For what it is worth ... I haven't heard anyone say he isn't that good at Cross ...
And you are certainly right ... a 3:53/Footlocker Champ would normally be heralded as the next Bob Kennedy. But, maybe the problem is that everyone is already counting on him to be better than Steve Scott, Bob Kennedy and Adam Goucher ... we've been anticipating it for months. And you can put him ahead of Wilson and Tegankamp, and he will also probably wax at least one of the others you have in the top-7 ... -----Original Message----- From: Michael Contopoulos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 10:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: X-C Districts and Nationals - was name change Here's what I find baffling when I hear people say Webb isn't that good at cross, he can't run 10k, etc. If it were any other year other than last year, Alan Webb would have been Footlocker Champ and heads and shoulders above anyone else going into his freshman year. Just because Ritz was in his class does not make Webb any less proficient of a cross country runner... like I said, any other year and we would be saying how Michigan got the Footlocker Cross champ... which almost automatically qualifies him for a top 10-15 finish. Now take the fact that he is Alan Webb, and I'm seeing at worst a 7th place finish. Mike My predictions (4-7 interchangeable and on a good day, any one of which could challenge the top 3 for the victory, 8-10 negotiable): 1. Boaz 2. Kimani 3. Torres 4. Ritz 5. Wilson 6. Tegencamp 7. Webb 8. Cragg 9. Watson 10.Thorpe/Lincoln _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
