are really starting to heat up for the trials. My guess is that sub 8:20 won't make the team.

Sub 8:20 for third has only happened three times in Oly Trials history. Don't put major coin on that.

Dinwoody's white drawers wrote:

malmo wrote:

"The Natural" runs 8:26 his first time out. Huling runs 3:37. Leslie shows his racing savvy week after week, year after year. Forys finally steps up to the promise he showed in high school.

Things are really starting to heat up for the trials. My guess is that sub 8:20 won't make the team.

Sub 8:20 for third has only happened three times in Oly Trials history. Don't put major coin on that.

Jager is going to run 8:12-15 this year I would bet on that. Forys is going to be so pumped after years of disappointment his confidence level will put him near right there when things heat up. Leslie is a 3:39.0 1500 runner and a natural racer. These are the guys to watch in that event right now. There isn't any Diemer, Croghan, or Marsh who is going to go to the trials and get it done off of background. Famighletti is still out there. It will be the most interesting race at that US Olympic Trials with new names and wide open. A lot like 1992 which was the most exciting US Trials steeple ever. 4 runners at 8:16 and 8:17.

I almost forgot Donn Cabral, who has been quietly outstanding for the last two years, and eviscerated everyone at Penn this year. Wowza!

Will Corey Leslie focus on Steeple or 1500? Or both??