Meet Adams State's next generation

Remember these names (if you don't know them already): Anthony Gauthier, Keegan Calmes, Drew Graham.

Gauthier, an Adams State junior, and Calmes, an ASC freshman, nabbed auto qualifiers in the mile at the University of Adams State New Mexico indoor meet. Gauthier (of France) also recorded an 8:28 over 3,000 meters.

Graham, indoors 800 runner-up last year for Adams, is hardly an unknown, and sits No. 3 on that list this year.

I suspect we'll see these three at the starting line in Louisville this fall.

But it's not like Adams' "old-timers" have disappeared.

Didja see that 3000 from the University of Washington? The one where Aaron Bruan nearly stole the race from Galen Rupp and ex-D2er Scott Bauhs? 7:51. Damn fast. And teammate Brain Medigovich was only four ticks back.

That performance gives Braun the national lead for all collegians, albeit the distance isn't a D2 event. Now that's a topic for another post.