Yeah it seems the event change was geared to defeating super talented individuals so stacked colleges could win titles.

Good luck KT!

Most of the focus at the NCAA's will be on Katelyn and Britton Wilson as both go for very hard doubles. Britton will try to win both the 400m open and 400m hurdles that are also about 30 minutes apart. Possibly the top 2 in contention for The Bowerman. Running is just so exciting to follow nowadays!!!

Oh, so this isn't NCAA nationals? Why do they even bother with HEATs in 5K in non-championship meets?

@@igloozoo3771The east and west preliminaries in Division I men's and women's track and field have concluded after four days of intense competition. While 24 men were selected decathlon qualifiers and 24 women were selected as heptathlon qualifiers for the final site championships, the rest of the events still needed the preliminary rounds to secure berths in Austin, Texas from June 7-10, 2023.

She had the biggest smile at the finish line.

The only time I’ve even seen her look hot is the recent 10,000. Her training is clearly fantastic.

Not anymore

She got beat soundly in the most recent XC championships

The NCAA you mean. To take on the world she has a long way to go. Her recent 5k personal best was 66 in the world in 2021 and 46 last year. I'm not saying she won't challenge the world's best in the future but we can't tell yet.

@@simmorg290 Among females*.

@@joecausey8508 What do you mean? Maybe I'm missing your joke but those are females. For males it would be thousands.

@@simmorg290 I'm just saying that the stats you quoted were for females. If you include males, Katelyn wouldn't be anywhere near as high as 46th in the world.

@@RoBear-bv8ht Tuohy isn't the best for her age. Konstanze Klosterhalfen of Germany ran 1:59 for 800, 3:58 for 1500, 8:29 for 3000 and 14:51 for 5000 at the age of 20 (one year younger than Tuohy is now). I'm sure there are others. If you mean by "altitude dwellers" the east Africans well unfortunately for Tuohy she will have to compete against them.

Looks like Katelyn takes longer steps, a longer stride.

@@joecausey8508 I am not a runner but I do observe and have watched enough track to have an opinion, right or wrong. I do believe that Katelyn's coach has taught her to run like man. She doesn't run like the other woman. All knowledgeable people know that woman's physical struture is different than a man's. Knees, hips, and elbows, are strutured differently. And the reason why woman cannot compete against men in most sports and why women still have difficulty throwing a ball straight. I actually believe that her coach, having taught her how to run like a man, is the reason she is so much better than her competition. I can't imagine how difficult it must be for her to have mastered that ability. The main reason why I don't think that any female will beat her no matter what level. I do think that the Jamaican runners in some respects do have Katlyn's running style but that would be in the sprint races.

I remember watching videos of her high school races and was amazed at how her form stayed the same throughout the race.

Nobody is unbeatable.

@@sanfordschmidt5452 key words: "appears to be"

At this point, if she stays healthy and doesn't lose her focus...she will definitely be hard to beat. Based on what I have seen, if she does those things, there simply is no one at her level (college) today that can beat her.

Katelyn has run on the front since she first started showing up on KZfaq. I would have to say she likes taking the lead, since she's capable of sitting back and waiting.

That was an awesome race especially since she ran an earlier race. That final lap was unbelievable (for all three top finishers). I'm 76 now and was a dual long distance runner in high school.