MIAC Track 2019

With the last meet before conference now over, I thought it would be neat to look back to the first MIAC prediction and see if anything’s changed.

Looks like the 600 has been completely mixed up, with Brian Carl being a complete dark horse.

Kozlowski is looking like a winner in the 800

The1k could be a combination of Wachter, Mueller, Wilkinson, or Kozlowski ftw.

The mile is in the hands of Mueller, Wilkinson, or Wachter (but could also depend on who runs the 5k instead).

The 3k has Mueller, Wachter, Dodge, and Wilkinson all in the running. I think this race might come down to who’s the most fresh.

5k will probably be miscounted again and Lerdall FINALLY broke 15:00!

This year, of the years I’ve been around, seems to be the hardest to determine who’s racing what distances. Many front runners have good marks in a variety of distances

Best guess without knowing who's in the heats

600m

1. Carl Klamm Bethel

2. Joey Cook-Gallardo Carleton

3. Brian Carl St. Thomas

800m

1. Carl Kozlowski St. Thomas

2. Jesse Middendorf Concordia

3. Evan Hatton Bethel

1000m

1. Carl Kozlowski St. Thomas

2. Sean Lonergan St. Olaf

3. Frank Gustafson Hamline

Mile

1. Matthew Wilkinson Carleton

2. Lucas Mueller Carleton

3. Karl Wachter St. Thomas

3000m

1. Lucas Mueller Carleton

2. Karl Wachter St. Thomas

3. Matthew Wilkinson Carleton

5000m

1. Tris Dodge Carleton

2. Thomas Lerdall St. Olaf

3. James Mathison St. Johns

* Don't think Mueller or Wilkinson will be in the 5k

DMR

1. Carleton

2. Hamline

3. St. Thomas

They are up! Should be a very fun indoor conference meet. Every event seems to be very stacked. RBJ finally posted them!

For the first time in quite a while, it looks like the 3k will be the main event. The Carls vs Wachter have never raced this distance against each other.

Also surprised to see Wilkinson in the 5k instead of the mile, but I guess he has to defend the title. I’ll take Lerdall ftw tho

Thought I'd throw together some predictions. Should be a fun one this year!

400

Carl Klamm

Isaac Erickson

Cal Wright

Bethel’s 400 guys are always well-prepared for conference. Guys on the rise like Wright, Labine, and Collison will be fun to watch, and there’s no denying Kulstad’s talent and past success (2018 Outdoor 4th place finisher). He could sneak into the top 3 or 4 from his 10th seed.

600

Carl Klamm

JCG

Brian Carl

The top 6 finishers from last year are gone, but 2016 and 2017 champ and MIAC record holder in the event Klamm is the favorite. JCG and newcomer Brian Carl will make this one interesting. Brian Carl is the only of the top 8 seeds not entered in an open event Friday, and could challenge for the win if he’s fresh, though I assume he’s in the DMR.

800

Carl Kozlowski

JCG

Evan Hatton

Kozlowski is certainly the one to beat, and I don’t think anyone will get that close. JCG and Hatton have the experience, and should run well enough to get top 3. Will be interesting to see what underclassmen Middendorf, Roen, and Johnson can do. Very possible either Karlson or Lelinga gets top 5 from the second heat.

1000

Carl Kozlowski

Lucas Mueller

Sean Lonergan

It won’t be as exciting as Tostrud, but this one will be fun to watch. Tough to root against last year’s champ, but Kozlowski looks very strong right now. Especially if Lonergan has a mile and DMR leg in his legs, the door is open for Hatton or Gustafson to take 3rd.

Mile

Lucas Mueller

Karl Wachter

Frank Gustafson

It’ll be interesting to see how tactical this one will be with everyone fresh. Knowing Lucas Mueller, though, it probably won’t be. Tactical or not, Wachter and Gustafson can certainly run with Mueller. From there it’s more of a toss-up: who knows what we’ll get from Anderson and Lonergan, who haven’t seemed quite themselves this year. Biel Wiel looked impressive last week, he may be able to drop a few seconds a snag a top 3 finish.

3k

Lucas Mueller

Karl Wachter

Matt Wilkinson

Mueller won’t hold anything back, even in what will likely be his 4th race of the weekend. Wachter will hang with him and make it more interesting than last year. I’ll take Wilkinson over Dodge and Lerdall to finish strong and take 3rd.

5k

Tris Dodge

Matt Wilkinson

Thomas Lerdall

The winners of the last two years will be going at it, but I think Dodge has a great opportunity to get his first MIAC championship. Don’t count Meikle out either, he seems to have carried some momentum from a great cross season into indoor.

DMR

Carleton

St. Olaf

St. Thomas

Always a hard one to predict without entries, this is assuming stacks.

Heard it here first, Team Carl/Karl wins every event 400m-3k.

400:

1. Carl Klamm

2. Shawn Monroe

3. Isaac Erickson

Get out yer brooms cause its a Bethel sweep.

600:

1. Carl Klamm

2. Brian Carl

3. JCG

Klamm wins easy, but Brian CARL is sneaky good.

800:

1. Carl Kozlowski

2. Evan Hatton

3. Ben Roen

Kozlowski in another class right now and wins comfortably. Hatton gets 2nd with Roen,who is hot right now, taking bronze.

