NESCAC Cross Country 2018

This is objectively the rankings going into NESCACs

1. Williams

2. Amherst

3. Middlebury

4. Bowdoin

5. Tufts

6. Connecticut College

7. Trinity

8. Bates

9. Hamilton

10. Colby

11. Wesleyan

Williams above Amherst due to being more consistent, and in a smaller field Williams' spread will benefit them more, with Amherst's 1-2 low sticks mattering less in scoring. Bowdoin above Tufts honestly could be flipped either way, but I give Bowdoin the edge due to Macdonald, but these teams are gonna be close.

Does anyone in this thread care about the women's race? If so, who else thinks Wesleyan has a shot?

tbh no I don't think people care

Weather forecast for the NESCAC Championship on Saturday:

Temps in the 40s

Heavy Rain

Wind at 25 to 35 MPH

Seems like perfect conditions.

NESCACs is going to be run in awful conditions which changes everything. These talented quick guys from Amherst who like competing on the track aint getting it done. All the times are gonna look slow even though Franklin Park is a nice place to run. Also, I think the mud will favor Tufts who runs there as a home course. Some real New England men will shine while these coastal weaklings will flounder. Here's how it's happening:

1. Williams

2. Middlebury

3. Amherst

4. Tufts

5. Bowdoin

6. Conn College

7. Trinity

8. Bates

9. Hamilton

10. Colby

11. Wesleyan

Individuals

1. Scott Mason

2. Sean McDonald

3. Ryan Cox

4. Cosmo Brossy

5. Aidan Ryan

6. Matt D' Aquila

7. Aidan Ryan

8. Danny Ashcale

9. Theo Henderson

10. Clark Ricciardeli

11. Wes McAllister

12. Tucker Meijer

13. William McGovern

14. Colin Raposo

Aidan Ryan's amoeba-like ability to split into two people gives the Ephs an unfair advantage. Someone call the USADA.

Scott Mason has the fastest 8k XC time of anyone in the field too

YourMom wrote:

Scott Mason has the fastest 8k XC time of anyone in the field too

Scott Mason Jar will be hopped up on Allegheny moonshine.

no snitchin

Tufts goes home DEVASTATED

family dollar wrote:

copre wrote:

New rankings after this weekend:

1. Amherst

2. Williams

3. Midd

4. Tufts

5. Conn

6. Bowdoin

7. Bates

8. Colby

9. Hamilton

10. Trinity

11. Wesleyan

Bowdoin is better than Conn and Tufts. In fact, I think Bowdoin is closer to Middlebury and could pull the upset if Sean wins. Bowdoin's top three can run with anybody else's top three. Hard to get a read on how good their 4&5 are tho. Not that it matters, but Trinity>Hamilton>Colby.

Wow, it's actually incredible how you were wrong on every statement you made:

1. Bowdoin lost to Conn and barely beat Tufts, hardly showing any superiority

2. Pulling off the upset is difficult when your #2 guy would be the Williams alternate at regionals

3. "Can run with anybody else's top three" (see above)

4. Colby>Trinity>Hamilton, 0 for 3

...whoops

Actually he was right about Trinity > Hamilton

Crazy NESCACs! Proves anything can happen in 2 weeks at Bowdoin. What will it be? Can MIT break into the top 3? Will Amherst edge out their third straight win against Williams this season? Who takes fifth? Does it even matter or will the committee screw NE again?

With Bates' performance it certainly confuses things given their less than stellar showing at conn and losing to a bunch of out of region teams

Regional Predictions:

TEAM:

1. MIT

2. Amherst

3. Williams

4. Midd

5. Bowdoin

6. Conn

7. Tufts

8. Bates

...

MIT will race like hardos and win regionals, but screw up at NCAAs. Amherst and Williams will be a bit more reserved, but the Mammoths squeak it out from the Ephs.

INDIVIDUAL:

1. Sam Brunette - Plymouth State

2. Sean MacDonald - Bowdoin

3. Danny Aschale - Conn

4. Andrew Mah - MIT

5. Cosmo Brossy - Amherst

6. Ryan Cox - Williams

7. Scott Mason - Conn

8. Clark Ricciardeli - Amherst

9. Billy Woltz - MIT

10. Trevor Wysong - Bridgewater State

My boy T-Wysong will most certainly get third place or bust at Regionals! Change my mind.

Have a good day. :)

Studier of Mathematicks wrote:

Actually he was right about Trinity > Hamilton

Eh, fair enough. I was referring to the 1-2-3 ordering rather than the individual comparison.

Don't you think after last weekend 8th might be a little low for Bates? I'd put them 5th to 6th personally, as their runners seem to be peaking at the right time

No I don't think it's a little low. That's why I placed them 8th.