UAA Track predictions

Spotted Shane "Sizzlin'" Sullivan and the Emory boys at the Brandeis track not 2 hours ago. Their shirts were off.

How will this gutsy move intimidate the competition?

I wonder if the infamous Brandeis a cappella group will be entertaining the teams at the banquet this year?

jasper is so dreamyyy >>>

The Hard Questions wrote:

Spotted Shane "Sizzlin'" Sullivan and the Emory boys at the Brandeis track not 2 hours ago. Their shirts were off.

How will this gutsy move intimidate the competition?

After the first day, it's still a toss up who wins the men's title though I don't think Case is a serious contender anymore. Emory had a good first day and has put themselves into contention. If I had to pick how the teams finish now, I'd go 1.Chicago 2.WashU 3.Carnegie 4.Emory, though I think it's really close. The Mile and 3k IMO will determine who wins the meet.

For the women, WashU is amazing, I don't know what the meet record for points is but they could break it. Chicago will finish 2nd and Emory 3rd.

UAAlum wrote:

After the first day, it's still a toss up who wins the men's title though I don't think Case is a serious contender anymore. Emory had a good first day and has put themselves into contention. If I had to pick how the teams finish now, I'd go 1.Chicago 2.WashU 3.Carnegie 4.Emory, though I think it's really close. The Mile and 3k IMO will determine who wins the meet.

For the women, WashU is amazing, I don't know what the meet record for points is but they could break it. Chicago will finish 2nd and Emory 3rd.

word up fellow uaa alum

i think washu takes the men and chi's got a good squad but for god sake, can CMU gets some sprinters already? they would have won at least three or four titles in the past decade if they could recruit even average sprinting. they ran like a 3:12 4x4 when i was a freshman and they've had a miler as an anchor ever since.

brandeis and nyu should be embarrassed by their teams. they've always sucked. real talk.

washu's women's team is absurd. this is where the more engineering heavy schools are at a disadvantage - no good looking, athletic girl is going to cleveland to study chem e at case.

Congrats to the Carnegie Mellon Men and the WashU Women for the Conference Titles, both were well earned.

Carnegie scored in every event except for the sprints and Long Jump but their performance in the throws and mid distance won the meet for them. As my fellow UAA Alum pointed out, if Carnegie was able to get some sprinters they would be tough to beat. It'll be interesting to see if Carnegie can keep the win outdoors as well.

The WashU women's team is so stacked. If they perform like they did this weekend, they should be NCAA champs.

UAAlum wrote:

Congrats to the Carnegie Mellon Men and the WashU Women for the Conference Titles, both were well earned.

Carnegie scored in every event except for the sprints and Long Jump but their performance in the throws and mid distance won the meet for them. As my fellow UAA Alum pointed out, if Carnegie was able to get some sprinters they would be tough to beat. It'll be interesting to see if Carnegie can keep the win outdoors as well.

The WashU women's team is so stacked. If they perform like they did this weekend, they should be NCAA champs.

When is the last time CMU had a Nationals-level runner? Ever?

WashU should take the Men's side, just too much depth. CMU would have to find points in the 5/10 or outperform in the throws. Alternatively I guess WashU could disappoint in the 1500 or PV.

Impressive how Case has improved their team, and it's a damn shame how bad Brandeis and NYU are. Brandeis is the smallest, so at least they have an excuse. NYU is bigger than CMU, WashU, and Chicago combined and they're just awful.

Vandenberg?

AlumUAA wrote:

When is the last time CMU had a Nationals-level runner? Ever?

And Norley. 2/10

UAAlum wrote:

Vandenberg?

Ah, I meant sprinter. I was trying to make the point that they haven't had a legitimate one in forever. Has to be at least a decade.

Either way:

1. WashU

2. CMU Middle Distance and Throws

3. Case

4. Chicago

5. Emory

6-7. Brandeis and NYU School For The Disabled

nor nor wrote:

AlumUAA wrote:

When is the last time CMU had a Nationals-level runner? Ever?

And Norley. 2/10

CMU's school records:

100m: 10.83 Neal 1994

200m: 21.64 Bonaddio 2005

400m: 47.36 Bonaddio 2005

So they've never had a national level 100/200 guy. The 400 it's been awhile but Vandenberg was also national quality at the 4, he was an indoor all American at the distance.

UAAlum wrote:

nor nor wrote:

And Norley. 2/10

CMU's school records:

100m: 10.83 Neal 1994

200m: 21.64 Bonaddio 2005

400m: 47.36 Bonaddio 2005

So they've never had a national level 100/200 guy. The 400 it's been awhile but Vandenberg was also national quality at the 4, he was an indoor all American at the distance.

Hmm. 47.36 is a very legit 400m time, but 2005 is before my wheelhouse. If that means they've had a good-to-very-good program without having a sub-48 400/sub-22 200 guy for 12 years, that means their sprint recruiting is still pretty bad.

CMU is just one of those schools who can put up a 3:20 4x4 with 2 800 guys, a miler, and a hurdler.