What Conference did the Best at NCAAs?

We've continually asked the question, "What's the best conference in the NCAA?" Subjectivity, bias, and FloRatings aside, we’re still trying to provide an answer for this eternal debate. Even though it’s not absolute, one of the best arguments is to rate the performance of each conference at the NCAA Championships.

Nov 21, 2012

2012 Stachies at Nashies Awards

Nov 19, 2012

After Delay, Oregon & Oklahoma State Declared NCAA Cross Country Champions

AFTER DELAY, OREGON & OKLAHOMA STATE DECLARED NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSBy David Monti(c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.LOUISVILLE, KY (17-Nov) -- After timing problems, two protests and some tears, the women of the University of Oregon and the men of Oklahoma State University were declared NCAA Division I Cross Country Champions here on a crisp, sunny day at E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park.  Iowa State's Betsy Saina and Texas Tech's Kennedy Kithuka won the individual titles.Saina, a senior who finished ninth in these championships last year, won the 6-Kilometer race in a long sprint against the other two athletes who were favored for victory --Dartmouth's Abbey D'Agostino and Oregon's Jordan Hasay-- who finished second and third, respectively.  The trio had been pulled along in the early kilometers by Cal Poly freshman Laura Hollander who set a fast pace of 6:23 through 2-kilometers.  Saina tried to remain patient, and kept a close eye on D'Agostino and Hasay."I looked back and I could see Jordan was here and Abbey was here, and I know, like, what they are doing," Saina told reporters after the race.  "I'm just going to wait until, like, the last minute."She did just that.  In the final 30 meters, she hit her top speed, going through the finish line in 19:27.9.  Hasay, clearly exhausted, could not hold off D'Agostino who was credited with second place, although both women were given the same time of 19:28.6."I don't know what else I could have done," said Hasay who, finished second at these championships last year as a junior by just six tenths of a second.  "I was trying to go last and I did, but she just kind of held me off.  It sucks, you know, being that close again.  Hopefully our team did well."They did, but that was not the initial news they received.  In the initial cut of the results, Oregon fifth-year senior Alexi Pappas, D'Agostino's former teammate at Dartmouth, was left out of the results (she finished 8th overall and 3rd in the team scoring).  That put Ray Treacy's Providence College Lady Friars in first place, a result which was announced as official by the public address announcer.  The Oregon women huddled with their assistant coach Maurica Powell and wept openly in the recovery tent.About 20 minutes later, after a protest by Oregon head coach Robert Johnson, Pappas was added back to the results, giving the Ducks 114 points to Providence's 183 who were relegated to second."In one way or another every runner for Oregon stepped up and ran in a way they hadn't before," Coach Johnson told GoDucks.com. "I am so proud of our women's team and the job done by assistant coach Maurica Powell."Treacy accepted the result, but was frustrated with the process."We were national champions for ten minutes," Treacy told a caller on his cell phone.But the protests weren't over.  Florida State's Amanda Winslow, who had finished 17th overall and 10th in the team scoring, had also been missed in the results, initially reported as "disqualified."  When she was reinstated, that moved Florida State to fourth place with 202 points, just four behind third place Stanford.Florida State coach Karen Harvey was too angry to speak on the record, but said she was greatly disappointed with the technical execution of the meet and the impact it had on her athletes.OKLAHOMA STATE, KITHUKA RUNAWAY WINNERSThe men's 10-kilometer contest was far less dramatic.  Oklahoma State dominated the team competition with 72 points, about half of what second place University of Wisconsin scored (135).  Their top three men --Girma Mecheso, Tom Farrell and Shadrack Kipchirchir-- all finished in the top-11 of the team scoring.  The University of Colorado finished third with 158 points."I'm proud of them," Coach Dave Smith said of his Cowboys team.  "Some guys came through big-time today: Joseph Manilafasha (24th/17th team scoring), had an awesome race.  Obviously, our front three, I knew they were good.  I mean, our top-3 have been great all year for us."In the individual contest, Texas Tech junior Kennedy Kithuka scored a mild upset in beating Arizona's Lawi Lalang, the defending champion, and his Arizona teammate Stephen Sambu.  Off of a very fast early pace (4:32 for the opening mile), Kithuka surged to the lead just past the halfway point and ran away with the title in a course record 28:31.3."After 5-K I went and I see they were relaxing," Kithuka said of Lalang and Sambu.  "Then I broke away.  That was my plan."Lalang ended up third in 28:51.8, well behind Sambu (28:38.6).  He said he knew in the early going that it wasn't his day."I knew I was actually losing from the start," Lalang lamented.  "I didn't feel OK like I usually feel."  He continued: "You know what?  Let me just conserve my energy.  The next season's coming (indoor track).  I was already moving ahead."Top Results:WOMEN (6 km):Teams: 1. Oregon, 114 points; 2. Providence, 183; 3. Stanford, 198; 4. Florida State, 202; 5. Michigan, 247...Individuals: 1. Betsy Saina, SR, Iowa State (KEN), 19:27.9 2. Abbey D'Agostino, JR, Dartmouth, 19:28.6 3. Jordan Hasay, SR, Oregon, 19:28.6 4. Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, SR, Wichita State (KEN), 19:33.6 5. Risper Kimaiyo, SR, UTEP (KEN), 19:41.0 6. Cally Macumber, JR, Kentucky, 19:42.2 7. Mareike Schrulle, SR, Iowa (GER), 19:43.3 8. Alexi Pappas, SR, Oregon, 19:43.9 9. Laura Hollander, FR, Cal Poly, 19:45.210. Sarah Collins, FR, Providence, 19:50.7MEN (10 km):Teams: 1. Oklahoma State, 72 points; 2. Wisconsin, 135; 3. Colorado, 158; 4. Northern Arizona, 191; Florida State, 238...Individuals: 1. Kennedy Kithuka, JR, Texas Tech (KEN), 28:31.3 CR 2. Stephen Sambu, SR, Arizona (KEN), 28:38.6 3. Lawi Lalang, SO, Arizona (KEN), 28:51.8 4. Anthony Rotich, FR, UTEP (KEN), 29:13.5=5. Girma Mecheso, SR, OK State (ETH), 29:14.8=5. Henry Lelei, SR, Texas A&M (KEN), 29:14.8 7. David Rooney, SR, McNeese State, 29:21.3 8. Mohammed Ahmed, SR, Wisconsin (CAN), 29:23.9 9. Tom Farrell, JR, OK State (GBR), 29:26.310. Paul Chelimo, JR, UNC-Greensboro (KEN), 29:29.8

