Chicago vs Wartburg 5k Time Trial 2019

I don't really know what this thread is talking about, but I just want to say Wartburg is an awful college name. I would rather be covered with warts, then got to a school called Wartburg.

Only worse named college might be Skidmore. Where is the Skidmore-Wartburg time trial?

D3 is slow.

I bet none of them break 15:30.

Sad.

I'd rather go to Wartburg and have warts than use the wrong tense of "then"

Wartburg and Chicago are both better than the majority of D1 schools. Take a serious look.

Your comment is sad.

Just a reminder that this is the culture at Wartburg

https://morgancombs.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-rug/

This is a cool idea. The two men’s teams are currently ranked 6th and 7th nationally and were separated by 3 points at Oshkosh. Because I’m not a student at UChicago I have a lot of free time and took a look at how this would have looked at the Kollege Town meet three weeks ago.

1. Drew Hoffman Wartburg 26:12

2. Max Hill Chicago 26:14

3. Chris Collet Wartburg 26:16

4. Val Figueira Chicago 26:18

5. Xander Hastings Chicago 26:24

6. Tim Koenning Chicago 26:24

7. Jay Mixdorg Wartburg 26:27

8. Jordan Olson Chicago 26:37

9. Matt Heinzman Wartburg 26:43

10. Will Norton Chicago 26:44

11. Jordan Yessak Wartburg 26:47

12. Conor Sapp Wartburg 26:48

13. Wille Shine Chicago 26:56

14. Alec Ille Wartburg 27:03

Assuming this is scored like a CC meet Chicago comes out on top 25 to 30.

Much more lopsided on the women’s side with Chicago scoring 15 points.

Other teams should look at this and get involved in the future for the athletes on their teams not headed to the NCAAs.

WartburgCulture wrote:

Just a reminder that this is the culture at Wartburg

https://morgancombs.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-rug/

Wartburg has definitely had some odd traditions over the years, but I'm not sure that an incident that happened in 2016 under a different coaching staff can be considered indicative of the current team culture.

D3 = strong. Strong academics + strong athletics. No athletic scholarships. People run D3 have a CHAMPIONSHIP MENTALITY.

Allegedly, Xander Hastings will not run since he is on the regional roster. Therefore, the real listing would be...

1. Drew Hoffman Wartburg 26:12

2. Max Hill Chicago 26:14

3. Chris Collet Wartburg 26:16

4. Val Figueira Chicago 26:18

5. Tim Koenning Chicago 26:24

6. Jay Mixdorg Wartburg 26:27

7. Jordan Olson Chicago 26:37

8. Matt Heinzman Wartburg 26:43

9. Squilliam Norton Chicago 26:44

10. Jordan Yessak Wartburg 26:47

11. Conor Sapp Wartburg 26:48

12. William Shine Chicago 26:56

13. Alec Ille Wartburg 27:03

So the scoring is 27 to 28, Chicago on top

Apparently, another one of Chicago's top competitors, Jacque Barbourn will not be running. He had a 25:57 at Oshkosh, so a big hit for the maroon.

Look guys, I have an inside scoop about UChicago. Word on the street is that UChicago’s xc team has been training like crazy since UChicago dropped from 3rd to 6th best university in the country (according to the 2020 US News & World Reports list of best colleges and universities).

I’ve heard that the administration and admissions have come to multiple workouts to watch UChicago’s men and women train, saying ‘UChicago’s victory over Wartburg in this weekend’s 5k time trial is the only way our university can move ahead of Stanford and UPenn to return to our rightful spot as tied for the third best school in the country.’ UChicago xc team members have agreed with admissions and the administration’s attitude and are working harder than ever to defeat Wartburg and restore their #3 spot on the US News list.

We are currently less than 24 hours out from one of the most monumental time trial competitions of the past week. I'm nervous, but on the surface I look calm and ready. My dad, who is Max Hill's dad, told me if I don't break 14 I'll have to run home during Thanksgiving break in a phone call I had with him recently. I told him not to worry, but when I hung up my palms were sweaty, my knees were weak and my arms heavy. Considering that my PR from high school is a 19:30 I'm not sure if I'll be able to pull this off, but in these trying times I remember the words of my late grandfather: "you only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow". These words really resonate with me. My life has been in a rut lately - I recently realized that I am the "that kid" in all of my classes, the upperclassmen only cultivate their relationships with me in order to get meal swipes at Bartlett, and that my IM volleyball team doesn't have the potential to become champions this year. All these days of monotony have gotten me to the point I'm like a snail, I've got to formulate a plot or end up stale or fraught. This time trial is my only tangible option; failure's not. So here I go it's my shot - feet, fail me not. This may be the only opportunity that I got.

Where's all of the WashU bread jokes or the CMU shower jokes? What the hell people?

Unsure what Dean Boyer is worried about. The Maroons won't fall behind Stanford and Wartburg in the same year.

Have heard that Alec Ille of WB is poised to make major moves tomorrow. While he already has an impressive 5k PR of 15:23, noticed he also has a 2:05 in the 800m. If he could keep a similar pace for 5000m would be a really good showing. Have reached out to UC coach Christian Corey Hall for comment but so far have not received a reply. Ryan Chapman appears confident in Alec's ability to hold the pace. He personally told me: "Alec is guaranteed to run under 14:20". Unclear if any UC athletes have such a fast 800m PR, though 600m may tell a different story. Records on that end are not well-kept. WB is slow at the 600m. Doesn't matter as long as Ille's teammates show up. UC men's team has only grapes.

After the Saga Cup race with the men who will be racing the 5k taking on their last 8k, it appears that Drew Hoffman, Collin Day, and Alex Ille mean business. With Alec poised to go 14:20 and having Drew ahead (who is more Long D) means a similar or slower time and Collin ahead of Alec (more of a Long D as well) means a little slower . Look forward to 3 sub 14:30 guys from WB. With Dean Boyer going sub 14, being a low stick, I'm still not sure which team will win, but I do know it will be a race of the year. Luckily, there will be no dirty moves, as they are racing separately on their home tracks, but at the same time. One thing is certain though, WB just proved they can run in the snow, so if it happens to snow before the Race, WB will show up.

Wartburg is ranked 148th in National Liberal Arts Colleges. That is so 24x better then UChicago's ranking.

Wartburg is the only private college in Iowa offering a major in music therapy, so I wouldn't talk s**t if I were you.

... I'd drink to that

I asked my dad’s son Max Hill why UChicago and Wartburg aren’t racing this and are instead comparing times. He said that rural Iowa is so depressing that their coach would never be able to get the team back to campus if they traveled to Chicago to compete.