Yeah, North Central won their conference in 17 pts and with a 15 second spread.
Brown is back in form, so this could be really close again. I think St. Olaf's 1-2 maybe even 3 can beat all the NCC guys, but Escher will need to improve to get closer to their #5. They just might be able to pull it off!
Pork wrote:
Hamline's fifth could kill them. If he is that far back then expect Gustavus, and maybe Concordia, to beat them. Hamline's top three definitely isn't going to be able to carry them if their 5th guy is that slow at conference. Gustavus and Concordia should be able to beat them if that gap stays the same.
Hahaha!
2 cents from an Ole alum.
I think the story of this meet is PHIL MEYER. He's consistently finished as their #5 a few seconds behind Escher but yesterday appeared to be a huge breakthrough for him as he finished seconds behind Campbell and Brown.
Olaf's 1-4 is looking very...very impressive at a national level. Despite being 10-15 seconds behind his teammates, #5 man Escher ran a phenomenal race and is really looking like a man they can count on.
Gustie Runner wrote:
Hamline killed it. Props to them. Not much we could do. Our five was back further than they should have been, and Jones has been having knee problems, but it still wouldn't have been enough. Good work, Pipers.
Hamline didn't kill it. They did what everyone else thought they would do. Stop making excuses about knee problems and the absence of a fifth runner. STFU and run better next year before you come on here talking up your team.
My knee was fine.
MIAC you can thank me for creating Hart Horner to prevent a St Olaf perfect score.
Eman2.0 wrote:
I think the story of this meet is PHIL MEYER. He's consistently finished as their #5 a few seconds behind Escher but yesterday appeared to be a huge breakthrough for him as he finished seconds behind Campbell and Brown.
Olaf's 1-4 is looking very...very impressive at a national level. Despite being 10-15 seconds behind his teammates, #5 man Escher ran a phenomenal race and is really looking like a man they can count on.
Meyer ran well but pretty much as expected. Blugold was just an off race for him. At St. Olaf Invite he was 25:38 to Escher's 26:17, and less than 3 seconds behind Campbell.
What's happening this weekend? Who's going to Nats?
So who is going to nats? Will Carleton and St. Thomas make it?
I can't see Carleton not making it. They beat Johns Hopkins who just beat Haverford in the Mideast. St. Thomas beat Platteville at LAX, but they were trounced by Carleton at MIAC's.
All of the MIAC runners are rounding into good shape. Ryan Peterson had a crazy drop. Feichtinger is showing off his versatility. Barry is recovering from his injury really well and getting faster every race. Gerhartz is still improving. Cook-Gallardo is one of the top freshmen in the nation. Everyone's on an upswing. Nationals is going to be awesome for the MIAC regardless.
Well, looks like they are both going... http://www.ncaa.com/news/cross-country-men/article/2014-11-16/32-schools-56-individuals-qualify-diii-mens-xc
Wintheiser- 1
Campbell- 5
Brown- 8
Meyer- 32
Escher- 41
Hornor- 45
1. St Olaf
2. North Central
3. UWEC
4. UWL
Wow. What a meet.
Oles came in second after Jake Brown had stomach(?) issues. Would've smashed the field otherwise. Individual national champion, three top fifteen finishers. Paul Escher came on STRONG toward the end of the year. They've had an amazing season, and look to be the favorites for MIAC's next year. Paul Timm and Keith Ketola look to potentially be big helpers in their quest for another podium finish. The big question is... Will Cal Lehn be back? He would be the nail in the coffin to make them the conference and regional champions.
Carleton 18th... Hornor looked great coming in top twenty. Barry supposedly fell a few times early on... They return all of their top five from this race next year. Supposedly their fifth guy, Haase, has been dealing with iron issues all season. It will be interesting to see what they do if they can have a healthy Barry, a more experienced Cook, and some quick recruits/currently recovering sophomores next year. Could they challenge for the MIAC crown?
St. Thomas came in second to last and got some much needed nationals experience. They have a great shot at making it again next year, and are on the outside looking in when it comes to MIAC contenders.
Feichtinger has found his stride as a cross country runner and leader of the squad. The Johnnies could be another national qualifying sleeper next year.
I'm excited for next year already.
Nice vocabulary.