Nov 17, 2012

Lalang Will be Hard to Beat at NCAA XC Championships

LALANG WILL BE HARD TO BEAT AT NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPSBy David Monti(c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reservedLOUISVILLE, KY (16-Nov) -- Lawi Lalang, the defending NCAA Division I Cross Country champion from the University of Arizona, smiles as he speaks to a reporter here today.  The lanky Kenyan from the village of Chebaon in the Rift Valley is talking about Bernard Lagat, the two-time Olympic medalist who, like him, is coached by James Li.  Lagat, he says, has told him a secret."Sometimes we train with them," Lalang says of Lagat and his Olympic teammate Abdi Abdirahman.  "Every now and then when I am training I remember one thing that he told me.  He told me like this: you need to keep something inside you when you are just practicing.  Knowing that, you'll just take it out during the race."Like Lagat, Lalang is a game-day athlete.  At last year's cross country championships he comfortably beat the field by 14 seconds.  That set up a dominating year in 2012 where he set an NCAA 5000m indoor record of 13:08.28 at the Millrose Games (just behind Lagat's American record of 13:07.15), won both the NCAA 3000m and 5000m indoor titles, and took third in the 5000m at the NCAA outdoor championships.  He also clocked personal bests at 1500m (3:36.77), mile (3:55.09i), 3000m (7:44.48i), and 5000m outdoors (13:18.88).His fall cross country season has been no less impressive.  He won the Wisconsin adidas Invitational in Madison on Oct. 27, setting a course record 23:03 for the 8-kilometer distance, then won the Pac-12 conference and NCAA West Regional titles.  He's clearly confident, but realizes that the race is a long way from being in the bag."It's going to be tough because there's a lot of tough guys out there," he says.  "But, I'm ready to go with them and fight for it. At the end of the day the winner will come out."Lalang is one of seven children (he has three brothers and three sisters).  His older brother Boaz is also coached by James Li, and won silver medals at 800m at both the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2010 and the All Africa Games in 2011.  Lalang ran in high school in Kenya, but he said he did not receive any formal coaching.  All of his development, he said, took place in Arizona."I was not well-trained because I didn't have a coach," he explained.  "I was just talking with my brother and he was giving me some guidelines in what to do.  The only think I was doing was some long runs and some tempo runs, but I didn't do anything like core (training) or lifting."The last man to successfully defend his title at this meet was also a Kenyan, Sam Chelanga, who won in both 2009 and 2010 for Liberty University.  Interestingly, Lalang will have to beat two other strong Kenyans --his Arizona teammate Stephen Sambu and Texas Tech's Kennedy Kithuka-- to duplicate Chelanga's feat.  He thinks he can do it."I'm really confident," he said.  "It's a matter of going there and doing your best.  I think I have a chance."

Nov 16, 2012

Quick Hits - NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

NCAA Men's Cross Country Championships

Nov 16, 2012

Jordan's Last Stand - NCAA Women's XC

NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships

Nov 16, 2012

Abbey D'Agostino Could Make History at NCAA XC Championships

D'AGOSTINO COULD MAKE HISTORY AT NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPSBy David Monti(c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.LOUISVILLE, KY (16-Nov) -- When the 255 women line up for tomorrow's NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships at E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park here, only one will wear the green kit of Dartmouth College.  Her long brown hair pulled back in a ponytail, 20 year-old junior Abbey D'Agostino won't have help from any teammates during the 6-kilometer event, but she'll also be free to run her own race and possibly make history: No Ivy League athlete has ever won this event in it's 32-year history.What sounds like a longshot on paper just might become reality.  D'Agostino, who's mother Donna ran track and cross country in college, became the first NCAA national track champion from Dartmouth in 38 years when she won the 5000m crown last June at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.But, what seemed like the end of a great season was only a stepping stone.  D'Agostino went on to make the finals of the USA Olympic Trials in Eugene last June in the same discipline and finished fifth in a dramatic sprint finish in a personal best 15:19.98.  She missed an Olympic Team spot by just 19/100ths of a second."Being at the Trials --I just keep saying this-- was a whole other world," D'Agostino told Race Results Weekly in an exclusive interview here today.  She continued: "The biggest thing that came out if it was what sort of mental state it takes for me to succeed at a level like that."But being a virtual unknown helped D'Agostino, a psychology major from Topsfield, Mass.  She was one of just one of five collegiate athletes in that contest, and expectations were low: she'd only won one important race so far in her career."There wasn't a ton of pressure, and that obviously helped," D'Agostino admitted.  She added: "The competition didn't intimidate me; I was just so thankful to be there."Unlike her key rival in tomorrow's race here, the University of Oregon's Jordan Hasay, D'Agostino began her collegiate career with no fanfare.  Recruited by a previous coach, she didn't meet current coach Mark Coogan, an Olympic marathoner in 1996, until she arrived at Dartmouth (they met the first day of practice).  Coogan said he recognized D'Agostino's talent quickly."We've had a good relationship from Day One," said Coogan.  "Abbey's a special runner; there's no doubt about it.  She'd be successful with anybody.  But, I think we do hit it off very well."Coogan first saw the chance for D'Agostino to win regional titles, but quickly realized she was destined for bigger things.  Last year, her first under Coogan, she progressed quickly throughout the track season and finished third at the 2011 NCAA Championships at 5000m.  She backed-up that performance up with a third place finish at these championships last year, beaten only by Villanova's Sheila Reid and Hasay.  Coogan said that his biggest contribution comes from the fact that he has competed at the highest levels in the sport and can provide D'Agostino with insights other coaches wouldn't have."I think the thing I really help her best with, like when we go to NCAA's or Olympic Trials, is I've done it," Coogan said.  "I've helped her realize that the best runners are just normal people.  They put their shorts on the same way.  They're no different, and there's no reason to be intimidated."Coming into tomorrow's meet, D'Agostino has raced a light schedule this fall.  She skipped the Heptagonal Championships on October 27 (essentially the Ivy League meet) to rest a sore hip flexor, then won her regional meet on November 9, in a controlled effort.  Coogan said that was important to protect her hip, especially given the poor condition of the course in Madison, Conn."The day before when we jogged the course it was a disaster, with snow and rain and wet," Coogan said.  He continued: "When were talking about the race we had the attitude, just win.  Just do what you have to do to win.  Don't make a big statement."Given D'Agostino's track credentials, the one-loop course here could play to her favor.  Florida State coach Karen Harvey called it "lightning fast" at a press conference here today.  That fit's D'Agostino's assessment as she is expecting a fast race."Mark and I were talking about this," she said.  "In general, it's pretty honest. You really have to be ready for anything.  You have to stay with that top group and not let any gaps form."D'Agostino said she is proud to represent the Ivy League, along with the Harvard women's squad which qualified as a team.  A true student-athlete (there are no pure athletic scholarships in the Ivy League) D'Agostino said there is no reason that an athlete from the Ivy League can't win."We're all the same at that line," she said.  "It just depends on who wants it the most."

Nov 16, 2012

UConn and Their First Trip to Nationals

While the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships are a long-awaited homecoming for some teams, others have never been to the Big Dance. Since its first running in 1981, the University of Connecticut women have never made an appearance at nationals.

