How will those scheduling decisions impact Friday's race? raced only once prior to their dominating win, their lack of racing during the season didn't seem to impact The impact of the in-state teams... Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest and NC State have individuals that will have a large impact on this These youngsters may not have a dramatic impact on Friday's race, but they will surely gain valuable

Logan Bocovich, Senior, Colorado Mines (+7 / 22) Logan Bocovich was probably the highest-impact, non-JUCO But we really got a gauge of his potential when he won the South Central regional meet over several other With that kind of impact and six wins in as many races, it's hard to argue anyone else is more deserving

, 13:56 (5k) and, most importantly, 28:44 (10k), the incoming freshman looks to be a potential high-impact

While it may not have impacted this race in any major way, her absence could certainly stunt this team's for the Beavers, that monster firepower didn't have the scoring support that it needed to be truly impactful The Huskies were a tough team to gauge this season.

only that, but she also holds tons of eligibility, making her a long-term talent who can positively impact fellow 2023 podium teams such as NC State, Oklahoma State and Notre Dame all expected to lose high-impact

Admittedly, some fans may have found it difficult to gauge his fast times on a cross country course.

A 21st place performance by the Irish veteran would prove to be a much better gauge of her full potential Together, those two women could be huge impact scorers at the backend of this Notre Dame lineup.

Syracuse Orange It's been really hard to gauge the Syracuse women over the last few years. Without any known transfers/impact additions and key scoring losses from a team that finished 22nd at

the pedigree of Coach Tim Connelly and his team as they combat a few losses and integrate some high-impact Colin McLaughlin (8th) produced surprisingly great firepower while Jacob Hsu (17th) snagged a high-impact He should have an immediate and significant impact on this team. Each of those guys will be looking to have a scoring impact this fall, but the downside of being a part

While it will take time for Coggin to develop into an impact scorer for the Paladins, the Greenville-based Of course, taking that core of middle distance runners and developing at least one of them into an impact However, her 7th place finish at the 2023 NCAA D3 XC Championships also indicates that she can be an impact But maybe just as importantly is her potential to be an impact name on the grass. unclear if Driscoll can reach the national-caliber level that those two women were once at, having an impact