2021 NCAA Indoor Preview: How Many Events Will Oregon Win, Which Stars Will Emerge, And More
Are you ready for March Madness?
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No, not the basketball tournament. I’m talking about running, and the craziest weekend of NCAA action the sport has ever seen. Friday and Saturday, we’ve got the NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. And after waiting 16 months for an NCAA Championships, how long do we have to wait for the next one? One day. That’s right the NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held on Monday in Stillwater, Okla.
The proximity of the two meets has, predictably, led to chaos. Some schools (NAU, Stanford) are going all-in on cross country. Some schools are going all-in on track (Oregon, Texas). And some schools (Arkansas, NC State), are trying to do both.
RRW: Indoors Or Cross? NCAA Coaches Make Tough Choices
By David Monti, @d9monti
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(09-Mar) A year ago this Thursday America’s top collegiate track and field teams had gathered in Albuquerque for the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships hosted by the University of New Mexico. There had only been a handful of COVID-19 cases in the United States so far, but the warning signs were there that the first pandemic of the 21st century was about to sweep America. Things unraveled quickly in Albuquerque.
The women’s lead pack at the 2019 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (photo by David Monti for Race Results Weekly)
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