Nov 14, 2012

The Butler Projections - 2010 NCAA XC Championship

NCAA Mens Projections1) Samuel Chelanga Liberty - -2) David McNeill Northern Arizona 1 13) Girma Macheso Oklahoma State 2 14) Miles Batty BYU 3 15) Evans Kigen Liberty - -6) Diego Estrada Northern Arizona 4 27) Colby Lowe Oklahoma State 5 28) Soufiane Bouchikhi Eastern Kentucky - -9) Leonard Korir Iona 6 110) Michael Eaton Louisville 7 111) Emil Heineking Virginia 8 112) Kevin Schwab Oklahoma 9 113) Shadrack Kipchirchir Western Kentucky - -14) Ryan Collins Virginia 10 215) Lee Carey Providence 11 116) German Fernandez Oklahoma State 12 317) Stephen Sambu Arizona - -18) Keith Gerrard New Mexico 13 119) Matt Llano Richmond 14 120) Andrew Colley NC State 15 121) Daniel Chenoweth Harvard - -22) Trevor Dunbar Portland 16 123) Michael Coe California 17 124) Ryan Hill NC State 18 225) Chas Gillespie William and Mary 19 126) Andrew Benford Richmond 20 227) Ciaran OLionaird Florida State 21 128) Luke Puskedra Oregon 22 129) Julius Bor Alabama 23 130) Ayalew Taye Georgetown 24 131) Donn Cabral Princeton 25 132) Tom Farrell Oklahoma State 26 433) Matthew Bayley Iona 27 234) Barnabas Kirui Mississippi - -35) Carrison Kemei Alabama 28 236) Dorian Ulrey Arkansas 29 137) Elliot Heath Stanford 30 138) Chris Derrick Stanford 31 239) Jake Riles Stanford 32 340) Kyle Dawson Penn State 33 141) Solomon Haile Arkansas 34 242) Dumisani Hlaselo Florida - -43) Forrest Misenti Syracuse 35 144) Vince McNally Penn State 36 245) Eric Fernandez Arkansas 37 346) Festus Kigen Texas Christian - -47) Brian Leung Princeton 38 248) David Bishop New Mexico 39 249) Rory Fraser New Mexico 40 350) Jonathan Peterson UC Davis - -51) Dominic Channon Providence 41 252) Ben Cheruiyot Auburn - -53) Andrew Hanko Navy - -54) Jeff Thode Iowa - -55) Joseph Bosshard Colorado 42 156) Matthew Centrowitz Oregon 43 257) Mitch Goose Iona 44 358) Andrew Wacker Colorado 45 259) George Alex Oklahoma 46 260) Patrick Dupont Syracuse 47 261) Robert Sorrell Oklahoma 48 362) Ross Millington New Mexico 49 463) Eric Finan Cincinnati - -64) Benjamin Johnson Stanford 50 465) Matt Hughes Louisville 51 266) Jeff Perrella Yale - -67) David Rooney McNeese State - -68) Ben Blankenship Minnesota 52 169) Tom Poland Columbia - -70) Greg Kelsey Maryland - -71) Joel Rop Alabama 53 372) Emmanuel Kirwa Chattanooga - -73) Patrick Kimeli Texas CC - -74) Elliot Krause Wisconsin 54 175) Mohammed Ahmed Wisconsin 55 276) Ryan Dohner Texas 56 177) Mathew Mildenhall Villanova 57 178) Landon Peacock Wisconsin 58 379) Matthew Kane Villanova 59 280) Andrew Bayer Indiana 60 181) Reed Connor Wisconsin 61 482) Chad Hall UC Riverside - -83) Maverick Darling Wisconsin 62 584) Chris Lemon Dayton - -85) Lewis Woodard William and Mary 63 286) David Adams Nebraska - -87) Mark Amirault Princeton 64 388) Justin Tyner Air Force - -89) Lane Boyer Arkansas 65 490) Dan Jackson Notre Dame 66 191) Peter Christmas Portland 67 292) Craig Forys Michigan - -93) Zach Gates William and Mary 68 394) Andrew Springer Georgetown 69 295) Matt Johnsen Lamar - -96) Don Wasinger Kansas - -97) Danny Mercado Oregon 70 398) James Kostelnik Duke 71 199) Andrew Poore Indiana 72 2100) Jonathan Stublaski Oklahoma State 73 5101) Alexander Soderberg Iona 74 4102) Ben Hubers Indiana 75 3103) Josh Hardin William and Mary 76 4104) Lars Erik Malde Portland 77 3105) Kevin Williams Oklahoma 78 4106) Aric Van Halen Colorado 79 3107) Michael Fout Florida State 80 2108) Ben Engelhardt Arizona State - -109) Moses Kiptoo Alabama 81 4110) Erik Van Ingen Binghamton - -111) Dey Tuach Arkansas 82 5112) Michael Spooner Tennessee - -113) Tito Medrano Syracuse 83 3114) Jared Ward BYU 84 2115) Brian Rhodes Devey Texas 85 2116) Patrick Casey Montana State - -117) Tom Burke William and Mary 86 5118) Tim Quinn Richmond 87 3119) Bryan Cantero Arkansas 88 6120) Christian Thompson Colorado 89 4121) Mike Torchia Minnesota 90 2122) Evans Kosgei Lehigh - -123) Travis Fuller BYU 91 3124) Brian Long Villanova 92 3125) Josh McCabe Utah Valley - -126) Cory Nanni Duke 93 2127) Kevin McDonnell St Josephs - -128) Steven Weeks Syracuse 94 4129) Bo Waggoner Duke 95 3130) JT Sullivan Stanford 96 5131) Patrick McGregor Texas 97 3132) Drenckhahn Jeremy Air Force - -133) Patrick Grosskopf Michigan State - -134) Steve Sodaro California 98 2135) Ahmed Osman Northern Arizona 99 3136) David Forrester Florida State 100 3137) Matthew Leeder Florida State 101 4138) Hillary Bor Iowa State - -139) Daniel Mutai Louisana Monroe - -140) Matthew Tebo Colorado 102 5141) Bill Kogel Oklahoma 103 5142) Andrew Kirwa Alabama 104 5143) Joe Stilin Princeton 105 4144) Keith Capecci Villanova 106 4145) Hugo Beamish Villanova 107 5146) James Murdock Syracuse 108 5147) Wesley Rickman Florida State 109 5148) Brock Hagerman New Mexico 110 5149) Nate Ogden BYU 111 4150) Nicholas Kipruto New Mexico 112 6151) Miles Unterreiner Stanford 113 6152) Erik Olsen Stanford 114 