Colorado often lays low-make that high up in the Rockies-for much of the fall but is taking an atypical approach this year. Steeplechaser Val Costien, 5th at the NCAA in 9:48.40, didn’t run for the Buffs in Terre Haute last fall and the senior should amp up their team punch her frosh sister Elizabeth is also on the roster. Senior miler Dani Jones (10), the ’17 NCAA indoor 3000 winner, led the group last year, with Sage Hurta (35), Makena Morley (50) and Madie Boreman (62) all in the top 100. Third the last two seasons and 2nd in ’14, the Buffaloes have a reputation for point-minimizing race strategy at the autumn spectacular. New Mexico is deep too, featuring 5 who ran last year’s race back, Kurgat being joined by Weini Kelati (7), Charlotte Prouse (12), Alondra Negron (85) & Alex Buck (105). Mom Alison Wyeth placed 5th in the ’93 World Champs 3000, and in ’96 each parent won a British harrier crown. The 21-year-old Briton has PRs of 4:16.49 and 9:11.46 and dad John won the ’89 NCAA men’s title for Iowa State. Joe Franklin’s squad has also added several more talents and one of them, Hannah Nuttall, has a familiar last name. For graduated Alice Wright (14) swap in last year’s JUCO titlist Adva Cohen, who steepled 9:29.74 for 5th in the Euro Champs. With 3 who placed in the top 12 last year including winner Ednah Kurgat, there’s not at this early juncture any logical argument for predicting the defending champion Lobos squad won’t repeat. I title ( and here’s a link to last year’s complete results): 1.

With that said, here are our thoughts on the women’s teams seriously looking to win the Div.

As with most sporting events, the informed fan gets much more out of the experience. We’d rather position our harrier previews as less of a prediction than as a viewer’s guide.Ī number of phenomenal programs are gearing up for a heck of a fight in Madison, Wisconsin, on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, November 17. A busload of assumptions can go wrong while some of the most delightful surprises of the year have a way of making us look silly. (MIKE SCOTT)Īs we said in our Men’s Top 10 Teams preview, making predictions about a cross country nationals is a fool’s game.

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