Villanova Men: Criminally Underrated

i heard cross country is 8-10k on grass rather than 1.5k on a track. can someone confirm this?

still plenty of time to prove themselves over the next two months

hasn't midenhsul been all american before?

cenotaph wrote:

i heard cross country is 8-10k on grass rather than 1.5k on a track. can someone confirm this?

still plenty of time to prove themselves over the next two months

Ditto. Being great at the 1500m does not mean you'll be great at 10k. What have each of those guys done for 8k and 10k?

Shut up Trevor wrote:

hasn't midenhsul been all american before?

As a freshman.

And Williamsz and McEntee just ran faster than Bobby Curtis ever did on the Haverford four mile course.

Get off of here McEntee. You are a Mid D school, just like Notre Dame.

Nothing to see here.

top 15.

This has the potential to be the best team since Marcus took over.

The Nova men always seem to underachieve in cross country. It's a top end 800-1500 school, but not as good of an XC school.

princeton will defeat villanova & georgetown

You are right - Villanova Men are "Criminally" underrated since they are being criminals and using athletes like Williamsz who has a pro contract with Nike/Melbourne Track Club/Agent Nic Bideau as a member of their team.

How is the NCAA allowing this to happen?

Have these Villnova men completed their service in a U.S. front-line offensive combat infantry outfit ?

NCAA cleared him yesterday, so I guess somehow he got it all squared away. No more running unattached.

I stand by my earlier post.

Rankings don't matter anyway. Races matter. If they are underrated racing will prove it.

You Are Right wrote:

You are right - Villanova Men are "Criminally" underrated since they are being criminals and using athletes like Williamsz who has a pro contract with Nike/Melbourne Track Club/Agent Nic Bideau as a member of their team.

How is the NCAA allowing this to happen?

Get a grip! He went through the same clearinghouse as all the other athletes and was cleared to compete the other day.

Before someone goes into a foreign athlete tirade, Marcus has always recruited US kids. It's not his fault that they chose to go elsewhere. It's their right to chose where to go to school just as it's Marcus's right to recruit the best athletes he can no matter where they come from. Top US kids are now starting to come to Nova(see Lampron and Fitzsimmons).

Once An Expert wrote:

I stand by my earlier post.

He knows what he is talking about McEntee, Denault, and Williamz are excellent cross runners especially as 1500m guys. they have top 10 potential and on a great day are legitimate podium contenders

excattyguy wrote:

Before someone goes into a foreign athlete tirade, Marcus has always recruited US kids. It's not his fault that they chose to go elsewhere. It's their right to chose where to go to school just as it's Marcus's right to recruit the best athletes he can no matter where they come from. Top US kids are now starting to come to Nova(see Lampron and Fitzsimmons).

Their 4-7 at Paul Short were from the distant, savage lands known as New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut and Arkansas.

Not quite, Donut Joe -- their 1,2,&3 runners from Australia and New Zealand -- number 5 is from Canada. Hence, I feared the usual letsrun foreign athlete tirade.

they aren't underrated. just ain't that good for a bunch of foriners