What Does a Team's Average 5K PB Say About Its NCAA XC Chances? A LOT
What Does a Team's Average 5K PB Say About Its NCAA XC Chances? A LOT
It goes without saying that strong 5K performances on the track tend to correlate with successful cross country seasons. But did you know that if a team's a
It goes without saying that strong 5K performances on the track tend to correlate with successful cross country seasons. But did you know that if a team's average track 5K PB ranks among the top five in the nation, that team's chances of making it to the podium at the NCAA cross country championship substantially increase?
In the past three years, all 12 men's teams made it to the podium had an average track 5K PB within the nation's top five.
Heading into the fall, here are the men's teams with the best track 5K PB averages:
2016 MEN'S TEAMS
1) 13:42 STANFORD (#1)
13:24 McGorty, 13:30 Fisher, 13:40 Keelan, 13:54 Sweatt, 13:58 Gibson
2) 13:48 SYRACUSE (#2)
13:26 Knight, 13:38 Bennie, 13:55 Aouani, 13:59 Palamar, 14:00 Germano
3) 13:49 OREGON (#3)
13:18 Cheserek, 13:43 Leingang, 13:55 Neuman, 14:00 Anderson, 14:08 Fernandez
4) 13:55 COLORADO (#6)
13:44 Klecker, 13:48 Dressel, 13:49 Saarel, 14:01 Forsyth, 14:10* Herrera
4) 13:55 NORTHERN ARIZONA (#9)
13:37 Zienasellassie, 13:55 Weitz, 13:56 Trouard, 13:58 Glines, 14:05 Day
4) 13:55 WISCONSIN (#8)
13:29 McDonald, 13:51 Schrobilgen, 14:00 Hardy, 14:06 Snider, 14:08 Sandvold
7) 13:56 WASHINGTON (#15)
13:35 Gilbert, 13:44 Huxham, 13:57 Stevens, 13:59 Gardner, 14:25 Moussa
8) 13:59 BYU (#14)
13:52 Linkletter, 13:53 Farnsworth, 13:53 McMillan, 14:04 Young, 14:13 Hanson
MEN'S PODIUM TEAMS FROM 2013-2015
*For athletes without a 5K mark before the season began, their 5K mark was projected with related 3K/two-mile marks.
Stay tuned for a women's statistical breakdown coming next week!
In the past three years, all 12 men's teams made it to the podium had an average track 5K PB within the nation's top five.
Heading into the fall, here are the men's teams with the best track 5K PB averages:
2016 MEN'S TEAMS
1) 13:42 STANFORD (#1)
13:24 McGorty, 13:30 Fisher, 13:40 Keelan, 13:54 Sweatt, 13:58 Gibson
2) 13:48 SYRACUSE (#2)
13:26 Knight, 13:38 Bennie, 13:55 Aouani, 13:59 Palamar, 14:00 Germano
3) 13:49 OREGON (#3)
13:18 Cheserek, 13:43 Leingang, 13:55 Neuman, 14:00 Anderson, 14:08 Fernandez
4) 13:55 COLORADO (#6)
13:44 Klecker, 13:48 Dressel, 13:49 Saarel, 14:01 Forsyth, 14:10* Herrera
4) 13:55 NORTHERN ARIZONA (#9)
13:37 Zienasellassie, 13:55 Weitz, 13:56 Trouard, 13:58 Glines, 14:05 Day
4) 13:55 WISCONSIN (#8)
13:29 McDonald, 13:51 Schrobilgen, 14:00 Hardy, 14:06 Snider, 14:08 Sandvold
7) 13:56 WASHINGTON (#15)
13:35 Gilbert, 13:44 Huxham, 13:57 Stevens, 13:59 Gardner, 14:25 Moussa
8) 13:59 BYU (#14)
13:52 Linkletter, 13:53 Farnsworth, 13:53 McMillan, 14:04 Young, 14:13 Hanson
MEN'S PODIUM TEAMS FROM 2013-2015
YEAR | XC FINISH | SCHOOL | 5K AVG | 5K AVG RANK |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 1 | Syracuse | 13:54 | 3rd |
2015 | 2 | Colorado | 13:49 | 2nd |
2015 | 3 | Stanford | 13:45 | 1st |
2015 | 4 | Oregon | 13:56 | 4th |
2014 | 1 | Colorado | 13:53 | 2nd |
2014 | 2 | Stanford | 13:50 | 1st |
2014 | 3 | Portland | 14:07 | 5th |
2014 | 4 | Northern Arizona | 14:06 | 4th |
2013 | 1 | Colorado | 14:03 | 2nd |
2013 | 2 | Northern Arizona | 14:06 | 5th |
2013 | 3 | Oklahoma State | 13:59 | 1st |
2013 | 4 | BYU | 14:03 | 3rd |
Stay tuned for a women's statistical breakdown coming next week!
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