2012 NCAA X COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS: discussions, spoilers, and predictions

The link posted all the SOUTH Regional results...I decide just to list the top 15 teams and top 30 individuals.

Violah Lagat could finish top 3 and be a key player in how the race unfolds on the women's side.

Abbey D'Agostino wins NE regionals

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DI West women: RT @OregonTF: Jordan Hasay wins! Her third straight NCAA West Regional crown! #ncaad1xc

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JustSayin wrote:

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OMG Jordan Hasay beats Laura Hollander!!!!

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2012 NCAA West Regional Cross Country Championship Results

Seattle, Washington

Regional Championships Central Page

Women's 6k Results

Place TmPl Bib Name Affiliation Final Pace

1 1 200 Jordan Hasay OREGON 19:16 5:10

2 2 62 Laura Hollander CAL POLY 19:22 5:12

3 3 530 Kathy Kroeger STANFORD 19:27 5:13

4 4 29 Shelby Houlihan ARIZONA STATE 19:50 5:20

5 5 529 Cayla Hatton STANFORD 19:51 5:20

6 6 11 Jennifer Bergman ARIZONA 19:52 5:20

7 7 208 Allie Woodward OREGON 19:52 5:20

8 8 112 Kelsey Santisteban CALIFORNIA 19:52 5:20

9 9 526 Aisling Cuffe STANFORD 19:53 5:20

10 10 204 Alexi Pappas OREGON 19:54 5:21

11 11 186 Sheree Shea LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 19:55 5:21

12 12 15 Elvin Kibet ARIZONA 19:57 5:22

13 13 407 Sarah Sumpter UC DAVIS 20:03 5:23

14 14 13 Nicci Corbin ARIZONA 20:04 5:23

15 15 491 Katie Flood WASHINGTON 20:05 5:24

16 16 401 Alycia Cridebring UC DAVIS 20:08 5:24

17 17 492 Megan Goethals WASHINGTON 20:09 5:25

18 18 494 Justine Johnson WASHINGTON 20:09 5:25

19 19 329 Eva Krchova SAN FRANCISCO 20:10 5:25

20 20 324 Elena Burkard SAN FRANCISCO 20:10 5:25

21 21 490 Lindsay Flanagan WASHINGTON 20:10 5:25

22 22 206 Sarah Penney OREGON 20:13 5:26

23 23 10 Elizabeth Apgar ARIZONA 20:15 5:26

24 24 202 Annie Leblanc OREGON 20:15 5:26

25 25 496 Liberty Miller WASHINGTON 20:16 5:26

26 26 198 Katie Conlon OREGON 20:17 5:27

27 27 535 Jessica Tonn STANFORD 20:19 5:27

28 28 471 Katja Goldring UCLA 20:20 5:28

29 29 256 Tansey Lystad PORTLAND 20:23 5:28

30 30 18 Amanda Russell ARIZONA 20:26 5:29

2012 NCAA Midwest Regional Cross Country Championship Results

Springfield, Missouri

Regional Championships Central Page

Event 1 Women 6k Run CC

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Name Year School Avg Mile Finals Points

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1 #105 Saina, Betsy Iowa State 5:19.6 19:51.46 1

