ABQ indoor men's 5000: Medigovich a good bet to beat Adams teammates

As you know, I'm an Adams State alum. But I've never seen anything quite like the men's 5,000 field: half of those guys are Coach Damon Martin's athletes. And they've won the fastest five times.

Forgive me, but I think I'm crazy if I don't pick Adams' Aaron Braun, Brian Medigovich or Reuben Mwei for the crown. We all know tactics could slow the final and make it anybody's race, but I'll take those three for gold, silver and bronze.

But who will win between the three? All are running the mile. All have good closing speed. I'm going to go with Medigovich, the guy who would be any other school's No. 1 runner, but is surrounded by some serious talent. A win in ABQ would be (I believe) his first national title in his last race for Adams State. And that would be sweet.

Who are the best bets to knock the Adams juggernaut loose? I'll stick with altitude guys, namely Ben Zywicki (Colorado Mines) or Iain Donnan (Western State). This is gonna be one fascinating race.