Team Predictions:
1. Holy Cross- the loss of senior captain Dennis Muldoon is a weight off of the team's shoulders, as the elimination of his draconian core routines and other activities will free up time for the Crusaders to recover off workouts and take the league by storm.
2. Navy- the defending champs will fail to defend their title with the loss of ethereal presence Steve "Magnum" Schroeder, but their depth prevents them from falling any lower than 2nd.
3. American- after failing to give his team workouts for the entire summer because he's too busy watching his son and his stable of professional runners compete, Centro will return at the start of XC with a vengeance, pounding 120 mile weeks in to his runners until they drop. Unfortunately, the surge will be too late in the game, and the lack of base and rampant injury total will leave the Eagles no better than third.
4. Army- after a hazing scandal is avoided in the beginning of the season because "it's the Army," the Black Knights will rebound to scrape out a 4th place finish, led by Trevor Toucan.
5. LeHIGH- the Mountain Lions will be mountin' girls and lyin' to Todd Etters re: getting high on Tuesday nights after workouts, but sheer dignity will propel them past this year's 6th place team:
6. Bucknell- the Bisons have some athletes: a pair of good steeplers and a pair of good 5k runners. They also have Kevin Donner at the helm. Donner's voracious appetite and penchant for confusing banter means that the 5th man the Bisons so desperately need will likely be eaten or confused in to mediocrity by the coach that so desperately wants him to succeed.
7. Boston U- After realizing that he has to spend his summer in the winter of Australia, and the rest of the year in f'ing Boston, Alex Seal decides to forego his collegiate eligibility and join Melbourne TC. The Terriers (arp arp) implode without him.
8. Who tf cares