MIAC XC 2019

What are the chances of the Central region getting 5 teams to nationals? Is it possible if Luther runs out of their minds and nips Olaf or UST?

Wartburg

Carleton

St Olaf

St Thomas

Luther

I think only 4 will go to nationals.

Pinkowski of Wartburg bombed, so Carleton almost won it. Good run from them and St Olaf, who clutched up after MIAC. St Thomas--good enough.

If they all go it looks like 5 of the 7 individual spots go to MIAC guys. If St Thomas doesn't go as a team, 6 of 7 are MIAC. If Luther gets in, Easton Foss of Scholastica gets in. Let's hear it for the UMAC!

If St Thomas doesn't get in, Garet "Gustavus" Grant is the last one in, George McGivern is first out. If St Thomas does make it (they will), it's two Luther guys.

Carleton, Olaf, St Thomas, Benitez, Stumbo, Gustafson, Grant, and Lelinga are almost certainly going. Pretty good day for the MIAC in the wobbly double chin of America, Iowa. Be nice to the Waverly Dairy Queen employees on your way out.

Apparently the course is long. 5.17mi to be exact according to Elliot Kadrofske’s Strava, which brings me to my next point... isn’t that against the rules??!

According to NCAA 2019-2020 Cross Country and Track and Field Rules....

Rule 4 - The Meet, Section 1. The Competition

Electronic Devices

ARTICLE 17. Coaches, athletes, competitors and officials shall not use video

or audio devices, radio transmitters or receivers, mobile phones, smart watches,

computers, unmanned aerial systems (i.e., drones) or any similar devices in

the competition area, except as authorized by the games committee for meet administration

Questionable offense.... other thoughts?

If the course was 5.17 miles with these conditions, everybody in the top 80 would be capable of 25 flat or faster. Not possible.

CentralOverseer wrote:

Apparently the course is long. 5.17mi to be exact according to Elliot Kadrofske’s Strava, which brings me to my next point... isn’t that against the rules??!

Kadrofske had a GPS watch on?

After a chance run in with the Bethel boys at Culvers, I can confirm that Ike Mendel ate no less than 7 double butter burgers and 4 orders of cheese curds. Zeke just got a kids meal. And the coaches made everyone else on the team pay for their own meal

I heard from another runner (who wore his watch for practice the day before) that the course measured 5.06 miles. That could be a 20-25 second difference (in addition to the conditions).

No ones gonna talk about Treymane bouncing back within 1-2 weeks?

i heard the Oles smoke cigs.

ciggie wrote:

i heard the Oles smoke cigs.

Same

Olaf and Tommies are in

Tommies and Ole women robbed.

BrinknotBrenk wrote:

Tommies and Ole women robbed.

Tommies yes, Oles no. Can't get 5th in the region behind a team that had no wins all year.

salty nut wrote:

BrinknotBrenk wrote:

Tommies and Ole women robbed.

Tommies yes, Oles no. Can't get 5th in the region behind a team that had no wins all year.

Let's face it, the women of the central region were robbed. Many individuals will not go to the national meet because 2 teams who should have been selected were not. Whoever knows how this works, please share.

The Central Region wasn't given a rep on the selection committee this year. So the NCAA essentially screwed multiple girls out of nationals

I heard Ellioatz Kumdrofskrrrrtttt hasn't wanked it for 6 years. Now thats how you GRIND!!!

NCAAISRIGGED wrote:

The Central Region wasn't given a rep on the selection committee this year. So the NCAA essentially screwed multiple girls out of nationals

Not given a rep? Did they just “forget” to appoint a representative? How the hell is that supposed to be fair* for the 32 schools that compete in the central region? That’s inexcusable. The Great Lakes, Atlantic and New England regions apparently have stellar reps that let 6 teams in at the expense of competitive teams in a consistently competitive region.

*I recognize “fairness” is a biased idea but isnt that the point of having a representative for each region? To make it as fair as possible?

My review of the region meet:

1. Wtf happened to Wartburg? Pinkowski and Appleton both bombed. They have so many studs that it didn’t matter, but they had a relatively horrible day.

2. Carleton had about as good of a day as they could have hoped for, but still came up a little short. Lucas is clearly back, but he needs to get some of Wilkinson’s Big d*ck energy and shoot for a top 15 finish next week. Great race for Henry Bowman.

3. Olaf went after it today and it payed off big time. They were actually in 2nd place at 3 and 5k, but they faded a little bit at the end. Props to Kadrofske for coming on strong to secure third place, as well as a nice bounce back for Brenk. They made the right adjustments after conference.

4. St. Thomas didn’t do particularly well or poorly. They earned their way in by beating Olaf at conference, but they were pretty far behind today.

5. Ham dogs and Gusties are legit. Stumbo and Grant are an even better duo than Evan Jones and Knobbe. No one else from the conference really stood out, although Tremayne did decently considering the way his cards were dealt.

6. Miac did a number on the American Rivers conf. Miac had 15 of the top 25.

No idea how to gauge nationals performances for UST or STO, but Carleton has potential for a top 10 finish. Wilkinson has a good chance at top 10 overall, Mueller, Meikle, and Wachter all have a chance for All American.