1k:

1. Carl Kozlowski

2. Lucas Mueller

3. Frank Gustafson

2-man race between Kozlowski/Mueller- rivaling the epic DCG/Coffey showdown a few years back. Frank's stache takes 3rd.

Mile:

1. Karl Wachter

2. Lucas Mueller

3. Sean Longeran

Wachter finally faces competition and shows how good he is. Race for 3rd is close, but Lonergan outkicks Gustafson and others.

3k:

1. Karl Wachter

2. Matt Wilkinson

3. Lucas Mueller

Wachter shows the world he is the real deal and Carleton goes 2-3. This may be the race of the weekend.

5k:

1. Cameron Meilke

2. Matt Wilkinson

3. Thomas Lerdall

Upset alert: Cammy wins with teammate Matty in 2nd. Lerdall gets Olaf on the board in 3rd.

DMR:

1. Carleton

2. UST

3. SJU

Toss-up.

Annual Reminder

Fastfinishresults sucks and needs to stop having dead live results links. They have never successfully kept a live scoreboard while also offering the results of previous events.

The stream is working well.

5k - Wilkenson 14:38, Dodge, Lerdall, Kadrofske

Truly the year of the Carl (Karl).

400: Carl Klamm

600: Carl Klamm, JCG (a Carl), Brian Carl

800: Carl Kozlowski

1000: Carl Kozlowski

1 mile: Lucas Mueller (a Carl), Karl Wachter

3000: Lucas Mueller, Karl Wachter, Matt Wilkinson (a Carl)

5000: Matt Wilkinson, Tris Dodge (a Carl)

DMR: Carleton

Crust wrote:

Truly the year of the Carl (Karl).

400: Carl Klamm

600: Carl Klamm, JCG (a Carl), Brian Carl

800: Carl Kozlowski

1000: Carl Kozlowski

1 mile: Lucas Mueller (a Carl), Karl Wachter

3000: Lucas Mueller, Karl Wachter, Matt Wilkinson (a Carl)

5000: Matt Wilkinson, Tris Dodge (a Carl)

DMR: Carleton

If you put Karl Wachter, Carl Kozlowski, and Carl Klamm on their own team, they out-score St.Olaf, Hamline, Concordia, Saint Mary’s, and Augsburg... Big oof

Tactical Outdoor Predictions inbound

100:

1. Ryan Miller

2. Drew Scheonbauer

3. Eric Douville

200:

1. Drew Schoenbauer

2. Ryan Miller

3. Eric Douville

400:

1. Carl Klamm

2. Shaun Monroe

3. Isaac Erickson

800:

1. Carl Kozlowski

2. Joey Cook Gallardo

3. Jesse Mittendorf

1500:

1. Karl Wachter

2. Sean Lonergan

3. Mohammad Salad

5000:

1. Andy Barnhardt

2. Christoper Brenk

3. Camerson Shultz

10000:

1. Tyler Bethke

2. Jake Lepak

3. Jack Henshcell

High Jump:

1. Taylor Rooney

2. Jake Kelly

3. Christian Velieck

Long Jump:

1. Connor White

2. Nick Span

3. Desmond Stewart

Triple:

1. Desmond Stewart

2. Nick Spann

3. Josh Prater

Hammer Throw:

1. Eric Holst

2. Eric Dols

3. Mike Hensch

Shotput

1. Mike Hensch

2. Joe Martin

3. Nathan Kurtz-Enk

Discus:

1. Linval Joseph

2. Carter Verone

3. Gage O’Brien

Pole Vault:

1. Aidan Ritzenthaler

2. St Olaf Pole Vaulter #1

3. St Olaf Pole Vaulter #2

Womens Predictions Coming soon...

Did the Carleton guys just disappear?

If this guy is right I'll crap my knickers the center st.thomas' football field. Also *Barnhart

Barndaddy had a nasty race. I only like people who have nasty races!

Dude, tommies have always kicked aaaahs for track, but dang. Distance is really cranking. Lots of huge jumps in the last 12 months. Exciting to see what’s to come for some of those guys

According to credible sources, following Lucas Muellers performance at MIACS, the NCAA called into question the validity of his results and performed a drug test. Upon inspection, it was determined that Lucas had illegal amounts of Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) in his system at the time of competition. This chemical is predominantly found in Mayonnaise and, when consumed in large amounts, has performance enhancing benefits. Therefore, the NCAA formally revoked Lucas Mueller’s MIAC Championship titles and withdrew his remaining eligibility in NCAA athletics.

Just wanted to point out the amount of MIAC distance guys in nationals this year is incredible:

Lucas Mueller -3k

Tris Dodge - 3k

Matt Wilkinson - 5k

Thomas Lerdall - 5k

Sean Lonergan- Mile

Karl Wachter - Mile

Frank Gustafson - Mile

Carl Kozlowski - 800

Absolutely. A year or two ago people, including myself admittedly, were bagging on the MIAC for not having stars anymore. No longer. The MIAC is deep now! We can come away with some solid All- Americans this year. Proud of all of them.

Can anybody beat them? Dang. 6th for wilkinson and mueller. Looks like the MIAC is pretty well squared off for the next two years.