C/M Runner wrote:
I hope Cornell has a better day on Saturday. I do believe they can contend with a top 10 spot.
Guesses for top 42 (All-American):
Bendtsen
Arroyo Yamin
Korolev
Spenser
D'Agostino (top 3 contender)
Kellner
Feldman
I believe Cornell actually ran faster (average) at Regionals than at Heps--on what I'm told was a slower course--so I don't think they did really *badly* at Regionals, though I'm sure they wanted better.
They had seven in before anyone else, so they've got backup if one of their front five fades a bit; Providence and especially UConn, who both ran *great* races (finally putting their best lineups together) don't have as much of a fallback.
I actually could see Shearer with her teammate Kellner--Shearer was the most impressive runner I saw at Heps, though she didn't seem to handle downhills particularly well--and of course Sorna has already finished ahead of Kellner earlier this season. Those three could do very well, and I think Cornell's 4-7 have been underappreciated. The team's got a top-ten shot for sure.
Good pick on Feldman. This woman has extraordinary talent, and P. Farrell--as he has so often in years past--seems to have his runners producing their very best at the end of the season. As a middle-distancer, she can probably cope with the hot opening pace at NCAAs (the real distance types might be a bit adrift) and then come up with a decent finish.