16 qualifiers for women, 9 for men
http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?PRID=14606

will there be any other automatic qualifiers from good performances earlier in the year?

Yes, women's 4x4 dropped the stick but they will very likely get through and score at NCAA's; the women may have a decent shot at winning this year

so what is the womens chance? 30%?

10% for the men?

For any that don't know how it works with the National Championship Meet:

From the Regional Championship Meets (there are 4 regions) Top 5 in individual events and Top 3 in relays automatically qualify for Championships, which leave around 6-10 at large selections in each event. You have to make at least the top 12 at Regionals to be considered for an at large spot in your event.


A&M Tracksters with a good shot at an at large bid.

This list does not include our runners who have automatically qualified, just people with a shot at an At-Large Bid:

All results listed are updated as of 5/18 so there will undoubtedly be some shifting in overall rankings that I've listed.

Women

100M

Allison George 6th at Regionals (15th in NCAA = good shot at qualifying with at large)

Khrystal Carter 7th at Regionals (25th in NCAA = slim shot at qualifying with at large)

200M

Khrystal Carter 9th at Regionals (30th in NCAA = slim shot at qualifying with at large)

4X400M Relay

A&M Women 10th at Regionals (5th in NCAA = virtual lock at qualifying with at large)

Javelin

Emalie Humphreys 6th at Regionals (16th in NCAA = pretty good shot at qualifying with at large)

Hillary Putska 7th at Regionals (20th in NCAA = decent shot at qualifying with at large)

Laura Asimakas 8th at Regionals (15th in NCAA = pretty good shot at qualifying with at large)

Men

100M

Gerald Phiri 8th at Regionals (5th in NCAA = virtual lock at qualifying with at large)

Dominique Stafford 9th at Regionals (24th in NCAA = slim shot at qualifying with at large)

200M

Gerald Phiri 8th at Regionals (2nd in the NCAA = virutal lock at qualifying with at large)

400M

Bryan Miller 7th at Regionals (18th in the NCAA = decent shot at qualifying with at large)

A.C. Robinson 10th at Regionals (19th in the NCAA = decent shot at qualifying with at large)

3000M Steeplechase

Kevin McNab 6th at Regionals (21st in the NCAA = decent shot at qualifying with at large)

Triple Jump

Melvin Echard 6th at Regionals (20th in the NCAA = decent shot at qualifying with at large)

Zuheir Sharif 10th at Regionals (5th in the NCAA = virutal lock at qualifying with at large)

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[This message has been edited by washburn321 (edited 6/1/2008 6:21p).]

thanks for the details washburn!

When will the at-large spots be announced?

What was the deal with Phiri this weekend?

Tuesday, June 3 —Track and field subcommittee completes at-large selections. Final list of
national championship participants posted on the NCAA Web site (http://web1.ncaa.org/
track/events.jsp) by 3 p.m. (Eastern time).

I think we will win the Women's NC and have a good (top 3) finish in the Men's.

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THE class of 2010...
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15 Big XII Titles
What's next? An NC?



[This message has been edited by tooooombs5 (edited 6/2/2008 9:42a).]

What about now, now that we have 16 men in?

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http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?PRID=14621

Assume this is all good news? Any surprises for us or other teams (people not qualoifying that should)?

LSU is going to be tough to beat on the women's side... they have a projected 65 pts (we have a projected 60 pts) and a few more strong contenders outside of the top 8 in their events. Things will have to go our way, but it's definitely possible. Arizona State has a projected 48 pts. I think we will finish top 3 as long as we do what we're supposed to do and if we can have a few people step up we could take the Championship.

On the men's side we should definitely end up top 5 and have a great shot at top 3. Our main competition again will be LSU, just like the women. Our top performers (our sprinters) compete directly against a lot of their top performers. Depending on the way everything shakes out I would say there is a chance at National Championship on the men's side too, but not as likely as on the women's side.

[This message has been edited by washburn321 (edited 6/5/2008 6:45p).]

Objective Aggie - here is a list a few people that are not running which might result in a higher place for some of our men and women. I've only listed events in which we have legitimate contenders which may place.

Men

200M
Jordan Boase - Washington - #7
Willie Perry - Florida - #8

400M Hurdles
Jonnie Dutch - South Carolina - #2

4X100 Relay
Clemson - #5

Triple Jump
Aaron Whetstone - Memphis #9

4X400 Relay
Arizona State - #7

Women

100M
Scottesha Miller - Oklahoma #9

200M
Carol Rodriguez - USC #9
Scottesha Miller - Oklahoma #10

400M
Francena McCorory -Hampton #4

4X400M Relay
Texasssss - #7

We have more players than LSU in the women's meet. I hope we win it. Best of luck to the girls!

http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/19560174.html

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more players

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soccer, basketball, baseball, football, etc - yes, players works

track and field - nope

washburn - thanks for the analysis and the updated info!

Walter Dix of Florida State named Men's Track Athlete of the Year. This will be Phiri's main competition in the 200.

http://www.cstv.com/sports/c-track/stories/061407aaf.html

[This message has been edited by washburn321 (edited 6/6/2008 11:49a).]