Rupp was on American record pace at halfway but the warm, windy conditions took their toll in the second half as he had to settle for second place.

In our weekly recap, we catch up with Mike Smith and ask him about his team's loss a the Big Sky xc champs, wonder if a team can go from 8th at SECs to #1 at NCAAs, and rave about Yuki Kawauchi and Athing Mu.