The topics for discussion at the press conference were largely distance-based as the top coaches in the NCAA talked about racing at altitude, the men's DMR, and Lawi Lalang's triple (and whether Arizona could win the meet with just two guys). We also had a one-on-one conversation with Coach Franklin on his guys in the 5,000 and got an update on Princeton alum Peter Callahan.

Caldwell has improved from 14:37 to 13:29 in less than a year by running up to 100 mpw at 6:10 pace or faster, Bitchell broke 14:00 on less than 50 mpw.