nerual
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Post by nerual on Nov 3, 2007 17:18:55 GMT -5
naia.cstv.com/sports/m-xc/spec-rel/110307aap.html Team Scores ================================================================================= Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 ================================================================================= 1 Aquinas 48 3 4 12 14 15 19 30 Total Time: 2:07:51.39 Average: 25:34.28 2 Cornerstone 56 1 2 5 21 27 35 39 Total Time: 2:07:13.86 Average: 25:26.78 3 Huntington 89 8 10 11 24 36 50 68 Total Time: 2:09:32.11 Average: 25:54.43 4 Indiana Wesleyan 104 9 16 18 29 32 51 Total Time: 2:10:21.15 Average: 26:04.23 5 Indiana Tech 125 6 20 26 33 40 52 Total Time: 2:10:58.58 Average: 26:11.72 6 Siena Heights 138 7 17 28 42 44 66 Total Time: 2:11:41.60 Average: 26:20.32 7 Taylor 168 22 23 25 41 57 60 64 Total Time: 2:12:55.90 Average: 26:35.18 8 Spring Arbor 236 31 38 53 56 58 69 Total Time: 2:15:57.32 Average: 27:11.47 9 Goshen 241 34 43 45 54 65 70 77 Total Time: 2:16:09.06 Average: 27:13.82 10 Bethel (Ind.) 278 37 47 59 62 73 78 Total Time: 2:17:49.22 Average: 27:33.85 11 Marian 291 13 55 67 75 81 85 93 Total Time: 2:19:31.01 Average: 27:54.21 12 Madonna 358 48 71 76 79 84 Total Time: 2:22:54.16 Average: 28:34.84 13 Grace 389 49 82 83 86 89 91 Total Time: 2:27:39.75 Average: 29:31.95 14 Concordia (Mich.) 403 46 87 88 90 92 Total Time: 2:32:02.75 Average: 30:24.55
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nerual
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Post by nerual on Nov 3, 2007 17:22:41 GMT -5
Congrats to Matt Ditzler! If Huntington and IWU qualifies for Nationals than he will be joining his teammate Walter at NAIA Nationals.
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Post by ditzler on Nov 3, 2007 17:47:11 GMT -5
after looking at all the results it looks like we're going to be right on the bubble for an at large spot...i wish they would just pick the teams tomorrow and get it over with...i'm already going crazy
and congrats to nick and his teammates on a third place finish...good luck at nationals
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Post by hnhsxc on Nov 3, 2007 17:50:17 GMT -5
A lot of "really good" teams in Region I and II got beat today... That is absolutely shocking.  |
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Post by ditzler on Nov 3, 2007 18:00:43 GMT -5
i just also want to say that i feel extremely blessed to be a captain for tech...for a bunch of 18-19 year old kids to come out and compete with men in our first year, i couldn't be prouder of what me and my teammates have done this year...and i gotta give a lot of the credit to the coaching staff for believing in our abilities and making us the runners we are today...this has to be one of the greatest experiences of my life so far
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Post by Stealth on Nov 5, 2007 12:38:05 GMT -5
What an outstanding race it was this passed Saturday. It certainly lived up to its billing.
Its very nice to see Huntington come on at the end, of the race and the season. I'm really looking forward to Kenosha.
I thought IWU looked flat on both sides, Huntington came to play and Tech showed its inexperience.
I believe all three return just about everyone, so hopefully the new conference format will promote less dodging and more head to head matchups. I think we are in for some epic battles.
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Post by Stealth on Nov 5, 2007 12:40:01 GMT -5
Ouch..Did anyone notice Taylor got beat by Seina Heights? What's going on down their?
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Post by washedup on Nov 5, 2007 13:50:35 GMT -5
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Post by washedup on Nov 5, 2007 13:57:15 GMT -5
4 teams not ahead of Tech got in....so that means according to my calculations that they get the last or 2nd to last spot if they take 28 teams......9 regional champs + 15 at-large bids = top 24 rankings get in, I think
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Post by ditzler on Nov 5, 2007 14:21:56 GMT -5
thats what we think too so we're all pretty excited up here...i doubt there has ever been a team of all freshman in a first year program making it to nationals in the mens and womens divisions...pretty awesome for a team of 'inexperienced' freshman
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Post by blume on Nov 5, 2007 14:38:24 GMT -5
Congratulations to all the Region VIII teams that will be running at nationals next week. At this point it looks like Tech will be in that group, based upon today's rankings. I would like to add that I felt the Tech men competed with a great deal of poise, considering the situation they were faced with, and the fact that they were all racing their 5th collegiate race. I don't really think that their inexperience was an issue at all. Tech notched 6 PRs on Saturday (out of 9 runners), when the season was on the line. I don't think much more could be asked of them. They were beaten by some very good teams, but they ran like a team well beyond their years. If all goes as expected in the next 24 hours, Tech will be racing at the national meet in the first year for the program. This is a huge accomplishment, and it should put to an end, once and for all, the criticism and skepticism that has been directed their way in the past. Again, congratulations to everyone who will be competing at nationals. Let's represent Region VIII.
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Post by hnhsxc on Nov 5, 2007 14:59:03 GMT -5
teams are dropping like rocks.... AND THAT IS NO SURPRISE!!!
This happens EVERY SINGLE YEAR... this year Region VIII proved it though... Cornerstone and Indiana Wesleyan raced Azusa and Concordia (CA) at Kenosha... Aquinas went out west and PROVED that the courses out there are REALLY FAST (while also destroying all Region I and II teams that they faced)... and Indiana Wesleyan and Huntington went to Roy Griak and ran very well against ranked NAIA opponents!!! The teams out west ALWAYS try and get it done using their fast times... head-to-head competition kept them from pulling the wool over the eyes of the raters this year though... FINALLY!!!
I felt all year that 5 teams from Region VIII should be running in the NAIA National Meet... it is, and is ALWAYS, one of the 3 strongest regionals in the nation!!!
This ranking FINALLY is giving this region the respect that it deserves. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL REGION VIII TEAMS ON A GREAT SEASON!!!
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Post by Stealth on Nov 5, 2007 15:00:45 GMT -5
Have to admit, I'm very, very surprised Tech got in. This almost never happens. And then with Woods saying he would only push for 4 teams all year long. This is very suprising. The last time this happened was in '99 when the region went 6-7-10-1X-1X, which was actually done through a conference based system with Huntington, Taylor, IWU coming out of the MCC. Grace had a legit shot as well that year.
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Post by hnhsxc on Nov 5, 2007 15:42:05 GMT -5
Who was the 6th place team at NAIA Nat's in '99? ;D
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Post by Stealth on Nov 5, 2007 15:47:46 GMT -5
Well, it wasn't IWU....And despite what Taylor would have you believe, someone issued a butt kickin' fair and square.
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