Meshack Koyiacki (Columbus State) beat Michael Crouch (Queens) for the third time this season in the South East. That Koyiacki kid is tough...
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11:58 a.m.: Neeley Spence (Shippensburg) and wins by nearly a minute in the Atlantic. Kutztown women surprisingly second to Ship. As I impatiently wait for other results.
12:25 p.m.: The South region pretty much goes to form, but the Florida Southern men nearly upset Harding. Daniel Kirwa (Harding) repeats. And perhaps there is some certainty in the South Central region, as all the predicted faves make it through: Central Missouri, Abilene Christian for the men (though not in a runaway), and Pittsburg State, Midwestern State and Missouri Southern for the women. Amos Sang (Abilene Christian) stamped his authority on the race. Can the Charlotte doubler win in Louisville?
12:39 p.m.: Am I good or what? (I'd say "lucky."). Kate Griewisch (Lenoir-Rhyme) win in the South East. Queens and King proceed. That's a first for King!
1:01 p.m.: Adams State men dominates the Central, putting all seven in front of Western State's second. Wow. But Colorado Mines' Ben Zywicki pulls a minor upset, winning the race. Mines, Augustana and Metro State also make it through.
I got my Central women's predictions mixed up. Adams beats Western, Augustana does finish third, but Minnesota-Duluth misses out by three points to Mary. Argh! Long-shot Regis is sixth.
1:24 p.m.: Could the men's and women's national title races in Louisville come down to Adams State vs. Grand Valley State? Grand Valley State literally ran away with both races at the Midwest regional (on the same course). The men had a 23-second pack time, and Tyler Emmorey (GVSU) won. The women: 33 seconds. Very impressive.
Other qualifiers for the men: Southern Indiana, (hosts) Bellarmine and Drury. A coupla surprises on the women's side, as Ferris State (led by women's winner Christina Muir) and Hillsdale advance.
Much later: OK, I'm not going to wait for those East Regional results any longer. (Sunday....!) Didja see Alaska-Anchorage pulled the double out West? Yep, a five-point win for the men and a 15-point win for the women -- both over Chico State. Anchorage could finish as high as third in Louisville. (Just another road trip!)
Western Washington and Western Oregon will make the trip from the men's side, as both those squads join Cal Poly Pomona and BYU Hawaii on the women's.
Alaska possibly 3rd at nationals?!? did you realize Mines and Western were only 14 points apart at regionals?
ReplyDeleteZywicki's win shouldn't be that surprising as only two current Adams guys and no current western guys beat him at nationals last year
Brown from Western beat Zywicki last year at nationls.
ReplyDeletecorrect, Sean Brown 20th, Ben Zywicki 24th. Ben won the race at Ft Hays against him this year though. Just saying that upset seems a bit insulting to Zywicki since he has already made 3 All-Americans in XC
ReplyDeletenot intended to be insulting. as the post say, a "minor upset" in a region without any clear favorites. quite frankly, colorado mines runners don't usually win at regionals cross. that, however, could be changing.
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