2 #316 Tuliamuk-Bolton, Al Wichita State 5:20.7 19:55.67 2

3 #90 Schrulle, Mareike Iowa 5:24.4 20:09.31 3

4 #218 Engel, Jessica Oklahoma 5:29.9 20:29.89

5 #99 Nelson, Meaghan Iowa State 5:31.6 20:36.23 4

6 #136 Valgoi, Gina Loyola (Ill.) 5:32.1 20:37.83 5

7 #121 Galvan, Laura Kansas State 5:34.2 20:45.72 6

8 #145 Kayfes, Molly Minnesota 5:34.7 20:47.87 7

9 #231 Juodeskaite, Monika Oklahoma State 5:35.7 20:51.34 8

10 #208 Goldsmith, Lexie Northwestern 5:36.3 20:53.73 9

11 #236 Piliusina, Natalja Oklahoma State 5:38.0 21:00.03 10

12 #63 Schneider, Alyssa Illinois 5:39.3 21:04.91 11

13 #244 Richardson, Margo Saint Louis 5:39.4 21:05.24 12

14 #186 Wahlund, Brecca North Dakota St. 5:39.8 21:06.60 13

15 #88 Ranegar, Megan Iowa 5:40.1 21:07.69 14

16 #142 Docherty, Laura Minnesota 5:41.0 21:11.10 15

17 #98 Nelson, Crystal Iowa State 5:41.8 21:14.14 16

18 #93 Bluske, Samantha Iowa State 5:42.1 21:15.34 17

19 #65 Brewer, Rachael Illinois State 5:43.9 21:22.08 18

20 #141 Decker, Ashlie Minnesota 5:44.2 21:23.12 19

21 #214 Moriset, Michelle Northwestern 5:44.4 21:23.94 20

22 #9 McMahon, Sarah Bradley 5:44.6 21:24.69 21

23 #227 Campos, Jacqueline Oklahoma State 5:44.9 21:25.57 22

24 #232 Kujawa, Kate Oklahoma State 5:46.1 21:30.37 23

25 #64 Yaeger, Courtney Illinois 5:46.2 21:30.38 24

26 #97 Moen, Katy Iowa State 5:46.7 21:32.58 25

27 #139 Bollig, Maggie Minnesota 5:47.1 21:33.99 26

28 #295 Wilcox, Josie Tulsa 5:47.4 21:34.94 27

29 #102 Petersen, Taylor Iowa State 5:47.8 21:36.38 28

30 #146 Moraczewski, Katie Minnesota 5:48.0 21:37.25 29

VIPAM wrote:

OMG Jordan Hasay beats Laura Hollander!!!!

In the prelims.

Hollander was obviously not going all out.

Looks like Lawi Lalang decide to send a message back to Kennedy Kithuka! Lalang and Stephen Sambu had close battles this entire season; however, Lalang destroyed Sambu by over 35 seconds at Regionals.

Men's 10k Results

Place TmPl Bib Name Affiliation Final Pace

1 1 21 Lawi Lalang ARIZONA 29:02 4:41

2 2 24 Stephen Sambu ARIZONA 29:38 4:47

3 3 213 Trevor Dunbar OREGON 29:43 4:47

4 4 546 Joe Rosa STANFORD 29:44 4:48

5 5 484 Lane Werley UCLA 29:46 4:48

6 6 545 Jim Rosa STANFORD 29:52 4:49

7 7 221 Parker Stinson OREGON 29:53 4:49

8 8 499 Joey Bywater WASHINGTON 29:53 4:49

9 9 262 Scott Fauble PORTLAND 29:54 4:49

10 10 547 Tyler Stutzman STANFORD 29:56 4:49

11 11 268 David Perry PORTLAND 29:58 4:50

12 12 540 Benjamin Johnson STANFORD 30:00 4:50

13 13 543 Erik Olson STANFORD 30:01 4:50

14 14 521 Todd Wakefield WASHINGTON ST. 30:01 4:50

15 15 380 Erik Barkhaus SEATTLE U. 30:01 4:50

16 16 549 Miles Unterreiner STANFORD 30:04 4:51

17 17 69 David Cardona CAL POLY 30:10 4:52

18 18 266 Lars Erik Malde PORTLAND 30:10 4:52

19 19 399 Rajpaul Pannu ST. MARY'S (CAL.) 30:11 4:52

20 20 411 Trevor Halsted UC DAVIS 30:12 4:52

21 21 481 Nohe Lema UCLA 30:12 4:52

22 22 479 Dustin Fay UCLA 30:14 4:52

23 23 482 David McDonald UCLA 30:14 4:52

24 24 342 Jose Madera SAN FRANCISCO 30:15 4:53

25 25 35 Nick Happe ARIZONA STATE 30:18 4:53

26 26 265 William Kincaid PORTLAND 30:18 4:53

27 27 507 Rob Webster Jr. WASHINGTON 30:19 4:53

28 28 452 Seth Totten UC RIVERSIDE 30:23 4:54

29 29 70 Sean Davidson CAL POLY 30:24 4:54

30 30 537 Michael Atchoo STANFORD 30:24 4:54

31 31 71 Chris Frias CAL POLY 30:25 4:54

32 32 214 Jeramy Elkaim OREGON 30:25 4:54

33 33 218 Matthew Melancon OREGON 30:25 4:54

34 34 55 Barak Watson BOISE STATE 30:25 4:54

35 35 465 Bryan Guijarro UC SANTA BARBARA 30:26 4:54

36 36 517 Drew Jordan WASHINGTON ST. 30:27 4:54

37 37 516 Andrew Gonzales WASHINGTON ST. 30:27 4:54

38 38 159 Barry Britt IDAHO 30:27 4:54

39 39 515 Lee George WASHINGTON ST. 30:27 4:54

40 40 502 Tyler King WASHINGTON 30:27 4:55

41 41 498 Aaron Beattie WASHINGTON 30:28 4:55

42 42 294 Reesey Byers SACRAMENTO ST. 30:29 4:55

43 43 261 Jared Bassett PORTLAND 30:30 4:55

44 44 36 Ryan Herson ARIZONA STATE 30:30 4:55

45 45 196 Weston Strum LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 30:30 4:55

