NCAA's

Finally, the national meet. This was my first time at an NCAA meet of any sort so I was nervous, but having some experienced veterans on the team was reassuring. We knew from regionals that we had a good team and could place highly if we ran a smart race. We wanted to run as a loose pack and key off of some OSU guys, since they tend to run very smart races and do well. Unfortunately we had some bad luck in the race, with Pat losing his shoe at the start, and most of us slipped off the line and got buried in the field. Position is everything in cross country, especially at this meet, and it was an added challenge to get back up to where we were supposed to be from the beginning. We ended up not being able to pack up as successfully as regionals and could never get to that level of running. We finished 8^th as a team, which was obviously disappointing for us. Not the best way to end the season, especially since regionals went so well, but personally I was happy to be there. It was my first NCAA’s after all, and it was an incredible experience.