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Men's Day 2 Prediction - NCAA Outdoor Championships 2015

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DyeStatCOLLEGE.com   Jun 12th 2015, 10:00pm
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4x100m Relays 4:35 PM - Last year anchor leg Dedric Dukes of Florida had the stick in third and ran down Deon Lendore of Texas A&M and Aaron Earnst of LSU.  LSU hasn't forgotten and I think they get the win especially with Hugh Graham Jr out.  Ronnie Baker of TCU false started in the 100m and he and Kolby Listenbee make a formidible pair and they qualified with the fastest time, 38.69. Arkansas will be the strongest challenger to Florida as I think Florida will win in a Hayward Field record (38.53, Florida 6/8/2013).  

 

1500m 4:45 PM - You might as well have a puppy race on Jimmy Fallon.  Cristian Soratos of Montana State, Chad Noelle of Oklahoma State, Zach Perkins of Air Force, Peter Callahan of New Mexico and Jordan Williamsz are all strong candidates to win this race.  What most haven't seen from Soratos this year is the kick he exhibited indoors.  I think the competition will be surprised by him. Oregon's Johnny Gregorek, Blake Haney and Daniel Winn may surprise with many more points than anyone expected before the meet.

 

3000m Steeplechase 4:57 PM - This should be a great battle between Arkansas' Stanley Kebenei and UTEP's Anthony Rotich.  Kebenei has run so well this year he could challenge for a position on the US team at the World Championships.  Anthony Rotich is a two-time defending NCAA champsion but I think Kebenei has surpassed him.

 

110m Hurdles 5:15 PM - Omar McLeod of Arkansas ran 13.08w in the heats and he is trying to adjust a few things for what would truly be a spectacular time and he could take a shot at the NCAA meet record set by Devon Allen last year of 13.16.  Johnathan Cabral of Oregon could get second or not even finish depending on the health of his hamstring.  Any of the 7 outside of McLeod could get second, this race is so evenly matched.

 

100m 5:25 PM - This could be truly special race depending on the weather.  The collegiate and meet record of 9.89 set by Ngoni Makusha in 2011 is under threat.  Baylor Sophomore Trayvon Bromell is assumed to be healthy this year and could break the record in this race because of great competition including (from the top of the order) Clayton Vaughn, Tevin Hester, and Andre De Grasse.  I think De Grasse will most likely be the biggest challenger.

 

400m 5:35 PM - Two years ago at the NCAA indoor meet Vernon Norwood of LSU indicated he would accept nothing but first.  Indoors he won his first title with defending indoor and outdoor champion Deon Lendore of Texas A&M not 100%.  Norwood has continued to progress and I think he takes his first outdoor title.

 

800m 5:50 PM - This is another up in the air race. Defending indoor and outdoor champion Brandon McBride has been nursing an injury and Edward Kemboi of Iowa State won his first title.  I expect Kemboi to get his first outdoor title but there are many contenders iand lots of potential upsets.  

 

Discus Throw 4:05 PM - Texas' Ryan Crouser has been practicing well and I think that plus the frustration from not winning the Shot Put will fuel him to victory.  Rodney Brown of LSU has thrown very well and defending champion Hayden Reed of Alabama will not make it easy.  This is always an unpredictable event.

 

High Jump 4:00 PM - Bryan McBride of Arizona State upset Nick Ross of Arizona last year and indoors the Texas Tech tandem of Jacorian Duffield and Bradley Adkins went 1-2 indoors.  McBride was competing in three events indoors and in this meet he competed in only the long jump two days ago.  I think McBride will repeat his title.

 

400m Hurdles 6:00 PM - Michael Stigler of Kansas led the world earlier thie year and he has done nothing to dissuade from believers that he will get his first NCAA title. It will be interesting to see how the very talented Eric Futch of Florida does to help with the Gators' team chances.

 

200m 6:10 PM - Along with the 100m this is one of the featured races of the entire meet.  Defending champion Dedric Dukes of Florida has been pretty healthy since the Florida Relays and he had not been healthy at all before that with various injuries. He is the future of the 200m but Trayvon Bromell did set the indoor collegiate record in the 200m while Dukes was trying to help the team on one good leg. Andre De Grasse of USC could also challenge for second. 

 

Triple Jump 4:30 PM - Marquis Dendy of Florida looks to repeat the double from last year and indoors this year. He said this year that he was most worried about this event this year. Latario Collie of Texas A&M could have a big meet and beat him. This could be another great battle.

 

5000m 6:30 PM - Oregon will try to end the meet on this event.  They have four competitors, three of them were all-Americans indoors and Edward Cheserek and Eric Jenkins went 1-2 while in cruise control. Arkansas' Kemoy Campbell will likely break up the Oregon top 3 but I think he will only get third as the Ducks could score 22 or 23 points to win the meet.

 

4x400m Relay 6:50 PM - If Florida has to win this we will see all of their stars try to win this and could get a collegiate record if they need to (2:59.59 by LSU from 2005) .  If not Texas A&M will win but it will be a battle all of the way.

 

Projected Team Score- Oregon 78, Florida 70, Arkansas 61 and Texas A&M 45.

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