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2019 DII FloXC Countdown: #4 Grand Valley State Men

2019 DII FloXC Countdown: #4 Grand Valley State Men

The No. 4 spot in men's DII goes to Grand Valley State.

Aug 27, 2019 by Lincoln Shryack
2019 DII FloXC Countdown: #4 Grand Valley State Men

Follow our 2019 FloXC Countdown, where FloTrack ranks the top 10 cross country teams in NCAA DII/DIII this season. The 2019 NCAA Cross Country Championships will be LIVE on FloTrack for all three divisions. The No. 4 DII men’s spot goes to Grand Valley State, and here's why:

Projected Top Five:

SO Tanner Chada (14:10 5K; 21st at ‘18 NCAA XC)

SO Ben Zaremba (29:54 10K; 45th at ‘18 NCAA XC)

SR Jacob Domagalski (8:59 3K SC; 59th at ‘18 NCAA XC)

SR Colin Herrmann (14:25 5K; 29:44 10K)

FR Caleb Futter (9:03 3200; 14:28 5K)

Impact Freshmen/Transfers:

Caleb Futter via New Albany, IN (9:03 3200; 14:28 5K) 

Sam Martens via Holland, MI (9:08 3200)

Analysis: 

After finally reaching the mountain top last fall in winning their first-ever NCAA DII cross country title, the men of Grand Valley State will now be tasked with overcoming the losses of their top duo, Zach Panning (second in ‘18) and Enael Woldemichael (sixth). 

Losing those two — Panning graduated, Woldemichael left the program — leaves a considerable void that no team could expect to fill in just one season. But with three top-60 finishers coming back for the Lakers, GVSU can still earn a podium finish in their title defense.

Sophomore Tanner Chada is the unquestioned No. 1 after placing 21st in Pittsburgh and then taking third in the NCAA outdoor 5K. If he continues to progress in 2019, Chada is on a top-10 trajectory. Ben Zaremba and Jacob Domagalski each qualified for outdoors as well and should finish higher than 45th and 59th, respectively.

Colin Herrmann has never run at the national meet, but he very well could be one of the best No. 4 runners in the country. Herrmann ran 29:44 in the spring and finished 14th in the 10K.

Because of the surprising departure of Woldemichael, a two-time top 10 NCAA XC finisher, GVSU is significantly more strapped than they could’ve anticipated a year ago. But if the Lakers can get some production out of someone like stud freshman Caleb Futter, the reigning champs won’t fall off too much from their incredible 2018 campaign.

FULL RANKINGS HERE

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