RE: So what is happening at Pre-Nats??

Great day for the Buffs! Return to the glory of Goucher, Ritz etc?!

Great day for the Buffs! Return to the glory of Goucher, Ritz etc?!

Definitely interesting Moussa wasn't in there. It's been said that Bousshard is very likely not to run this fall, as he simply won't be in top shape in time.

Their top couple guys in the open race could vie for top seven, too.

Moussa wasn't in the top 7 for CU at their home meet so maybe they aren't racing him this year? Redshirt?

i raced some africans this summer & did OK!less "waaaaaaahhhh!", more running Americans!

say goodbye to more XC program wrote:

Africans are going 1-6 at Nationals on the Men's Side. It is getting ridiculous and killing any interest in the sport at all.

He'll be there when it counts:http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/249800-Magnolia-Road-Colorado-Buffalo-Long-Run/video/658062-Moussa-coming-off-rahmadan

Out of there wrote:

Moussa wasn't in the top 7 for CU at their home meet so maybe they aren't racing him this year? Redshirt?

Martin Medina who was CU's #2 or #3 at the Rocky Mountain Shootout didn't run today either. CU possibly sat out 3 of their top 7 guys today.

Very impressive how good these guys have gotten in just a few years. Other than Jake Hurysz who was an all-timer in hugh school most of these guys are just above average recruits at a top 50 school.

Blake theroux RSo - 4:14, 9:13

Hugh Dowdy Rjr - 4:15, 9:39

Martin Medina RSr- 4:26, 9:30

Pierce Murphy RFr- From Kauai! 4:29, 9:14

Aric Van Halen RSr - 4:22, 9:19

Trollist wrote:

Martin Medina who was CU's #2 or #3 at the Rocky Mountain Shootout didn't run today either. CU possibly sat out 3 of their top 7 guys today.

Whoops. Disregard that.

Medina ran today. He was their 3rd guy.

Trollist wrote:

Martin Medina who was CU's #2 or #3 at the Rocky Mountain Shootout didn't run today either. CU possibly sat out 3 of their top 7 guys today.

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Africans Forever wrote:

When 8 East Africans finish a minute ahead of everyone else at XC Nationals this year, maybe people will finally realize it is wrecking Cross Country and even more programs will wither and die on the vine, but hey at least we can laugh at the white kids crying that their XC program is being cut, boo hoo! hahahaha

How exactly are the Africans wrecking XC? And how are they causing even more programs to wither and die on the vine?

Galen Rupp didn't cry to his mommoy. He just worked harder, and look where it took him.

Let's be real here...with an average time of just 5 seconds faster than BYU and just 6 seconds faster than Oregon, nobody "crushed" anyone else. Nationals should be great with BYU and Oregon having lots of young runners who are getting better each week.

Winning by 55 points, 80 points ahead of 3rd, and putting 7 before anyone's 4th is a pretty good butt kicking.

I agree about too many Africans. Can't even pronounce their dang names why can't we have real americans running instead of a bunch of foreign scabs stealing american spots! Bet they don't speak english either

quotas for black africans in the ncaa xc would go a long way to correcting this.

Plus they are mostly/all overage. Personally i would be ashamed to cume over here and race abunch of kids compared to me. but i guess they have differant cultural standards tha twe had to respect!

Yall shud apply to U of Whineassholas