...from last year's NCAA Championship team. If they lose one or two of them, ND would be in good position.

Fully expect the Florida State runners who finished 1-3 in the ACC race to be up front at their home course in Tallahassee next week. However, ND can bring lots of numbers with 1-6. Whew.

BTW, you're right: that was only Nuguse's 2nd race back, so he's gearing up.

Great day of racing for men and women.

Of their top 5 scorers,
#4 Nico Young is back
#6 Blaise Ferro was a Sr and not listed on the current roster
#7 Abdihamid Nur is back
#9 Luis Grijalva was a Sr and not listed on the current roster
#44 Brodey Hasty is back

And other finishers
#62 Drew Bosley is back
#150 Ryan Raff is back

So they lost 2 of their top 4, but I have no idea how the others have improved and who they may have added.

You're right about FSU's runners, Wildschutt was 2nd behind Mantz at last year's finals.

...or a lot. If a little, Irish have all their guns back from last year.

Will be worth watching live, for sure.

NAU has won 4 of the previous 5 with only BYU in 2019 ruining their chance for a sixth consecutive title.

They are loaded as is BYU but ND is right there. They ran as a pack of 6 today and probably has some gas in the tank at the end.