I suspect Micheal Crouch (Queens) will be plenty motivated in Charlotte. With Daniel Kirwa (Harding), Reuben Mwei (Adams State) and Amos Sang (Abilene Christian) in the field, he's not a clear-cut favorite. I'm trusting that the lightly raced Crouch will be peaking correctly: 1. Crouch, 2. Mwei, 3. Marko Cheseto (Alaska-Anchorage).
Is there reason to believe Neely Spence (Shippensburg) won't dominate outdoors in this event like indoors? Not really. And that leaves Monica Kinney (Grand Valley State) in second, and Tanya Zeferjahn (Queens) in third.
Tough to leave out Kirwa who has done no worse than second in the 5k, and that was to a fresh Bauhs after Kirwa had already won the 10k. Although he doesn't have lots of flashy PR's Kirwa does have a Lot of Top 3 NCAA awards in his closet. I'll take crouch for the win (only cause he's fresh) then Kirwa, Sang, and a very tired Mwei in his fourth race in three days.
ReplyDeleteand will the 10k loss inspire Kirwa? No doubt he is tough.
ReplyDelete