Automatic and Provisional Qualifiers

We are back on the road headed this time to Winona, MN for one of two last chance meets today, the other being at USF in Sioux Falls. We are stopping for some Starbucks and as we pause in our trip I can't help but mull over what we have accomplished this year as a program. This has been a phenomenal year so far. Thats what we thought prior to this weekend. Then our athletes traveled to Wisconsin La Crosse and North Central College just outside Chicago. After yesterday we had an even longer list of automatic and provisional  qualifiers. Consult the list below.

Women - 2 Auto/11 Provo (13 national qualifiers)
Womens National List

Molly Clark - 3k Steeple/10k - 10:45/36:21.64 - Automatic Qualifier and provisional qualifier

Kyle Blakeslee - 3k Steeple/5k - 10:43/17:15.58 - Automatic Qualifier and provisional qualifier
Cecilie Udstuen - 800m/1500m - 2:13.15/4:37.30 - 2x provisional qualifier
Caitlin Polgreen - 1500m - 4:33.22 - provisional qualifier
Linn Nilsson - 1500m - 4:33.29 - provisional qualifier
Runa Falch - 5k/10k - 17:11.87/36:16.26 - 2x provisional qualifier
Miriam Hovda - 10k/3k Steeple - 36:26.25/11:16.64 - 2x provisional qualifier
Noel Bentle - Hammer - 171'10" - provisional qualifier

Men - 3 Auto/3 Provo (6 national qualifiers)
Mens National List
Diego Oquendo - 110mh - 14.62 - provisional qualifier
Odou Omot - 800m - 1:49.46 - Automatic Qualifier
Brian Werner - 800m - 1:51.88 - provisional qualifier
Tom Karbo - 3k Steeple - 8:54.79 - Automatic Qualifier
Travis Beniak - 3k Steeple - 9.04.97 - Automatic Qualifier
Dan Black  - 3k Steeple - 9:09.04 - provisional qualifier

Total - 5 Auto/14 Provo (19 national qualifiers)

In closing. I think the best part about this list is the position of the athletes who have provisionally qualified. The girls in the 1500m should get in, Brian Werner in the 800m should get in as well. It speaks volumes about our program that we have this many kids running this fast at this time of year.  What a great time to be a Viking!