46 46 337 Ganbileg Bor SAN FRANCISCO 30:31 4:55

47 47 37 Steven Schnieders ARIZONA STATE 30:31 4:55

48 48 462 Jeremy Acosta UC SANTA BARBARA 30:31 4:55

49 49 504 Aaron Nelson WASHINGTON 30:32 4:55

50 50 40 Zach Zarda ARIZONA STATE 30:33 4:55

51 51 52 Drew O'Donoghuemcdonal BOISE STATE 30:34 4:56

52 52 39 Darius Terry ARIZONA STATE 30:36 4:56

53 53 339 Steven Garboden SAN FRANCISCO 30:37 4:56

54 54 49 Aaron Back BOISE STATE 30:38 4:56

55 55 267 Charlie McDonald PORTLAND 30:39 4:56

56 56 469 Juan Paredes UC SANTA BARBARA 30:39 4:56

57 57 483 Sergey Sushchickh UCLA 30:40 4:57

58 58 433 Rex Nelson UC IRVINE 30:40 4:57

59 59 501 Gareth Gilna WASHINGTON 30:41 4:57

60 60 220 Ryan Pickering OREGON 30:42 4:57

I was at the West regional, and Hollinder was going all out. She was toast at the end. Hasay just caught her. It will be interesting to see if Hollider changes her strategy at nationals.

Hollander was definitely all-out. She doesn't not go all out. Took it out hard and had a 4 second lead on Hasay with 1k to go. Hasay looked the best she has in a long time and ran her down.

I think this shows Hollander is beatable, and I expect to see her take it out hard next week, only to have a small pack (Hasay, D'Agostino, Saina, Tuliamuk-Bolton) run her down in the last K.

You have to take in consideration that these TOP athletes (on teams that won't make NCAA) could very well be training thru regionals and plan to taper more before NCAA.

Jordan Hasay certainly surprised me by beating Laura Hollander; however, Laura could very well been running with deadlegs as her team had no chance to qualify. We will see at NCAA but one thing for sure Jordan cast aside my doubts concerning her as a individual title contender!

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So, who can get ahead of OSU? Oklahoma tied them at Regionals, but how does the racing really shake out and who did they hold out?

Here are my offical Letsrun picks....but I wish Jordan wins, but I think Betsy wins, after watching her this track season, I think she is at new level....she is the one to beat....in my opinion.

Women's Individual Picks

1. Betsy Saina

2. Jordan Hasay

3. Laura Hollander

4. Abbey D'Agostino

5. Kathy Kroeger

6. Violah Lagat

7. Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton

8. Risper Kimaiyo

9. Amber Henry

10. Julie Accurso

Men's Individual Picks

1. Kennedy Kithuka

2. Lawi Lalang

3. Anthony Rotich

4. Stephen Sambu

5. Mohammed Ahmed

6. Paul Chelimo

7. Henry Lelei

8. Chris O'Hare

9. Mitch Goose

10. Trevor Dunbar

Men's National Team Picks

1. Oklahoma State

2. Wisconsin

3. Colorado

4. Stanford

5. Texas

6. Northern Arizona

7. BYU

8. Tulsa

9. Oklahoma

10. Oregon

Women's National Team Picks

1. Florida State

2. Oregon

3. Stanford

4. Iowa State

5. Providence

6. Penn State

7. Duke

8. Georgetown

9. Florida

10. Connecticut

Why wouldnt Martin Hehir run?

Some potential top runners, e.g., Kroeger, do not look to be in the form of last spring, and so are more long shots. Even Abbey D'Agostino is good but not yet showing the form from spring. On the other hand, Hasay has really been improving systematically through the season. She and others that have been not quite so good (including even Saina, may show up ready to put that hard training to use. Last year there was a really big front group and it only slowly thinned at the end.

Abbey the Destroyer D'Agostino will crush everyone.

Nope, SIX!

RuKiddingMe!!! wrote:

BTW: There are FIVE Footlocker National Champions in this Race (Womens)!!!!!!!!!!...can you name them all?

...Will sweet little Laura do her part in keeping a Footlocker champ from winning their first XC championship and keep the Footlocer JINX a live on Nov 17th?...if she don't Salina probably will!

.I am sure they (all 5) will all make it to the BIg Dance! Poor Jordan...I really thought this would be her year! I remember in her early days when she would take it out in 5:06!...but I don't think she can hang with Laura without taking the chance of blowing up and hurting the team.