7153) Andrew Brodeur Duke 115 4154) Maxime Chevee California 116 3155) Joseph Manilafasha Oklahoma State 117 6156) Alexander Smyth Florida State 118 6157) Jeremy Rae Notre Dame 119 2158) Alex McGrath William and Mary 120 6159) Jordan Carlson Notre Dame 121 3160) DeSean Turner Indiana 122 4161) Pieter Gagnon Minnesota 123 3162) Mark Dennin Georgetown 124 3163) Zachary Mayhew Indiana 125 5164) Sean Keveren Virginia 126 3165) Alden Bahr BYU 127 5166) Rick Elliot Arkansas 128 7167) Kari Karlsson California 129 4168) Sean Fleming Oklahoma State 130 7169) Jakub Zivec Florida State 131 7170) Phil Thomas Wisconsin 132 6171) Ben Lindsay Iona 133 5172) Max Kaulbach Princeton 134 5173) Christopher Foley Virginia 135 4174) Ben Dejarnette Oregon 136 4175) Julian Matthews Providence 137 3176) Collin Jarvis California 138 5177) Josh Brewer Duke 139 5178) Bradley Lowry Texas 140 4179) TC Lumbar Georgetown 141 4180) Chris Kwiatkowski Oregon 142 5181) Bobby Moldovan NC State 143 3182) Matt Frerker Portland 144 4183) Jason Pedersen Northern Arizona 145 4184) Parker Stinson Oregon 146 6185) Alejandro Arroyo Yamin Princeton 147 6186) Ben Furcht Georgetown 148 5187) Andrew Belus Northern Arizona 149 5188) Aaron Scott Portland 150 5189) Josh Lund Duke 151 6190) Brock Simmons Texas 152 5191) Rex Shields BYU 153 6192) Ryan Foster Penn State 154 3193) Eric Lynch Northern Arizona 155 6194) Brian Schrader Oregon 156 7195) Andrew Shields Wisconsin 157 7196) Josh Hibbs Iona 158 6197) Matt Sonnenfeldt NC State 159 4198) Chris Cipro Penn State 160 4199) Matt Bayley Iona 161 7200) James Grimes Georgetown 162 6201) Alex Willis New Mexico 163 7202) Tyler Byrne Louisville 164 3203) Alfred Kipchumba Portland 165 6204) Jonathan Shawel Notre Dame 166 4205) Martin Grady Notre Dame 167 5206) Matt Terry Providence 168 4207) Alex Bean Georgetown 169 7208) Domenick Demateo Duke 170 7209) Kyle Soloff Princeton 171 7210) Patrick Campbell NC State 172 5211) Aaron Fletcher BYU 173 7212) Andrew Weatherford Indiana 174 6 213) Cameron Clayton Colorado 175 6214) Tim Freriks Northern Arizona 176 7215) Corey Robinson Syracuse 177 6216) Craig Hopkins Portland 178 7217) Kevin Lachowitzer Minnesota 179 4218) Aaron Sherf Oklahoma 180 6219) Alex Muntefering Oklahoma 181 7220) Dillon Shije Colorado 182 7221) Andrew North NC State 183 6222) Austin Roth Texas 184 6223) Cody Schmidt California 185 6224) Andrew Larsen Minnesota 186 5225) Danny Pawola Penn State 187 5226) Nick Scarpello Penn State 188 6227) Joe Whelan Syracuse 189 7228) Bobby Andrews NC State 190 7229) Peter Dorrell William and Mary 191 7230) Sintayehu Taye Virginia 192 5231) Luke Lovelace Louisville 193 4232) Levi Grandt Richmond 194 4233) Collin Smith Texas 195 7234) Francis Hernandez Providence 196 5235) Joe Miller Notre Dame 197 6236) Owen Dawson Penn State 198 7237) Ryan Eaton Louisville 199 5238) John Simons Minnesota 200 6239) Eric Malnatti Providence 201 6240) Matthew Gibney Villanova 202 6241) Sean Olson Minnesota 203 7242) Jon Wilson Richmond 204 5243) Graham Tribble Virginia 205 6244) Carl MacKenzie Villanova 206 7245) Robbie Eckardt Virginia 207 7246) Matt Petersen California 208 7247) Ahmed Ali Providence 209 7248) Gordon Dooley Louisville 210 6249) Nate Morrow Indiana 211 7250) Chris York Richmond 212 6251) Evan Hibbs Louisville 213 7252) Nathan Corder Alabama 214 6253) Matt Abernethy Notre Dame 215 7254) Jason Skipper Richmond 216 7255) Evan Kendrick Alabama 217 7Men's Team Scores1) Oklahoma State 118 2 5 12 26 73 (117) (130)2) Stanford 239 30 31 32 50 96 (113) (114)3) Arkansas 247 29 34 37 65 82 (88) (128)4) New Mexico 251 13 39 40 49 110 (112) (163)5) Iona 284 6 27 44 74 133 (158) (161)5) Oklahoma 284 9 46 48 78 103 (180) (181)7) Alabama 289 23 28 53 81 104 (214) (217)8) Wisconsin 290 54 55 58 61 62 (132) (157)9) William and Mary 312 19 63 68 76 86 (120) (191)10) Colorado 357 42 45 79 89 102 (175) (182)11) Princeton 366 25 38 64 105 134 (147) (171)12) Syracuse 367 35 47 83 94 108 (177) (189)13) Northern Arizona 398 1 4 99 145 149 (155) (176)14) Florida State 411 21 80 100 101 109 (118) (131)15) Oregon 413 22 43 70 136 142 (146) (156)16) BYU 416 3 84 91 111 127 (153) (173)17) Villanova 421 57 59 92 106 107 (202) (206)18) Indiana 454 60 72 75 122 125 (174) (211)18) Portland 454 16 67 77 144 150 (165) (178)20) Virginia 471 8 10 126 135 192 (205) (207)21) California 498 17 98 116 129 138 (185) (208)22) Georgetown 506 24 69 124 141 148 (162) (169)23) NC State 507 15 18 143 159 172 (183) (190)24) Duke 513 71 93 95 115 139 (151) (170)25) Richmond 519 14 20 87 194 204 (212) (216)26) Texas 530 56 85 97 140 152 (184) (195)27) Providence 553 11 41 137 168 196 (201) (209)28) Penn State 570 33 36 154 160 187 (188) (198)29) Louisville 614 7 51 164 193 199 (210) (213)30) Notre Dame 639 66 119 121 166 167 (197) (215)31) Minnesota 646 68 90 123 179 186 (200) (203)NCAA Womens Projections1) Sheila Reid Villanova 1 12) Risper Kimaiyo UTEP - -3) Lucy Van Dalen Stony Brook 2 14) Laura Hoer NC State 3 15) Rose Tanui Texas Tech 4 16) Holly Van Dalen Stony Brook 5 27) Emily Infeld Georgetown 6 18) Megan Hogan George Washington - -9) Kendra Schaaf North Carolina 7 110) Alex Banfich Princeton 8 111) Amanda Marino Villanova 9 212) Laura Tremblay Colorado 10 113) Emily MacLeaod Michigan State 11 114) Bogdana Mimic Villanova 12 315) Corey Conner Maine - -16) Shelby Greany Providence 13 117) Anna Nosenko Wake Forest - -18) Natalie Gray New Mexico 14 119) Alison Smith Villanova 15 420) Stephanie Price Minnesota 16 121) Betsy Saina Iowa State 17 122) Emily Sisson Wisconsin - -23) Nicole Mericle Rice 18 124) Kristy Krueger Georgia - -25) Elise DeRoo Colgate - -26) Jordan Hasay Oregon 19 127) Sarah Waldron New Mexico 20 228) Aliphine Tuliamuk Iowa State 21 229) Ruth Senior New Mexico 22 330) Pasca Cheriuyot Florida State 23 131) Paula Whiting Tulsa 24 132) Morgane Gay Virginia 25 133) Ariana Fisher Toledo 26 134) Juliet Bottorff Duke 27 135) Emily Jones Georgetown 28 236) Holly Knight AUburn - -37) Pilar McShine Florida State 29 238) Deborah Maier California - -39) Kathy Kroeger Stanford 30 140) Kim Ruck Clemson - -41) Caroline McDonough Columbia - -42) Jessica Parry Florida State 31 343) Mia Behm Texas 32 144) Winrose Karunde Texas Tech 33 245) Barbara Strehler Virginia 34 246) Stephanie Garcia Virginia 35 347) Tara Erdmann Loyola Marymount - -48) Alex Kosinski Oregon 36 249) Caroline King Boston College 37 150) Amy Van Alstine Richmond - -51) Laura Thweatt Colorado 38 252) Madeline Chambers Georgetown 39 353) Andie Cozzarelli NC State 40 254) Caitlin Comfort Wisconsin - -55) Shalaya Kipp Colorado 41 356) Emma Coburn Colorado 42 457) Laura Crofford Nebraska - -58) Rachel Patterson Miami - -59) Marion Kandie Western Kentucky - -60) Carly Seymour Duke 43 261) Miranda Walker Arkansas - -62) Amanda Moreno UCSB - -63) Amanda Mergaert Utah - -64) Carlie Green Michigan State 44 265) Kaitlyn Gillespie West Virginia - -66) Kate Bowen BYU - -67) Katie Flood Washington 45 168) Tonya Nero Wichita State - -69) Mihaela Susa Oklahoma State 46 170) Genevieve LaCaze Florida 47 171) Annie Keown Stony Brook 48 372) Hayley Green Stony Brook 49 473) Semehar Tesfaye Iowa State 50 374) Lauren Penney Syracuse 51 175) Jillian King Boston College 52 276) Meredith Wagner Ohio State - -77) Charlotte Browning Florida 53 278) Joanna Stevens Georgetown 54 479) Danielle Tauro Michigan 55 180) Devin McMahon Cornell - -81) Marielle Hall Texas 56 282) Cate Westenhover Baylor - -83) Justine Johnson Washington 57 284) Betsy Flood Iowa - -85) Lucy Kennedy Iowa State 58 486) Jennifer Bergman Arizona 59 187) Felicity Milton Oklahoma State 60 288) Caroline Jepleting Texas Tech 61 389) Katie Wright Tulsa 62 290) Sarah Cummings Princeton 63 291) Mackenzie Howe Kennesaw State - -92) Martina Tresch Kansas State 64 193) Ellen Birmingham Ohio State - -94) Hannah Davidson Providence 65 295) Stephanie Marcy Stanford 66 296) Emily Lipari Villanova 67 597) Caitlin Lane Penn State 68 198) Jillian Smith Michigan 69 299) Carolinje Karunde Texas Tech 70 4100) Catherine DeSarle Syracuse 71 2101) Renee Tomlin Georgetown 72 5102) Ashley Higginson Princeton 73 3103) Missa Varpness Minnesota 74 2104) Purity Biwott Texas Tech 75 5105) Zoe Buckman Oregon 76 3106) Elvin Kibet Arizona 77 2107) Sydney Messick Kansas State 78 2108) Kathya Garcia UTEP - -109) Breanne Strenkowski UCSB - -110) Jennifer Dunn Florida State 79 4111) Rebekah Smeltzer Michigan State 80 3112) Vanessa Ortiz New Mexico 81 4113) Megan Meyer Arizona 82 3114) Hope Krause Boston College 83 3115) Victoria Fratczak Oklahoma State 84 3116) Hannah Brooks Florida State 85 5117) Natalja Piliusina Oklahoma State 86 4118) Marie Lawrence Washington 87 3119) Julie Amthor Texas 88 3120) Rebecca Lowe Florida 89 3121) Christine Babcock Washington 90 4123) Dani Stack Iowa State 91 5124) Britany Williams Rice 92 2125) Audrey Huth Northwestern - -126) Katie Hursey Syracuse 93 3127) Alex Dunne Stanford 94 3128) Amanda Winslow Florida State 95 6129) Kirsty Milner New Mexico 96 5130) Robyn Bennett Baylor - -131) Kailey Campbell Washington 97 5132) Hannah Moen Arizona 98 4133) Sarah Anne Brault West Virginia - -134) Heather Stephens Syracuse 99 4135) Tara Upshaw Texas AM - -136) Natalie Busby Syracuse 100 5137) Kirsten Kasper Georgetown 101 6138) Jessica Tonn Stanford 102 4139) Katherine Walker Virginia 103 4140) Maria Lucena North Carolina 104 2141) Charlotte Frencho OCarroll Providence 105 3142) Octavia Rinehardt American - -143) Rebecca Addison Michigan 106 3144) Cory McGee Florida 107 4145) Georgia Griffin Stanford 108 5146) Ashley Verplank North Carolina 109 3147) Kara McKenna NC State 110 3148) Melanie Thompson Oregon 111 4149) Natosha Rogers Texas AM - -150) Mary Carleton Johnston Duke 112 3151) Alex Gits Stanford 113 6152) Nikki Swenson Minnesota 114 3153) Kayla Evans Washington 115 6154) Kara