NCAA XC Regionals!!!!

[dal4018]

To all XC fans this is our version of the playoffs they start on 11-14 who is ready?????

[vutomcat]

i'm in!

[89Hen]

Jr running in the NYC Jesuit Championships in the Bronx on Saturday.

[Grizalltheway]

It cracks me up trying to picture running a cross "country" race in the middle of NYC.

[ASUG8]

It cracks me up trying to picture running a cross "country" race in the middle of NYC.

Central Park, duh!!!????!!!??!!!!!!!?!?!?!??!?!??!??!???!!??!???!??!

[dbackjon]

NAU Men's - ranked 10th in nation
NAU Women are Big Sky champs as well as competing in regional

[Grizalltheway]

It cracks me up trying to picture running a cross "country" race in the middle of NYC.

Central Park, duh!!!????!!!??!!!!!!!?!?!?!??!?!??!??!???!!??!???!??!

I thought that was in Manhattan^)@#$%#$%#$

[89Hen]

Central Park, duh!!!????!!!??!!!!!!!?!?!?!??!?!??!??!???!!??!???!??!

I thought that was in Manhattan^)@#$%#$%#$

Central Park is Manhattan, Van Cortland Park is Bronx...

[dal4018]

NAU Men's - ranked 10th in nation
NAU Women are Big Sky champs as well as competing in regional

They might pull a upset this year!?!?!?

[dbackjon]

NAU Men's - ranked 10th in nation
NAU Women are Big Sky champs as well as competing in regional

They might pull a upset this year!?!?!?

It wouldn't be an upset. NAU men took second in the nation last year, and have spent some time ranked #1 in the nation this year.

[dal4018]

They might pull a upset this year!?!?!?

It wouldn't be an upset. NAU men took second in the nation last year, and have spent some time ranked #1 in the nation this year.

Okay I stand corrected if they pull it off congrats to them hope they win the individual crown as well.Who is their top runner????How are their female counterparts I remember them making noise on the national stage as well.

[dbackjon]

It wouldn't be an upset. NAU men took second in the nation last year, and have spent some time ranked #1 in the nation this year.

Okay I stand corrected if they pull it off congrats to them hope they win the individual crown as well.Who is their top runner????How are their female counterparts I remember them making noise on the national stage as well.

Women aren't as strong this year, but still were conference champs. They stand a good chance of qualifying for nationals.

For the men, Futsum Zienasellassie and Matt McElroy are the top two runners

[dal4018]

Okay I stand corrected if they pull it off congrats to them hope they win the individual crown as well.Who is their top runner????How are their female counterparts I remember them making noise on the national stage as well.

Women aren't as strong this year, but still were conference champs. They stand a good chance of qualifying for nationals.

For the men, Futsum Zienasellassie and Matt McElroy are the top two runners

Okay thanks I wish that this was televised.

[vutomcat]

Nova wins Mid Atlantic Regional!!!

[dbackjon]

NAU men finish fourth in Mountain region, behind top ranked Colorado. SUU finished 4th.

NAU women finished fourth

[dal4018]

NAU men finish fourth in Mountain region, behind top ranked Colorado. SUU finished 4th.

NAU women finished fourth

See them next week for finals walk away with national crown!!!!!

[dal4018]

Nova wins Mid Atlantic Regional!!!

These cats will be in title hunt for sure!!!!

[tribe_pride]

Nobody should beat Colorado at nationals on the Men's side or Michigan State on the women's side.

Oregon has an outside shot of keeping it close along with Oklahoma State or Syracuse but look for Colorado to dominate and repeat as champions. Nova should be the top FCS school and could fight for a podium spot with NAU a little ways behind.

On the Women's side, no chance anyone keeps it close to Michigan State. They are just by far the best team in the country right now. Georgetown could take 2nd fighting out with Oregon. The Tribe could be top 10 or 15 after a surprising upset in the Southeast regionals.

[dbackjon]

Nobody should beat Colorado at nationals on the Men's side or Michigan State on the women's side.

Oregon has an outside shot of keeping it close along with Oklahoma State or Syracuse but look for Colorado to dominate and repeat as champions. Nova should be the top FCS school and could fight for a podium spot with NAU a little ways behind.

On the Women's side, no chance anyone keeps it close to Michigan State. They are just by far the best team in the country right now. Georgetown could take 2nd fighting out with Oregon. The Tribe could be top 10 or 15 after a surprising upset in the Southeast regionals.

NAU wasn't that far behind Colorado 45-68. NAU and Colorado match up well 1-4, it is just our #5 is worse than their # 5 (CU's finished 13th, NAU's 30th). If any of CU's top 5 has a bad day, that could open the door for NAU, since our #6 finished 25 spots higher than their #6

[tribe_pride]

Nobody should beat Colorado at nationals on the Men's side or Michigan State on the women's side.

Oregon has an outside shot of keeping it close along with Oklahoma State or Syracuse but look for Colorado to dominate and repeat as champions. Nova should be the top FCS school and could fight for a podium spot with NAU a little ways behind.

On the Women's side, no chance anyone keeps it close to Michigan State. They are just by far the best team in the country right now. Georgetown could take 2nd fighting out with Oregon. The Tribe could be top 10 or 15 after a surprising upset in the Southeast regionals.

NAU wasn't that far behind Colorado 45-68. NAU and Colorado match up well 1-4, it is just our #5 is worse than their # 5 (CU's finished 13th, NAU's 30th). If any of CU's top 5 has a bad day, that could open the door for NAU, since our #6 finished 25 spots higher than their #6

Colorado didn't run everyone at regionals since they knew they'd qualify anyway.

They rested their top runner from the PAC-12 championships where they won with only 30 points with Oregon coming 27 points behind in 2nd. He was also their top runner at pre-nationals who finished 2nd overall in that race to Cheserek (the favorite at nationals) as Colorado won its pre-nats race with only 35 points and a 20 second spread from their 1st to 6th place runners. If you put him in ahead of people from either NAU or Colorado but behind the winner from UTEP, Colorado wins that comfortably 38-73 with Colorado's 6th man finishing 14th overall.

Colorado also did not race Morgan Pearson who has not run this year but finished 17th last year at NCAAs. He may be redshirting this year though as they can win the title without him.

As for the 5th man difference, a difference between 13 and 30 (29 seconds for this race) at a regional meet can be a 50-60 place difference at nationals because there are so many quality runners bunched together at that meet.

This is not to say that NAU isn't good. NAU is top 10 worthy and maybe a little better. Colorado is just on another level.

[dal4018]

Let's go Northern Arizona bring home the XC crown to the Big Sky !!!!!'

[dbackjon]

NAU men finish fourth in the nation

[mtjack]

NAU men finish fourth in the nation

Way to go, Jacks! Two years in a row with a top 5 finish.

[dal4018]

NAU men finish fourth in the nation

Way to go, Jacks! Two years in a row with a top 5 finish.

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

[tribe_pride]

Congrats to NAU. Strong day by the team to finish 4th just behind surprising Portland and ahead of #3 ranked Syracuse and traditional powerhouses of Oregon and Villanova. Southern Utah, Eastern Kentucky, and Furman finished in 22nd, 23rd and 30th out of 31 teams as the only other FCS schools who qualified for nationals.

Georgetown women were the top women's FCS team in 4th 1 point behind New Mexico. William and Mary and Dartmouth finished 17th and 20th out of 31 teams for the only FCS schools nationals.