Someone can fact check me on this, but I am fairly certain that they scored all their points from distance events.
2 scores in the 800, 1500, and steeple including the winner and runner up in steeple.
3 scorers in the 5k
Marathon winner
Has this been done at any collegiate level before?
Also, winning the marathon is impressive because finishing the marathon that starts at 75 deg and finishes above 80 with 300% humidity is death.
Stanford?
Thanks for all the links!
OnlyInTheNAIA wrote:
Someone can fact check me on this, but I am fairly certain that they scored all their points from distance events.
2 scores in the 800, 1500, and steeple including the winner and runner up in steeple.
3 scorers in the 5k
Marathon winner
Has this been done at any collegiate level before?
Also, winning the marathon is impressive because finishing the marathon that starts at 75 deg and finishes above 80 with 300% humidity is death.
why don't they run in the cis?
Marathon lololol
NAIA was actually crazy competitive this year for the top 1-2 guys per event.
Off Recollection:
100(didn't watch)
200-20.3
400-45.xx
800-1.48
1500- meh, 3.42 1500m guy won
5000m-2 man show, both are 13.40 caliber guys, and they pooped on a handful of okay 14.10-14.25 guys.
10000m-another 2 man show(same 2 from 5k). If anyone watched this race, it was the race of the meet, along with men's 800m.
Marathon-I do not regret skipping to go watch this. Event needs to be scrapped, or don't run kids 26 miles in 100% humidity.
Another thought, Is there race videobfor any of these races?
OnlyInTheNAIA wrote:
Someone can fact check me on this, but I am fairly certain that they scored all their points from distance events.
2 scores in the 800, 1500, and steeple including the winner and runner up in steeple.
3 scorers in the 5k
Marathon winner
Has this been done at any collegiate level before?
Also, winning the marathon is impressive because finishing the marathon that starts at 75 deg and finishes above 80 with 300% humidity is death.
Well I fact checked you and you forgot that they won the 4x800, but yes, unless I missed something they won the meet with all their 71-points from distance events.
Vanilla Nova of the north.
What does "National" mean here?
I don't think UBC had a male athlete even qualify for the 100m-400m at Nationals.
British Columbia did not, in fact, have the marathon national champion. It was Christian Graham from the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth Kansas. The NAIA press release screwed up the marathon. If you need proof, check the NAIA twitter account.
Duck duck wrote:
why don't they run in the cis?
Marathon lololol
Why doesn't the CIS(U-Sport) just join the NCAA? The combination of the two countries would make a great league.
Yeah what even are passports?
Oh yes, forgot to say the 4x800, which I love that the NAIA has.
Sorry about the marathon mention. I didn't think that it was a UBC guy, but then in the press release it said that it was and for some reason I trusted the NAIA media people.
AMERICA GOES HOME DEVASTATED
recap of the final events:
Ind tech leading with 64 pt but no one in the last 2 events (5,000 and 4x4)
British Columbia had 60 pts with 4 runners in the 5000 (2 freshmen and 2 good upper classmen) the 5,000 would be run in the heat of the day - the top 2 runners from the 10,000 were the favorites so those pts were likey not up for grabs...BC need to score 4 pt to tie I-tech, 5 to pass them, 7 to get 10 pt lead over Wiley (who was in 3rd at 57 pts with the best 4x400 in the field remaining in the meet's final event)....8 to put it out of reach for the win
they scored 11 pts - for the win.
Wiley's 4x400 got DQed
earlier in the meet their 4x`100 (which also should have won) got DQ
in other words they scored 57 pt but left 20 relay point on the table
perhaps giving away the national title.
Congrats to BC - exciting finish!
Cannot forget the all important racewalk where BC scored 10 points. I mean I guess it is a distance event
One must not forget that British Columbia is the pinacle of racewalk in collegiate athletics. The walk powerhouse has bred 3 olympians including 4th place Evan Dunfee this year at Rio. I do everyone remembers the following names-Collis cheng, Algier liang and Nathan Downey. These all americans will soon be world famous olympians.
Why doesn't the CIS(U-Sport) just join the NCAA?
Dear iglooz:
It would be very, very, very tough going for the Canadian Schools. The reasons being;
1) Track and field in Canada is only October to March (Indoor only). Dealing with the outdoor season is another animal entirely (6-7 months of snow on the ground).
2) Depth is an issue - there are some truly outstanding athletes and then some just ok athletes.
3) A lot of coaches are volunteers in the Canadian University system. The local college only has 1 paid track and field coach.
4) The best Canadian athletes would leave in droves if they were exposed to the NCAA. Only 1 of the 6 athletes on Canada's relay team (4X100m) goes/went to school in Canada.
5) Canadian schools do not have the budget to compete with NCAA schools. To put in perspective, the U of Texas athletic budget is greater than the ENTIRE Canadian Olympic Team's budget (163 million vs 116 million - although this year this has been increased another 32-35 million).
6) Which division would the Canadian schools compete in - Division 1?!
That would have UBC compete against the Pac-10 schools. The schools in Ontario/Quebec would end up going against the Big 10/Big 12. The schools in the Maritimes would face ACC, Big East, and the Ivys.
UBC would end up running against Oregon, USC, UCLA.
This would mean that the University of Michigan or Ohio State Football would face York University.
St. Xavier be paired against Duke in basketball.
There is too much of a discrepancy in ability, resources, and motivation on the part of the Canadian schools and athletes.
Donovan Bailey on Canadian national TV stated that the best arena globally to test your mettle as a young athlete is the NCAA.
Easy to say they don't have the ability, but simply not the case. Did you know that the two fastest collegiate steeplechasers this year are Canadians from the CIS and NAIA? Antoine Thibeault 8:34, John "The Cleve" Gay 8:36. Would be 1 and 2 in the NCAA.
To say nothing of other CIS and NAIA runners in recent years. Melissa Bishop, Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, Luc Bruchet, Gabriella Stafford...