Millhouse Penn State 116 2155) Emma Kertesz Toledo 117 2156) Astrid Leutert Florida State 118 7157) Halsey Fowler Rice 119 3158) Elizabeth Apgar Arizona 120 5159) Natalie Bower Penn State 121 3160) Mel Newberry Princeton 122 4161) Ariel Karabinus Virginia 123 5162) Samantha Roecker Providence 124 4163) Lindsay Flanagan Washington 125 7164) Madeline Morgan Duke 126 4165) Brooklyne Ridder Penn State 127 4166) Katie Cumming Colorado 128 5167) Laura Nagel Providence 129 5168) Kaitlyn Patterson Michigan 130 4169) Becky Wade Rice 131 4170) Maura Ryan Penn State 132 5171) Elizabeth OBrien Boston College 133 4172) Megan Siebert Texas 134 4173) Jacqueline Fairchild Tulsa 135 3174) Delyth James New Mexico 136 6175) Taylor Wallace Oregon 137 5176) Sarah Pagano Syracuse 138 6177) Anne Kesselring Oregon 139 6178) Ashlie Decker Minnesota 140 4179) Ashley Miess North Carolina 141 4180) Emma Perron Providence 142 6181) Kristen Smith Michigan State 143 4182) Maggie Callahan Arizona 144 6183) Caroline Kirby North Carolina 145 5184) Jacque Taylor North Carolina 146 6185) Ali Crabb Florida 147 5186) Anna Corrigan Virginia 148 6187) Elizabeth Hynes Boston College 149 5188) Laleh Mojtabaeezamani Texas 150 5189) Boglarka Bozzay Kansas State 151 3190) Mary Kate Champagne Providence 152 7191) India Lee Iowa State 153 6192) Sara Sutherland Texas 154 6193) Paige Anderson Penn State 155 6194) Morgan Casey Iowa State 156 7195) Allison Pye Rice 157 5196) Carter Norbo North Carolina 158 7197) Jaclyn Rollins Tulsa 159 4198) Megan Wright Toledo 160 3199) Julia Otwell Michigan State 161 5200) Sarah Andrews Oregon 162 7201) Cassie White Syracuse 163 7202) Kaitlyn Peale Michigan 164 5203) Stephanie Strasser Florida 165 6204) Katie McCafferty Georgetown 166 7205) Avery Clifton Kansas State 167 4206) Audra Brown Toledo 168 4207) Erin Menefee Arizona 169 7208) Lindsay Toussant Toledo 170 5209) Devyn Ramsay Toledo 171 6210) Katie Moraczewski Minnesota 172 5211) Camille Logan Colorado 173 6212) Nicola Hood New Mexico 174 7213) Madeline Duhon Stanford 175 7214) Kate Kujawa Oklahoma State 176 5215) Allison Mendez Texas 177 7216) Melanie Cleland Tulsa 178 5217) Marisa Cummings Princeton 179 5218) Meghan Heuer Kansas State 180 5219) Lindsey Hilton Michigan 181 6220) Allison Stasiuk Boston College 182 6221) Emily Giannotti Penn State 183 7222) Mary Grace Pelligrini Michigan 184 7223) Sophia Ziemian Duke 185 5224) Meredith Gamble Rice 186 6225) Emily Schwitzer Duke 187 6226) Erin Mercer NC State 188 4227) Ashley Scott Tulsa 189 6228) Victoria Hanna Oklahoma State 190 6229) Theresa Devine Princeton 191 6230) Abby Levene Princeton 192 7231) Alyssa Bellinder Kansas State 193 6232) Callie Cooper Florida 194 7233) Carolina Cortes Stony Brook 195 5234) Sarah Morrison Villanova 196 6235) Callie Hogan Villanova 197 7236) Katie Haines Michigan State 198 6237) Jordan Jenkins NC State 199 5238) Megan Vogelsong Toledo 200 7239) Michelle Guzman Texas Tech 201 6240) Madelilne Wallace Boston College 202 7241) Megan Burrell Colorado 203 7242) Kayla Wagner Minnesota 204 6243) Kelly Wilson Minnesota 205 7244) Teran Mixon Oklahoma State 206 7245) Marie Thompson Rice 207 7246) Rosemary Barber Virginia 208 7247) Esther Vermeer Duke 209 7248) Sara Kroll Michigan State 210 7249) Erin Huddleston Tulsa 211 7250) Kristal Conklin Stony Brook 212 6251) Lauren Doherty NC State 213 6252) Allison Hofmann NC State 214 7253) Olivia Burnes Stony Brook 215 7254) Kaci Westervelt Texas Tech 216 7255) Sarah Swenson Kansas State 217 7Team Scores1) Villanova 104 1 9 12 15 67 (196) (197)2) Georgetown 199 6 28 39 54 72 (101) (166)3) New Mexico 233 14 20 22 81 96 (136) (174)4) Iowa State 237 17 21 50 58 91 (153) (156)5) Texas Tech 243 4 33 61 70 75 (201) (216)6) Florida State 247 23 29 31 79 85 (95) (118)7) Colorado 259 10 38 41 42 128 (173) (203)8) Stony Brook 299 2 5 48 49 195 (212) (215)9) Virginia 320 25 34 35 103 123 (148) (208)10) Washington 376 45 57 87 90 97 (115) (125)11) Oregon 379 19 36 76 111 137 (139) (162)12) Stanford 400 30 66 94 102 108 (113) (175)13) Syracuse 414 51 71 93 99 100 (138) (163)14) Arizona 436 59 77 82 98 120 (144) (169)14) Providence 436 13 65 105 124 129 (142) (152)16) Michigan State 439 11 44 80 143 161 (198) (210)17) Florida 443 47 53 89 107 147 (165) (194)18) Princeton 445 8 63 73 122 179 (191) (192)19) OKlahoma State 452 46 60 84 86 176 (190) (206)20) Boston College 454 37 52 83 133 149 (182) (202)21) Texas 460 32 56 88 134 150 (154) (177)22) Duke 493 27 43 112 126 185 (187) (209)23) North Carolina 506 7 104 109 141 145 (146) (158)24) Minnesota 516 16 74 114 140 172 (204) (205)25) Rice 517 18 92 119 131 157 (186) (207)26) Michigan 524 55 69 106 130 164 (181) (184)27) NC State 540 3 40 110 188 199 (213) (214)28) Tulsa 558 24 62 135 159 178 (189) (211)29) Penn State 564 68 116 121 127 132 (155) (183)30) Kansas State 640 64 78 151 167 180 (193) (217)31) Toledo 641 26 117 160 168 170 (171) (200)

