Karissa Schweizer has the fastest track times and the best winning record.
So I'm picking her, and think Allie Ostrander will be right in there too.
It's going to be a great race. It's hard to pick just one woman for the win.
Women's preview here:
Karissa Schweizer has the fastest track times and the best winning record.
So I'm picking her, and think Allie Ostrander will be right in there too.
It's going to be a great race. It's hard to pick just one woman for the win.
Women's preview here:
Bethan Knights ftw.
Kurgat gaps the field. Schweizer 2nd.
Dani Jones to shock the world
This year's upset. wrote:
Bethan Knights ftw.
I like Knights, but she hasn't been up there so far.
Top six:
Karissa Schweizer
Ednah Kurgat
Allie Ostrander
Dani Jones
Elle Purrier
Charlotte Taylor
Reinsberger
Hopefully Schweizer or Jones, but in all honesty probably Kurgat. I think the 5 year age difference might be too much to overcome.
snow blow wrote:
Kurgat gaps the field. Schweizer 2nd.
+1 Kurgat can't be stopped
My picks wrote:
Top six:
Karissa Schweizer
Ednah Kurgat
Allie Ostrander
Dani Jones
Elle Purrier
Charlotte Taylor
Replace Allie O with Katie Rainsberger. Allie just seems to be a step behind the top girls this season.
Madie Boreman - Colorado will shock the world.
If the race opens on the slow side Purrier wins. Otherwise it's the Kurgat.
My picks wrote:
Top six:
Karissa Schweizer
Ednah Kurgat
Allie Ostrander
Dani Jones
Elle Purrier
Charlotte Taylor
the real deal wrote:
Replace Allie O with Katie Rainsberger. Allie just seems to be a step behind the top girls this season.
Maybe, but Allie's fast, and appears to be ready. We'll see in 2 days.
joedirt wrote:
Hopefully Schweizer or Jones, but in all honesty probably Kurgat. I think the 5 year age difference might be too much to overcome.
Wait, Kurgat is 26? Wtf? Is she studying for a PhD?
I still take Schweizer, because the 6k at NCAA champs is never an all out race. It always seems to come down to a finishers kick at the end, and Schweizer is quite good at that.
Now if Kurgat or somebody else makes an early move and can hold it, that changes things.
allie duh
Karissa Schweizer / Ednah Kurgat / Allie Ostrander
Dani Jones / Elle Purrier / Charlotte Taylor / Katie Rainsberger / Madie Boreman ... that's eight;
Does anyone else have a chance for top 3, or for rounding off the top 10?
Why does Purrier get no love? She already beat Schweizer this season and hasn't lost. Champ or bust for Ellie.
Long nickname wrote:
Why does Purrier get no love? She already beat Schweizer this season and hasn't lost. Champ or bust for Ellie.
Schweizer had dropped her, and Purrier came from way back for the victory.
I was surprised / impressed by her win.
However, Schweizer will be more aware of her capabilities the next time,
and I expect with the higher level of competition this weekend that the pace will be faster.
I'm not writing her off, but think that the 6k pace will be too fast for her to win from the others.
My guess:
Schweizer
Taylor
Kurgat
Ostrander
Kelati- she was 12 seconds behind kurgat at conference and has beaten Allie soundly. I don't think Wisconsin was a good showing for her.
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