We returned to the scene of the crime (Notre Dame) where a year ago we shattered the school record in the DMR (11:13.77) and then on Sunday found out we came up two seconds short of qualifying for the NCAA championships.
As the great Yogi Berra once said, "This feels like deja vu all over again." About the only thing we did different for the entire trip was switch up the lead off and anchor legs. Alyssa led us off in 3:28 and Amanda brought us home in 4:40. In between Alyssa ran 54.2 and Lucy carried 2:07.6. All buy Lucy's leg were lifetime bests.
Again we ran terrific and broke the school record (11:11.71). We finished second and beat Texas and Indiana. With the final declarations due Monday at 11am (MST) I'd like to be a little more glass half full, but when your ranked 13th and history shows they take 10-12 relays each year you have to be realistic. This year may very well be the toughest year in the events history. There are 11 teams who have run 11:07 or faster and four at 11:00 or better. To know we have one of the best relay teams in the country for the second year in a row is great, however, I know we would all like a chance to prove it against the best on the same day.
Like last year we drove back to Chicago on Saturday after the meet to catch our Sunday morning flight. We to the "L" into the city and ate and the ever popular Giordano's Pizzeria. We followed that with a bit of shopping on State Street before the snow and wind got the best of us and we trained it back to the hotel.
As far as what we do know about NCAA's...
We know that Langley Iverson will be going to College Station regardless of the final selections. She punched her ticket six weeks ago with an automatic qualifying mark (6-0.75). She backed that mark up with an identical clearance at the conference championships a week ago.
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