Nov 14, 2012

The Butler Projections - 2011 NCAA XC Championship

2011 Men's Butler Projections1) Lawi Lalang Arizona 1057 - -2) Chris Derrick Stanford 1046 1 13) Ryan Hill NC State 1044 2 14) Miles Batty BYU 1042 3 15) Diego Estrada Northern Arizona 1041 4 16) Jake Riley Stanford 1041 5 27) Luke Puskedra Oregon 1038 - -8) Hassan Mead Minnesota 1038 6 19) Cameron Levins Southern Utah 1036 - -10) Trevor Dunbar Portland 1033 7 111) Paul Chelimo North Carolina Greensboro 1033 - -12) Donn Cabral Princeton 1032 8 113) Callum Hawkins Butler 1031 - -14) Alfred Kipchumba Portland 1031 9 215) Mohammed Ahmed Wisconsin 1031 10 116) Richard Medina Colorado 1030 11 117) Craig Lutz Texas 1030 12 118) Elliot Krause Wisconsin 1030 13 219) Rex Shields BYU 1030 14 220) Jared Ward BYU 1029 15 321) Maverick Darling Wisconsin 1029 16 322) Eric Finan Cincinnati 1029 - -23) Reed Connor Wisconsin 1028 17 424) Ryan Collins Wisconsin 1028 18 525) Leonard Korir Iona 1028 19 126) Andrew Colley NC State 1028 20 227) Colby Lowe Oklahoma State 1027 21 128) Ross Millington New Mexico 1027 22 129) Michael Fout Florida State 1027 23 130) German Fernandez Oklahoma State 1026 24 231) Andrew Wacker Colorado 1026 25 232) Mark Amirault Virginia 1025 - -33) Henry Lelei Texas A&M 1025 26 134) Soufiane Bouchikhi Eastern Kentucky 1024 27 135) Shadrack Kipchirchir Oklahoma State 1024 28 336) David Forrester Florida State 1023 29 237) Andrew Bayer Indiana 1023 30 138) Will Mulherin Virginia Tech 1022 - -39) David McCarthy Providence 1022 31 140) Eric Fernandez Arkansas 1022 - -41) Tecumseh Adams Central Michigan 1022 - -42) Bill Kogel Oklahoma 1021 32 143) Andrew Poore Indiana 1021 33 244) Thomas Farrell Oklahoma State 1020 34 445) Craig Forys Michigan 1019 35 146) Brian Leung Princeton 1019 36 247) Jake Hurysz North Carolina 1019 - -48) Cosmas Ayabei UMKC 1018 - -49) Kevin Schwab Oklahoma 1018 37 250) Brendan Gregg Stanford 1018 38 351) Joseph Bosshard Colorado 1018 39 352) Justis David Middle Tennessee State 1018 - -53) Chad Hall UC Riverside 1018 - -54) Jordan Chipangama Northern Arizona 1018 40 255) Jonathan Peterson UC Davis 1017 - -56) Jeremy Sudbury Oklahoma 1017 41 357) Alden Bahr BYU 1017 42 458) Bobby Aprill Michigan 1017 43 259) Daniel Gonia Cal Poly 1017 44 160) Zachary Mayhew Indiana 1016 45 361) Dan Lowry Brown 1015 - -62) George Alex Oklahoma 1015 46 463) Keith Capecci Villanova 1014 47 164) Ben Hubers Indiana 1014 48 465) Brian McKenna Utah State 1014 - -66) Matthew Bayley Iona 1014 49 267) Joash Osoro Portland 1014 50 368) Ryan Dohner Texas 1013 51 269) Dominic Channon Providence 1012 52 270) Ben Cheruiyot Eastern Kentucky 1012 53 271) Ethan Shaw Dartmouth 1012 - -72) Andrew Berberick Stanford 1011 54 473) Jeff Thode Iowa 1011 - -74) Christian Thompson Colorado 1011 55 475) Mitch Goose Iona 1011 56 376) Jonathan Lafler Washington State 1011 57 177) Kevin Williams Oklahoma 1010 58 578) Patrick Dupont Syracuse 1010 59 179) Alexander Soderberg Iona 1010 60 480) Kyle Dawson Penn State 1010 - -81) Paulo Pinheiro Tulsa 1009 61 182) Mark Parrish Florida 1009 62 183) Curtis Carr BYU 1009 63 584) Adrien Dannemiller Indiana 1009 64 585) Tim Freriks Northern Arizona 1009 65 386) Elkana Rotich UTEP 1009 - -87) Pieter Gagnon Minnesota 1009 66 288) Joey Thompson North Carolina Greensboro 1009 - -89) Andrew Kimpel Washington State 1008 67 290) Eric Jenkins Northeastern 1008 - -91) Mark Dennin Georgetown 1008 68 192) Ammar Moussa Colorado 1008 69 593) Eric Harasyn Oklahoma 1008 70 694) Lars Erik Malde Portland 1008 71 495) Nabil Hamid Kennesaw State 1008 - -96) Kevin McDonnell St Josephs 1007 - -97) Ross Clarke Butler 1007 - -98) Christopher Johnson Colgate 1007 - -99) Daniel Mutai Louisiana Monroe 1007 - -100) Jordan Hebert Illinois 1007 - -101) Andrew Larsen Minnesota 1006 72 3102) Kyle Merber Columbia 1006 73 1103) Brendan ONeill Florida State 1006 74 3104) Matthew Gibney Villanova 1006 75 2105) Erik Olson Stanford 1006 76 5106) Jason Witt BYU 1006 77 6107) Joseph Manilafasha Oklahoma State 1005 78 5108) Shane Quinn Providence 1005 79 3109) Alexander Lundy Georgetown 1005 80 2110) Donald Roys Ohio State 1005 81 1111) Nate Jewkes Southern Utah 1005 - -112) Patrick Kimeli Texas A&M CC 1005 - -113) Sean Stam New Mexico 1004 82 2114) Vince McNally Penn State 1004 - -115) Jim Riddle Illinois 1004 - -116) Matt Cleaver Georgia 1004 83 1117) Wesley Ruttoh Houston 1004 - -118) Martin Grady Notre Dame 1004 84 1119) Michael Murphy Columbia 1003 85 2120) Brendon Backlaws Michigan 1003 86 3121) David Cardona Cal Poly 1003 87 2122) Kevin Burnett Texas A&M 1003 88 2123) Ryan Sheridan Villanova 1003 89 3124) Jeremy Rae Notre Dame 1003 90 2125) Martin Medina Colorado 1003 91 6126) Aaron Sherf Oklahoma 1002 92 7127) Gerriant Davies Tulsa 1002 93 2128) Andy Heyes Tulsa 1002 94 3129) Mathew Schiffbauer Marshall 1002 - -130) Brandon Lord Georgia 1002 95 2131) Danny Thater Tulsa 1001 96 4132) Patrick Campbell NC State 1001 97 3133) Fabian Clarkson Oklahoma State 1001 98 6134) Sean Keefe Syracuse 1001 99 2135) Blake Theroux Tulsa 1001 100 5136) Matt Mizereck Florida 1000 101 2137) Samuel McEntee Villanova 1000 102 4138) Tito Medrano Syracuse 1000 103 3139) Wesley Rickman Florida State 1000 104 4140) Chris Berry Chattanooga 1000 - -141) Bobby Moldovan NC State 1000 105 4142) Scott Fauble Portland 1000 106 5143) David Perry Portland 999 107 6144) Rory Tunningley Texas 999 108 3145) Carl Stones Tulsa 999 109 6146) Andrew Weatherford Indiana 999 110 6147) Blake Theroux Colorado 999 111 7148) Joe Rosa Stanford 998 112 6149) Taylor Williams Ohio State 998 113 2150) Mathew Mildenhall Villanova 998 114 5151) Matt Johnsen Lamar 998 - -152) Eddie Owens Princeton 998 115 3153) Mark Pinales Texas 998 116 4154) Adam Henken NC State 998 117 5155) Martin Kirui Mississippi 998 - -156) Tylor Thatcher BYU 998 118 7157) Tyler Udland Princeton 997 119 4158) Tom Marshall Tulsa 997 120 7159) Peter Maag Princeton 997 121 5160) John Yatsko Northern Arizona 997 122 4161) Forrest Misenti Syracuse 997 123 4162) Joseph Whelan Syracuse 997 124 5163) Adam Green Ohio State 997 125 3164) Desean Turner Indiana 996 126 7165) Chris Bendtsen Princeton 996 127 6166) JP Malette Notre Dame 