Cross Country, it's Great Lakes regional meet week!

[ISUCC]

the meet is Saturday at Oakland University in Michigan, the men and women will be trying to qualify for the NCAA Championships at ISU on Nov. 22nd. Should be a great meet, the men are ranked #6 in the regional polls. The Great Lakes regional is one of the toughest regions.

Link to Oakland's cross country site for the meet

http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/c-xctrack/spec-rel/2010-great-lakes-regional.html

[XTreeXC]

How high do you think the guys will have to place to have a shot at making the NCAA meet as an at-large selection....3rd, maybe 4th? Sure would be nice to see them running in their last home meet of the season!

Do they run an eighth guy at regionals? If so who will it be for ISU? Freshman Zach Miller ran really well at the Hoosier Invitational last Friday (25:40-ish), but I don't know if he's officially red-shirting.

[king]

How high do you think the guys will have to place to have a shot at making the NCAA meet as an at-large selection....3rd, maybe 4th? Sure would be nice to see them running in their last home meet of the season!

Do they run an eighth guy at regionals? If so who will it be for ISU? Freshman Zach Miller ran really well at the Hoosier Invitational last Friday (25:40-ish), but I don't know if he's officially red-shirting.

I think they'll need to be 3rd at worst. Although pre-nats was not a bad race, I don't think they picked off any key teams. The meet didn't hurt them, but it didn't help them. If they're worse than 3rd, I suspect someone who has beaten them earlier in the season (think ND) will get a spot in the final 31.

Each team runs 7.

[Dgreenwell3]

Geaux Trees!!!!!!!!!!!

[XTreeXC]

Each team runs 7.

That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure since they ran 8 guys at the MVC meet.

See you there. The Bally has a beer tent at this event, right? :cheers:

[bkinsey]

It is not solely on place, however. If they got fourth or fifth but beat a team like say IU who has a lot of points then there is still a good chance they would go because IU would pull them in. So while they need to be third to be pretty sure they would go, it is definitely possible to finish lower and still make it to Nationals. It is all about who you beat.

[king]

That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure since they ran 8 guys at the MVC meet.

See you there. The Bally has a beer tent at this event, right? :cheers:

I think the Gibson family should consider buying some adjacent farmland, and make it available for pregame tailgating.

[king]

It is not solely on place, however. If they got fourth or fifth but beat a team like say IU who has a lot of points then there is still a good chance they would go because IU would pull them in. So while they need to be third to be pretty sure they would go, it is definitely possible to finish lower and still make it to Nationals. It is all about who you beat.

I don't think it's been a great year for the GL region. Once you get beyond Wisconsin it's a real crapshoot. I think the region will be lucky to get any more than four teams into the meet. Just my 2 cents.

[Sycamore Proud]

Good luck Sycamores!!!

[ISUCC]

that'd be my guess too, I'd say if they're in the top 5 they have a shot, but top 4 would be better and it depends on who they beat in the GL meet Saturday. I think IU and Wisconsin go 1-2, maybe ND 3rd, then after that who knows. Maybe MSU, EMU, and OSU will have bad races and ISU can sneak into that 4th spot.

Also depends on how the other regionals go.


I don't think it's been a great year for the GL region. Once you get beyond Wisconsin it's a real crapshoot. I think the region will be lucky to get any more than four teams into the meet. Just my 2 cents.

[ISUCC]

thread going on letsrun.com about the great lakes regional meet.

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3769396&page=0

[ISUCC]

link to the participating teams in each regional meet, click on "region" to separate by region

http://web1.ncaa.org/onlineDir/exec/sponsorship?sortOrder=5&division=1&sport=MCC

how the regions are divided

http://www.ustfccca.org/division-i/ncaa-division-i-regional-cross-country-championships-central

[SycamoreStateofMind]

If the Sycamores run like they did at MVC then they are going to mix it up pretty good, in boxing terms - they got a fighters chance of making the NCAA's! I'd guess they will not go down without a fight, they know what's at stake... They read the message boards, they know everyone is counting them out. Motivation! Good Luck Sycamores!

[Bally #45]

Go SYCAMORES. Best in the long run! (I'm sure that is overused but it seemed appropriate tonight). GO TREES~

[SycamoreStateofMind]

Go SYCAMORES. Best in the long run! (I'm sure that is overused but it seemed appropriate tonight). GO TREES~

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[Bally #45]

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[ISUCC]

here's a preview of each region from Ryan Grote, he's in NJ I think.

He likes ISU in the Great Lakes regional

http://www.grotepoll.com/component/content/article/1-grote-poll/134-regionals-preview-sorting-out-the-31-teams-bound-for-terre-haute

[XTreeXC]

here's a preview of each region from Ryan Grote...He likes ISU in the Great Lakes regional

I love his jab at the Domer football team:

3. NOTRE DAME (#27)- Good thing Tulsa and Navy aren't in this region.

I hope his prediction about the Trees comes true! :sycamores:

[ISUCC]

that was a pretty good jab at ND there!

Anyway, from the ISU site

http://www.gosycamores.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=205028820

[ISUCC]

weather is looking great for the meet on Saturday in Michigan!

Got get'em girls and guys!

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Rochester&state=MI&site=DTX&textField1=42.6867&textField2=-83.1238&e=1
:sycamores:

[ISUCC]

found a preview article from the Rochester, MI newspaper

“Hosting the Great Lakes regional ... is a really big thing for all of us here at Oakland,” Rice said. “It’s not held very often outside the state of Indiana, so we’re thrilled to host it and show what we can do.”

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/11/10/sports/college/doc4cdb7fb2af338732756790.txt?viewmode=fullstory

[king]

Wow...they're charging $10 a car for admission. Do the other regionals charge?

[king]

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[ISUCC]

a video preview on the ISU facebook site

http://www.facebook.com/Sycamores

[bkinsey]

ISU was also awarded the 2012 Great Lakes Region meet this evening! This will be a nice lead up to the 2013 National Championships in Terre Haute!

[ISUCC]

great to see the Great Lakes regional in TH in 2012, just makes sense.

from today's Trib Star

http://tribstar.com/sports/x892106656/ISU-harriers-in-NCAA-regional-today


ISU was also awarded the 2012 Great Lakes Region meet this evening! This will be a nice lead up to the 2013 National Championships in Terre Haute!

[ISUCC]

Kinsey is doing a live blog, women just finished

http://xctownusa.com/region%20blog.html

[XTreeXC]

women just finished

Women got 21st place. Results:

http://www.deltatiming.com/results/xcresults.aspx?yf=2010&mf=ncaa-xc-great-lakes-region&ev=1&sp=True

[ISUCC]

women pretty close to a top 20 finish, not bad, I am sure they wish they were higher, ISU lacks a gal who can run up front with the leaders.

[XTreeXC]

Men got 12th. Results:

http://www.deltatiming.com/results/xcresults.aspx?yf=2010&mf=ncaa-xc-great-lakes-region&ev=2&sp=True

And unless I don't understand the qualifying standards, it doesn't look like Disher will go as an individual.

Still, a good season for the Trees! :sycamores:

[ISUCC]

4th and 5th men hurt them it looks like, yuk

[ISUCC]

Disappointing end for the ISU men and women per the ISU site.

http://www.gosycamores.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=205030043

Still, the men were MVC champs and the women were 4th, so still a good year and alot to look forward to in 2011!
:sycamores: