It was hard to gauge just how good Gram was coming into this national meet. possible that the redshirt junior would earn a top finish at the national meet, but it was difficult to gauge With limited competition, it was a bit challenging to gauge where the Wichita State runner was at. All-American direction and sure enough she emerged as a true low-stick this year who quietly put herself in an impactful We were unsure of how to gauge Tyynismaa’s track success coming into this race.

And truthfully, we were never going to get a perfect gauge of where her fitness was at on the regional However, for as brilliant as she has been, it's been hard to gauge how her fitness would compare to those

So how do we gauge someone who has one result (on the most important stage) that stands above all others

TSR's 2022 Preseason D1 XC Top 25 Rankings (Women): #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Kora Malecek: B1G Time Impact

The regional meets are tough to gauge, mainly because a lot of the best teams in the country don't always

In a smaller meet setting, the low-stick prowess of Matthew Kleiman and Gavin McElhennon was less impactful haven’t included a ton of Division Three talent, but they also soared onto the national scene with this impactful Ethan Thompson, a graduate transfer from UW-La Crosse, has made a huge newfound impact for the Emory Beating Christian Patzka by 30 seconds was a very impactful result for the Eagle ace, seriously cementing He’s proved this season that he has the range to make an impact on the grass.

Cross country was not mentioned among the impacted sports. While it is important to note that cross country still remains, the impact of losing men's indoor and

Sports impacted by the decision include men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, volleyball *Cross country was not mentioned as a sport that was impacted by the PAC-12's decision to adopt a conference-only

Even so, it's been a challenge to properly gauge this redshirt sophomore who has faced good competition North Carolina (+3 / 18) There is an argument to be had that Alex Phillip has turned out to be the most impactful

of our rankings, specifically after racing in larger fields where low-sticks have a greater relative impact truthfully, a lot of these women had scattered moments where they looked like they could be legitimate impact If none of the above women are able to make a significant impact on this team in 2023, then she may be