I apologize for the brevity of this NCAA Championships Preview!
Some guidelines---
I;; ;ist the events in the same order I list them in my Record Book, NOT in the order of the finals on the schedule!!
Each event will list the Meet Records, with the Men's on the left!
\Both sexes will be included in each event's listing!
I'll mention some key names, and may give odds for the breaking of the MR!!
Onward!!
100 (9.82 & 10.78)
No chance for the Women's MR, but it should be a good battle between Twanisha Terry, Teahna Daniels, Kayla White, and Sha'Carri Richardson!
The Men are stong here too!
Divine Oduduru should be favored, but look for Oregon's Cravon Gillespie!
Hakim Sani Brown could shock!
MR gets 40-60 odds here!
200 (19.87 & 22.02)
Oduduru gets 70-30 odds--to nab the MR and to win the race!
Gillespie has yet to prove himself in this event, but watch him anyway!
Andrew Hudson and Jaron Flournoy will fight for podium positions!
No Woman is close to the MR!
White, Cambria Sturgis, and Anya Anabail are solid shots for the W!
400 (43.61 & 49.80!)
No MR's here, folks!!
K Campbell seems the best Woman, but watch for Sharika Barnett!
Best Men are Wil London, Kahmari Montgomery & Trevor Stewart!!
800 (1:43.55 & 1:59.11)
Devin Dixon seems the best Men, but give him just 20-80 odds!
Isaiah Jewett and Bryce Hoppel are ones to watch!
For the Women, it's the Danae Rivers show, but no MR!
Jasmine Fray is one to watch!
1500 (3:35.30 & 4:06.19)
That old bugaboo--tactics--will prevent the MR's from falling, but they could be close if they'd just RUN!!
Oliver Hoere is the best Man!
Sam Worley's another good one!
The 2 fastest Women are Jessica Hull and Sinclaire Johnson!
They all have the wheels, but I don't think they'll spin out until 400 to go!!
5000 (13:18.71 & 15:15.8)
Great matches, but the MR's should survive!
It's Grant Fisher vs Morgan McDonald for the Meen, with both capable of getting the MR!
Watch out for Cooper Teare!!!
The Women have a solid crew!
T&FN picks Fiona O'Keefe to win, but not me!
Look for Weini Kelati, Dani Jones, and Allie Ostrander to battle it out!1
Add O'Keefe and Taylor Werner to the recipe!
10000 (28:01.3 & 32:09.20)
The Women got that 30 year old MR last year, and CAN do it again!
The Men SHOULD have broken their MR years ago!!
Give both 30-70 odds!
The Guys have Tyler Day, Rory Linkletter, and Gil Kigen!
Toss a coin!
The Women are LOADED!!
The Kurgats (Caroline & Ednah), Werner, Kelati, plus Anna Rohrer,and the surprising Paige Stoner!
3000SC (8:12.4 & 9:24.41)
If this were a rabbited DL meet, I'd pick Allie Ostrander to get the Collegiate Record, which is the MR!!
But alas, this is a Collegiate Championshuip--which spells SLOW, then KICK!
Allie should be challenged by Erica Birk and Adva Cohen!
Stephen Fahy is the only name of the Men I'm offering!
110H & 100H (13.16 & 12.39)
The Women have a good field, but no real standouts!
Unless you think of Janeek Brown, who ran some solid early season times!
Add Payton Chadwick, Chanel Brissett, but also watch for Tonea Marshall!
As for the Men, only two and no one else!
Grant Holloway vs Daniel Roberts!
If they don't crash hurdles, this MR should GO!!
The Women's will survive!
400H (47.02 & 53.21)
Quincy Hall could PR by a full second and still miss the MR by 0.50!!
Only Anna Cockrell will be anywhere near 54 seconds for the Women!
MR's are safe---VERY safe!!
4X100 Relay (38.04 & 42.09)
For the Men, it's Florida, Oregon, , LSU, and Texas Tech, who have Divine Oduduru!!
Women's race should be between USC, LSU, Arkansas, and Kentucky!
4X400 Relay (2:59.00 & 3:23.23)
The Women's teams to watch are Arkansas, Oregon, Texas A&M, and South Carolina!
Men's podium could be filled with Texas teams--A&M, Houston, and Baylor!!
HJ (7-9.75 & 6-5)
Sad to say, but ZERO Women will be listed below!!
The Men have Shelby McEwen and Tejaswin Shankar--with neither coming anywhere near that MR!!
LJ (28-0 & 22-9.25)
Will Grant Holloway finally reach his potential, which seems unlimited??
NO!!
But watch him anyway!!
JuVaughn Harrison will challenge!
Triple Jumper Supreme Yanis David should win here also!
TJ (57-7.75 & 47-8)
David leads the Women, and might even challenge the MR of Keturah Orji!
Jordan Scott is the solo threat to win for the Men!
25-75 for David--ZERO for Scott!
PV (19-1.50 & 15-5)
OH MY GOD!!!!!
The Men's field is the best in NCAA history!
And the Women are rock solid also!!
Might be the best event(s) of the meet!!
But is it a lock for Mondo Duplantis and Olivia Gruver, the Collegiate Record holders??
NO!!
Not even for Mondo!
Think KC Lightfoot, Zach Bradford, Chris Nilsen, Matt Ludwig AND Jake Wooten!
WOW!!
Besides Gruver, the Women have Tori Hoggard, Lexi Jacobus, plus Kristen Denk and Lucy Bryan!
Still don't know why Gruver missed the PAC 12 meet, so she's a mystery!
If the weather is good, both MR's are in mortal danger--as are the new CR's!!
Enjoy!!
SP (72-2.25 & 63-5)
Women's field is fairly dry, but watch for Portius Warren, Samantha Noenning, and Alyssa Wilson to fight it out!
The Men, however, have a fantastic four-way potential!!
Payton Otterdahl vs Jordan Geist vs Tripp Piperi vs Denzel Comenentia!!
Next to the PV, the best field for the Men!
DT (215-8 & 210-10)
Shadae Lawrence has been on a tear, and gets 70-30 odds for the MR!
But Laulaga Tausauga is also dangerous!
Alyssa Wilson is here also!
Greg Thompson is the best Man, but he gets just 20-80 odds!
Otterdahl is good here, but his SP remains his best bet!
JT ((271-9 & 204-0)
Mackenzie Little gets 35-65 odds for the Women's MR!
Anderson Peters hit a BIG one in early season, but not much since!
Still, his PR is well past that MR, so give him 60-40 odds!
Curtis Thompson could surprise!
HT (265-3 &240-7)
Gleb Dudarev has hit a plateau, so will be seriously challenged by Comenentia and Daniel Haugh!
But no MR!
Camryn Rogers and the ubiquitous Alyssa Wilson will vie for the Women's title!
Their MR is ALMOST inviolable, so give it 20-80 odds!
Decathlon & Heptathlon (8499 & 6527)
Michelle Atherley and Tyra Gittens seem the best of the Women, but nowhere close to the MR!
Ditto for the Men's MR!
Harrison Williams should win this one easily!
Hope you enjoy the meet!
Schedule and all kinds of other info available on the T&FN website!!
See you soon!!
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