SHELBY MF HOULIHAN, takes down AISLING CUFFE in Pac 12 5k

Was it windy? Why would Cuffe let the race be so slow?

jdkdk wrote:

Was it windy? Why would Cuffe let the race be so slow?

Because it's only a conference champ and it's a 10k, and the real meets for her are coming up. Pretty obvious reasons.

Mrr82 wrote:

jdkdk wrote:

Was it windy? Why would Cuffe let the race be so slow?

Because it's only a conference champ and it's a 10k, and the real meets for her are coming up. Pretty obvious reasons.

1 Shelby Houlihan ASU 16:11.63

2 Aisling Cuffe STAN 16:11.97

That's a quick 10k.

Cuffe has shown good speed recently. She probably figured she could win no matter what. She closed in 4:45 and still lost.

It's hard to lead stuff - that's why I was praising Lalang in another thread.

"Strength = speed", eh rojo?

rojo wrote:

It's hard to lead stuff - that's why I was praising Lalang in another thread.

True, but they were BOTH leading at different laps. Houlihan wasn't drafting off of her, she was pushing it too.

Stop with this "MF" crap already. Its classless.

B1G one wrote:

Stop with this "MF" crap already. Its classless.

It's just overused. It's the new EPIC.

Sunday 1:20 PM Women 1500 Meter Run Final

1 Shelby Houlihan JR Arizona State 4:15.67 1 (1)

2 Aisling Cuffe JR Stanford 4:18.29 1 (2)

3 Rebecca Mehra FR Stanford 4:21.62 1 (3)

4 Sarah Penney SR Oregon 4:21.97 1 (4)

5 Katie Flood JR Washington 4:22.55 1 (5)

6 Sydney Gray JR California 4:24.68 1 (6)

7 Ruby Roberts SR WSU 4:24.90 1 (7)

8 Frida Berge FR Oregon 4:26.23 1 (8)

9 Eleanor Fulton JR Washington 4:27.47 1 (9)

10 Cami Chapus SO Stanford 4:28.03 1 (10)

11 Payton Schutte JR Arizona State 4:34.64 1 (11)

Kate Penney SO Arizona DNF 1

Sunday 3:55 PM Women 5000 Meter Run Final

1 Shelby Houlihan JR Arizona State 16:11.63 1 (1)

2 Aisling Cuffe JR Stanford 16:11.97 1 (2)

3 Elvin Kibet JR Arizona 16:19.14 1 (3)

4 Katie Flood JR Washington 16:22.34 1 (4)

5 Jessica Tonn JR Stanford 16:23.50 1 (5)

6 Kelsey Santisteban JR California 16:36.27 1 (6)

7 Katie Knight FR Washington 16:38.51 1 (7)

8 Megan Patrignelli SR Oregon 16:39.37 1 (8)

9 Carrie Verdon SO Colorado 16:40.45 1 (9)

10 Maddie Alm SO Colorado 16:45.03 1 (10)

11 Chiara Warner FR Arizona State 16:45.39 1 (11)

12 Susannah Hurst JR Utah 16:51.00 1 (12)

13 Vanessa Fraser FR Stanford 16:51.62 (16:51.615) 1 (13)

14 Kinsey Gomez JR Oregon State 16:51.62 (16:51.617) 1 (14)

15 Nicole Corbin SO Arizona 16:55.28 1 (15)

16 Alli Cash FR Oregon 16:57.57 1 (16)

17 Rebecca Mehra FR Stanford 17:05.60 1 (17)

18 Jenny DeSouchet SO Colorado 17:09.07 1 (18)

19 Erin Johnson SO Washington 17:12.16 1 (19)

20 Chelsey Totten FR Arizona State 17:12.99 1 (20)

21 Ruby Roberts SR WSU 17:13.72 1 (21)

22 Stephanie Bulder JR Arizona 17:14.62 1 (22)

23 Megan Lacy SO Stanford 17:15.44 1 (23)

24 Molly Callahan JR Arizona 17:27.04 1 (24)

25 Meghan Marvin SR UCLA 17:33.58 1 (25)

26 Courtney Bouchet SR Colorado 17:39.81 1 (26)

27 Aly Nielson JR Oregon State 17:43.81 1 (27)

28 Tate Murray SR Stanford 17:51.80 1 (28)

29 Ashlyn Dadkhah FR California 17:55.74 1 (29)

30 Danielle Katz FR Stanford 17:58.77 1 (30)

31 Erin Menefee SR Arizona 18:08.48 1 (31)

Kala Stone FR Arizona State DNF 1

Guess the little sis is outshining big sis Shayla...

Getting pwned twice by the same runner must hurt for Cuffe.

Anyone else think Houlihan looks like she could be Alan Webb's sister in this picture?

http://www.nextleveliowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ncaa-nationals-xc-0326-e1354378060489.jpg

Whatever has happened to Katie Flood? Anyone know?

It was windy. It's always windy in Pullman in the spring.

tokeon wrote:

Getting pwned twice by the same runner must hurt for Cuffe.

I am sure a lot of people had Cuffe as the favorite in the 1500m. Even the 5000 is probably not her NCAA meet event.

Houlihan looks fit and fast.

tokeon wrote:

Anyone else think Houlihan looks like she could be Alan Webb's sister in this picture?

http://www.nextleveliowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ncaa-nationals-xc-0326-e1354378060489.jpg

Nope, just you.

26mi235 wrote:

tokeon wrote:

Getting pwned twice by the same runner must hurt for Cuffe.

I am sure a lot of people had Cuffe as the favorite in the 1500m. Even the 5000 is probably not her NCAA meet event.

First off, this is the 2nd time she's gotten beaten twice by the same runner in the same meet, hence: Emily Lipari, so she's used to it

And 2nd off, like he just said, she won't have 2 1500's run before she runs the 5k final... Having this said, if Houlihan runs the double I doubt she'll beat Cuffe, if she just runs the 1500m then obviously it won't matter, if she just runs the 5k then it would be very close... Cuffe is not a top NCAA speed girl so the fact that she ran 2 15's before probably zapped her legs... Regardless, I think when Cuffe has Marielle Hall and Dags in the race, it will be a lot of more honest of a pace, a pace that Houlihan won't be able to stick with (or maybe could, but no kick at the end).... Having this said, if it's strung out a little more, Aisling Cuffe could most definitely still win the title, and guys don't forget: Aisling Cuffe's fastest 1k in her 15:11 5k was her last one! She closed in a 3:01 so she can finish strong!

While Cuffe was 4th at NCAA xc last fall, Houlihan was 8th just a few seconds back. So, no stronger to high-caliber distance running is she.

Houlihan focuses on the mile/1500m in track because she has a lot of speed endurance.

If she chose to focus on the 5k now instead of the 1500m, who's to say she couldn't drop a 15:11 like Cuffe did recently?

Houlihan hasn't gotten national attention yet like others because she hasn't run a spectacular time nor won an NCAA title . . . but she's still a junior.

She will be at least a co-favorite for the NCAA 1500m title in a few weeks.