2013 USA Cross Country Championships

What is the venue for 2014?

And, who's racing? Rupp, Teg, Ritz, Hall, Meb, and the likes... I think not. They should offer more money to get some big names out there. Then the usatf (not the local organization) should front a ton of money for those who make the trip to Worlds! We could get a medal. The women sure put it out there, and at the last World XC champs, they brought home some hardware! Why can't the mendo the same? Are the women more competitive, or in the World Stage the women are not as competitive and our (USA) team just so happens to make some noise

LDOPA is racing.

Watch out, if we don't put up a real team Canada is going to rape us at worlds

Levins

Bairu

Ahmed

Weibe

Here's the list so far.

as of January 16th from USATF.org

Michael Aitken (unattached)

George Alex (unattached) - Olympic Trials 5k Finalist, 3:58 mile, 7:52 3k, 13:35 5k

Charles Ballew II (U.S. Army)

Cameron Bean (ZAP Fitness Reebok) - 8:37 Steeplechase

Ben Bruce (adidas-McMillanElite)* - 2010 World Cross Country Team, 8:19 Steeplechase

Ian Burrell (Boulder Running Company/adidas) - 15th 2012 Olympic Trials Marathon, 3rd 2012 USA Half Marathon

Frank Bwambale (unattached)

Gian-Paul Caccia (New York Athletic Club)

Robert Cheseret (US Army) - 1st 2011 NACAC Cross Country Championships, 8-time Pac 10 Champion

Brad Chronister (unattached)

Michael Crouch (ZAP Fitness Reebok) - 3-time NCAA Division II National Champion, 13:40 5k

Craig Curley (unattached) - 2012 Nationwide Columbus Marathon Champion (2:19:01)

Nicholai Dalidowitz (EKG)

Julian de Rubira (unattached)

Samuel Dech

Chris Derrick (Nike OTC Elite) - 13-time NCAA All-American, 4th U.S. Olympic Trials 10k

Peter Falcon (Team Nebraska)

Matthew Forys (New York Athletic Club) - 4th, 2012 US Club Cross Country Championships

Kenneth Foster (US Army)

Kyle Heath (unattaced) - 3:59 mile, 8:34 Steeplechase

David Jankowski (unattached) - 2009 U.S. Club Cross Country Champion

Elliot Krause (University of Wisconsin) - 6th 2012 USA Cross Country Championships

Daniel Kremske (unattached)

Bobby Mack (unattached)* - 2012 USA Cross Country Champion, 13:39 5k, 27:53 10k

Augustus Maiyo (US Army) - 2012 Marine Corps Marathon Champion

Justin Patananan (Nike Team Run LA)

Tyler Pennel (ZAP Fitness Reebok) - 1st 2012 NCAA Division II 10k, 28:23 10k

Sean Quigley (Boulder Track Club) - 7:50 3k, 13:27 5k, 28:03 10k, 2:14 marathon

Jake Riley (Hansons Brooks Distance Project)* - 2012 US Club Cross Country Champion, 8-time NCAA All-American

Timothy Ryan

Evan Selsor (unattached)

James Strang (unattached)

Ryan Vail (Brooks) - 11th 2012 Olympic Trials Marathon, 6th Olympic Trials 10k, 27:51 10k, 2:11 marathon

Matthew Williams (US Air Force)

* = has yet to officially sign up but has committed to the event

OUCH. the only positive the USA is going to have from this group is that Derrick will possibly get to renew his rivalry with Levins.

Both of these guys will be 2 of the very best runners on this continent over the next few years

When are they going to stop having the XC championships in the middle of indoor season?

worst poster wrote:

When are they going to stop having the XC championships in the middle of indoor season?

Indoor is for MD and down. Face it, the rest of the world focuses on cross in the winter, when it makes sense to do so. Our country is indoor-obsessed, and with no circuit or money in cross it will not gain popularity here.

At last weekend's cross race in the Bay Area with a $2000 first place purse, virtually nobody raced. Africans travel to Europe for the same money in cross races.

Quite a shame, really.

Wait, no performance standards? I can be in the National Championships?

is Peter Falcon the son of Joe Falcon, the 3:49 miler?

heuytheremaut wrote:

What is the venue for 2014?

Would also like to know? Has it been announced?

Bad Wigins wrote:

Wait, no performance standards? I can be in the National Championships?

Pretty much, yeah. How do you think I got in? Surely they didn't just accept me because my name is similar to a certain famous miler.

hdfsdhdhasdgasgg wrote:

heuytheremaut wrote:

What is the venue for 2014?

Would also like to know? Has it been announced?

anyone?

bump

Derrick, Jake Riley, Ryan Vail, and Bobby Mack will contend for the win. My money is on Derrick. Riley (his former teammate) second.

I see that Tegencamp has registered. This line-up is starting to get interesting.

jdfijijsdi'sdjip'aj wrote:

hdfsdhdhasdgasgg wrote:

Would also like to know? Has it been announced?

anyone?

^this ???

i hope ritz runs also, i want 1 (or more) of our guys to get top 15 at world xc, so we can have the maximum 4 runners at the world champs 10000, each country can have a maximum of 4 in each event at the moscow world track champs, so kenya and ethiopia (jeilan won the 10000 in track in 2011 so he is guaranteed) will have 4 and USA has a good shot at 4 maybe rupp (will not run world xc as he is running boston indoor the day of the trials) derrick, ritz, teg someone new?

xc is not a major sport so i'd rather see an outdoor winter T&F series in the southwestern and southern states.