Midwest Regional
1 North Central (Ranked #1), 51
2 UW - Eau Claire (#2), 108
3 UW - La Crosse (#5), 110
4 Washington (#10), 135
5 UW - Stout (#22), 158
Central Region
1 St. Olaf (#3), 21
2 Loras (#11), 78
3 Central (#14), 82
4 Carleton (#25), 132
5 St. Thomas (#34), 156
While Midwest is probably the strongest region in the country, North Central just barely had their top 4 in the top 15. Let's look at the top finishers:
1 Andrew Padgett, Wash, 23:56
2 Alex Cieslielski, UW-LC, 24:05
3 Josh Thorson, UW-EC, 24:09
4 Aaron Sebhat, NC, 24:10
5 Jordan Carpenter, UW-OK, 24:13
6 Travis Morrison, NC, 24:14
At Jim Drews on 10/18:
3 Grant Wintheiser, St. Olaf, 24:37
5 Jake Campbell, St. Olaf, 24:51
8 Alex Cieslielski, 25:03
At Blugold 10/3:
1 Grant Winthieser, 24:36
3 Jake Campbell, 24:43
5 Josh Thorson, 24:45
It could be very close once again next week. By no means does North Central have a lock! Also, no way is UW Eau Claire the second best team.