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Great race in Madison today by crazychester
for the men at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Top 2 teams auto qualify for the finals in Terre Haute. Runner from Cincy was out in front by a few seconds and then a huge pack of 30 or so runners mostly from ND, Purdue, WI, and Michigan. All bunched within a second or two. ND led purdue through 4k fell behind at 6 and 8k but then rallied and almost got them at the wire. Lost by 5 spots by came in 2nd to qualify for next week. They beat Michigan for the 2nd auto qualifier by (wait for it) 1 spot. Eight places separated First from fourth. The ND mens team is very young and all 7 runners were in the top 30. Future is bright.
Women struggled to a fifth place fininsh and are likely done for the year. Anna Roher was fifth overall and will run as an individual.