08-28-2018, 01:09 PM
Stanford XC that is.
First meet a very low key on Saturday in SF then off campus for 2 weeks or so of training.
Stanford Men are picked # 2 in the West and the Women # 1 in the West. National ranking aren't out yet but Flotrack is doing a count down of both teams and individual rankings. They are on # 17 for all today.
From a site:
No. 2 Stanford Cardinal (4th in 2017)
SR Grant Fisher (5th in 2017)
SO Thomas Ratcliffe (Redshirted 2017)
JR Alex Ostberg (16th in 2017) Ranked # 17 in the nation by FloTrack
SR Steven Fahy (17th in 2017)
FR D.J. Principe (Redshirted 2017)
The Stanford men will be scary good in 2018. They return their entire top seven, including three from the top 20 (Fisher, Ostberg, and Fahy). But what makes this team 2018 contenders is the addition of Thomas Ratcliffe and D.J. Principe waiting in the wings. Ratcliffe redshirted this year due to injury, but has proven he's a potential All-American talent after placing eighth at the 2016 Pac-12 XC Championships and running a 7:53 3K at the 2017 UW Invitational. Meanwhile, D.J. Principe was a top-tier recruit for the Cardinal this past year after running a four-flat mile and 8:14 3K.
No. 1 Stanford Cardinal (4th in 2017)
JR Fiona O'Keeffe (13th in 2017)
SR Courtney Smith (Redshirted 2017)
JR Christina Aragon (38th in 2016)
SR Elise Cranny (57th in 2017)
FR Nevada Mareno (Redshirted 2017) Actually she left the team last Dec. Homesick and now running at North Carolina State.
On paper, the Stanford women's roster has the most talent, and that talent should come into fruition with a team title next year. The Cardinal will return five from this year's fourth-place team, but also add three key players for next year: Harvard transfer Courtney Smith, who redshirted this season to save eligibility and should be a top-20 contender; highly touted recruit Nevada Mareno, who will make her debut as a redshirt freshman; and, like every year, the Cardinal have a great recruiting class headlined by Rebecca Story.
First meet a very low key on Saturday in SF then off campus for 2 weeks or so of training.
Stanford Men are picked # 2 in the West and the Women # 1 in the West. National ranking aren't out yet but Flotrack is doing a count down of both teams and individual rankings. They are on # 17 for all today.
From a site:
No. 2 Stanford Cardinal (4th in 2017)
SR Grant Fisher (5th in 2017)
SO Thomas Ratcliffe (Redshirted 2017)
JR Alex Ostberg (16th in 2017) Ranked # 17 in the nation by FloTrack
SR Steven Fahy (17th in 2017)
FR D.J. Principe (Redshirted 2017)
The Stanford men will be scary good in 2018. They return their entire top seven, including three from the top 20 (Fisher, Ostberg, and Fahy). But what makes this team 2018 contenders is the addition of Thomas Ratcliffe and D.J. Principe waiting in the wings. Ratcliffe redshirted this year due to injury, but has proven he's a potential All-American talent after placing eighth at the 2016 Pac-12 XC Championships and running a 7:53 3K at the 2017 UW Invitational. Meanwhile, D.J. Principe was a top-tier recruit for the Cardinal this past year after running a four-flat mile and 8:14 3K.
No. 1 Stanford Cardinal (4th in 2017)
JR Fiona O'Keeffe (13th in 2017)
SR Courtney Smith (Redshirted 2017)
JR Christina Aragon (38th in 2016)
SR Elise Cranny (57th in 2017)
FR Nevada Mareno (Redshirted 2017) Actually she left the team last Dec. Homesick and now running at North Carolina State.
On paper, the Stanford women's roster has the most talent, and that talent should come into fruition with a team title next year. The Cardinal will return five from this year's fourth-place team, but also add three key players for next year: Harvard transfer Courtney Smith, who redshirted this season to save eligibility and should be a top-20 contender; highly touted recruit Nevada Mareno, who will make her debut as a redshirt freshman; and, like every year, the Cardinal have a great recruiting class headlined by Rebecca Story.