996 128 3167) Andrew Belus Northern Arizona 995 129 5168) Christopher Fallon Ohio State 995 130 4169) Kevin Havel Stanford 995 131 7170) Zach Ornelas Michigan 995 132 4171) Maclean ODonnell Texas A&M 995 133 3172) Nico Composto Columbia 995 134 3173) Jonathan Stublaski Oklahoma State 994 135 7174) Marcus Paulson Minnesota 994 136 4175) Leighton Spencer Columbia 994 137 4176) Julian Meyer Ohio State 994 138 5177) Andrew Sheilds Wisconsin 994 139 6178) Seth Proctor Florida State 994 140 5179) Justin Heck Columbia 994 141 5180) Peter Sigilai Eastern Kentucky 994 142 3181) James Hodges Texas A&M 993 143 4182) Justin Englund Washington State 993 144 3183) William Kincaid Portland 993 145 7184) Ryan Cosens Cal Poly 993 146 3185) Brian Himelright NC State 992 147 6186) Bryan Spreitzer NC State 992 148 7187) TC Lumbar Georgetown 992 149 3188) Matt McDonald Princeton 992 150 7189) Collin Smith Texas 992 151 5190) Walter Schafer Notre Dame 992 152 4191) Jimmy Clark Florida 991 153 3192) Andrew Springer Georgetown 990 154 4193) Sean Davidson Cal Poly 990 155 4194) Brandon Shirck Cal Poly 990 156 5195) Jakub Zivec Florida State 990 157 6196) Matthew Kane Villanova 990 158 6197) Matthew Coloe Northern Arizona 990 159 6198) Brian Detweiler Georgia 990 160 3199) Michael Brice Wisconsin 988 161 7200) Brock Simmons Texas 988 162 6201) Morsi Rayyan Michigan 988 163 5202) Kelly Lynch Notre Dame 987 164 5203) Jordan Carlson Notre Dame 987 165 6204) Adams Ronnoh Eastern Kentucky 987 166 4205) Stephen Curry Texas A&M 987 167 5206) Brett Richardson Georgia 987 168 4207) Max Straneva Syracuse 986 169 6208) Chris Frias Cal Poly 986 170 6209) Paul Snyder Columbia 985 171 6210) Michael Johnson Cal Poly 984 172 7211) Erik Truedson Minnesota 984 173 5212) Pat DeSabatto Columbia 984 174 7213) John Yatsko Northern Arizona 984 175 7214) Steve Sulkin Minnesota 984 176 6215) Patrick McGregor Texas 984 177 7216) Ben Connor Providence 984 178 4217) Todd Wakefield Washington State 984 179 4218) Lucas Baker Georgia 982 180 5219) Julian Matthews Providence 982 181 5220) John Pickhaver Villanova 980 182 7221) Bobby Peavey Georgetown 979 183 5222) Michael Bradjic Ohio State 979 184 6223) CJ Brown Texas A&M 979 185 6224) Craig Murphy Iona 978 186 5225) Daniel Jones Eastern Kentucky 978 187 5226) Ahmed Ali Providence 978 188 6227) Pierre Malherbe New Mexico 978 189 3228) Will Barry Texas A&M 977 190 7229) Andrew Palmer Syracuse 977 191 7230) Mark Beams Michigan 977 192 6231) Ben Furcht Georgetown 977 193 6232) David Mutuse Eastern Kentucky 977 194 6233) Andrew Gonzales Washington State 975 195 5234) AJ Del Valle Florida State 975 196 7235) Lee George Washington State 974 197 6236) Jason Weller Iona 974 198 6237) Andrew Jordan Washington State 974 199 7238) Patrick Ortiz New Mexico 973 200 4239) Allen Pittman New Mexico 973 201 5240) Liam Hillery Providence 973 202 7241) Eduardo Garcia Florida 970 203 4242) Thijs Nijhuis Eastern Kentucky 970 204 7243) Paul Hilsen Minnesota 969 205 7244) Cory Leslie Ohio State 968 206 7245) JP Hackney Georgia 967 207 6246) Nick Long Georgia 966 208 7247) Tyler Davidson Florida 966 209 5248) Josh Izewski Florida 966 210 6249) John Murray Georgetown 965 211 7250) John-Logan Hines Florida 965 212 7251) Christopher Stogsdill Iona 964 213 7252) Randall Babb Notre Dame 963 214 7253) Mason Ferlic Michigan 962 215 7254) Vincent Montoya New Mexico 960 216 6255) Michael Asay New Mexico 958 217 71) Wisconsin 74 10 13 16 17 18 (139) (161) 2) BYU 137 3 14 15 42 63 (77) (118)3) Stanford 174 1 5 38 54 76 (112) (131)4) Ok. State 185 21 24 28 34 78 (98) (135)5) Colorado 199 11 25 39 55 69 (91) (111)6) Oklahoma 214 32 37 41 46 58 (70) (92)7) Indiana 220 30 33 45 48 64 (110) (126)8) Portland 243 7 9 50 71 106 (107) (145)9) NC State 341 2 20 97 105 117 (147) (148)10) No. Arizona 360 4 40 65 122 129 (159) (175)11) Florida St. 370 23 29 74 104 140 (157) (196)12) Iona 370 19 49 56 60 186 (198) (213)13) Princeton 399 8 36 115 119 121 (127) (150)14) Villanova 427 47 75 89 102 114 (158) (182)15) Texas 438 12 51 108 116 151 (162) (177)16) Tulsa 444 61 93 94 96 100 (109) (120)17) Minnesota 453 6 66 72 136 173 (176) (205)18) Michigan 459 35 43 86 132 163 (192) (215)19) Syracuse 508 59 99 103 123 124 (169) (191)20) Providence 521 31 52 79 178 181 (188) (202)21) Texas A&M 557 26 88 133 143 167 (185) (190)22) Columbia 570 73 85 134 137 141 (171) (174)23) E. Kentucky 575 27 53 142 166 187 (194) (204)24) Ohio State 587 81 113 125 130 138 (184) (206)25) Cal Poly 588 44 87 146 155 156 (170) (172)26) Notre Dame 618 84 90 128 152 164 (165) (214)27) Georgetown 634 68 80 149 154 183 (193) (211)28) Wa. State 642 57 67 144 179 195 (197) (199)29) Georgia 686 83 95 160 168 180 (207) (208)30) New Mexico 694 22 82 189 200 201 (216) (217)31) Florida 728 62 101 153 203 209 (210) (212)

Nov 14, 2012

Who Will be the Top American at NCAAs

This year at the NCAA Championships the front group will be deeper in non-Americans than we've seen in the past few year. This year presents a new opportunity for an up and coming American to break through onto the NCAA scene. Without the constant challenge of Chris Derrick, the ballsy running of Luke Puskedra or the 'what if' factor of German Fernandez, who will be the next to step up to the plate of NCAA Cross Country's finest.

Nov 14, 2012

NCAA Projections based on the 'Butler Projections'

There are a few coaches over the past few years that swear by the Butler Projections. They say these projections are the most accurate indicator of what may happen at the NCAA Championships, more than anything else. Flotrack talked to the creator of this system, Jimmy Butler, who said he would like to share it with the community. 

Nov 14, 2012

Box Draws Announced for NCAA Cross Country Championships

Box Draws Announced for NCAA Cross Country Championships

Nov 14, 2012

LIVE BROADCAST: 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships

2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships Live Broadcast Schedule

Nov 13, 2012

RESULTS - 2012 NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships (Men's Individual)

2012 NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships Results

Nov 13, 2012