THE CHAMPS ARE HERE!

Well hello to you all again, it has been a while. With my blog solely focused on track and field it was quite dead on the collegiate front outside of transfers and new coaching hires.With the Indoor Season less than a month away many teams are now preparing for that very first meet. There are many returning champions this season and new freshman stars that look to create another great indoor season. There are two senior athletes in particular that could have amazing seasons. 

EDDIE LOVETT (FLORIDA-SR/HURDLES):

EDDIE LOVETT arrived at Florida as the top hurdler in the country as a high school senior. Lovett at the time was an athlete who did not have many years in the sport prior to college. As a freshman he did not let that deter him from his goal. Up against the speedy defending champion Barrett Nugent of LSU, Lovett claimed the SEC Indoor 60 meter hurdle title in his freshman season.  

Each of the past three seasons Lovett has been regarding as one of the best, during the indoor season. Last season he set a NCAA Indoor Championship meet record of 7.50 in the 60 meter hurdles. The national record 7.47 set by Reggie Torian of Wisconsin still stands as on obstacle in the way of Lovett. Also standing in the way is the absent of outdoor NCAA title. Lovett has been an All-American for several years, all this missing is the elusive NCAA outdoor title and possibly an NCAA record. Lovett should be pretty exciting to watch this season as his team will also be competing for the NCAA Indoor Title.

Abbey D’Agostino (DARTMOUTH-SR/DISTANCE):

Abbey D’Agostino had one of the best individual seasons for a distance runner in 2013. She dominated the 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs during the indoor season claiming the Indoor national title in both events. During the outdoor season D’Agostino competed in the 5,000 meter run at the Outdoor Championship meet and ran a very convincing race winning by about 7 seconds ahead of her closest competitor.

This cross country season she has picked up where she left off. She has won several cross country races even garnishing the top national honor of USTFCCCA early October. As a senior D’Agostino could do something that has been rarely done this indoor season by winning both the 3,000 and 5,000 meter races again this upcoming 2014 Indoor season. She has already proven to overcome many odds and she was not even expected to be an NCAA Champion when recruited to Dartmouth. She is now preparing for a challenging indoor season, but she first must claim an Individual title in Cross Country. 

In our next post will preview the incoming freshman stars.