Thoughts on the meet?
Thoughts on the meet?
Fan of D2 wrote:
Thoughts on the meet?
My thoughts are, the SC6 beat the W3, case closed on the West.
Fan of d2 wrote:
Interesting results today. Weather wasn't so bad that teams had huge advantages or disadvantages.
On the men's side, the west region team champion finished 9th. The 2nd place team in the west region finished 5th and the 3rd place team from west region finished 21st. South central region had 6 teams in the top 18. Only one team ran terrible, Roger State, who finished 26th. South central put 4 in the top 7 and 5 in the top 14.
Maybe the computers/formula actually got things right?
The West Regional race was at Western Oregon's home course, so of course they performed well there. Them crapping the bed at nationals surprises no one in the West, because they do it almost every year they qualify. Their #2 & #3 ran terrible at NCAAs. Simon Fraser and Alaska Anchorage (and possibly Academy of Art) being left home is still a travesty.
Props to the South Central teams. They really showed up.
The South Central went 1st (Adams), 3rd (Mines), 4th (Western), 7th (CSU-Pueblo), 14th (WTAMU), 18th (DBU), and 26th (Rogers State). I'd say that 4 teams in the top 7, 6 in the top-20, and 7 teams in the top-30 in the NCAA is pretty good.
I was one that thought the South Central would only get three teams out. Thankfully I was wrong.
It was a very strong year on the men's side in the South Central.
However, for the women, different story outside of Adams State's usual dominance.
Go Buffaloes :)