The key to Florida’s team chances is favored 200 defender Joe Fahnbulleh, a likely 100 and relay scorer as well. (MIKE SCOTT)ONE OF THE BEST WAYS to grab an NCAA team title is to pull together a cadre of sprinters who can also score big in the relays. And that’s exactly what Mike Holloway has done with his favored Gators, who are all about speed. The Gainesville gang is projected to score 7 times in 5 events: 100, 200, 400, 4×1, 4×4.
Texas projects to have the most scorers (9) and to score in the most events (8) but Edrick Floréal’s Longhorns currently lack any event winners, while the Gators have a pair. That adds up to a 48–42 win for Florida, with Pat Henry’s Texas A&M squad in striking distance at 39. With all three of the schools forecast to finish in the top 4 of the climactic 4×4, the team title probably won’t be settled until then.
Aside from the 4×4, the only event where all three are tabbed to score is the 4×1. Neither A&M nor Florida have any field event scorers, whereas Texas has 3.
The 10-deep predictions for each event (‘ = athlete not eligible for U.S. international teams):
TOP 10 TEAMS
1. Florida
48
2. Texas
42
3. Texas A&M
39
4. Arizona State
31
=5. Georgia
30
=5. LSU
30
7. Tennessee
28
=8. Arkansas
26
=8. North Carolina A&T
26
=8. Stanford
26
(complete team scores below event charts)
100 METERS
1. Micah Williams
Oregon
So
2. Shaun Maswanganyi’
Houston
So
3. Udodi Onwuzurike’
Stanford
Fr
4. Matthew Boling
Georgia
So
5. Joe Fahnbulleh’
Florida
So
6. Davonte Burnett’
USC
Jr
7. Jo’Vaughn Martin
Florida State
Jr
8. Kasaun James
USC
Sr
9. Rikkoi Brathwaite’
Indiana
Jr
10. Favour Ashe’
Tennessee
Fr
200 METERS
1. Joe Fahnbulleh
Florida
So
2. Shaun Maswanganyi’
Houston
So
3. Devon Achane
Texas A&M
So
4. Javonte Harding
North Carolina A&T
So
5. Matthew Boling
Georgia
So
6. Jacory Patterson
Florida
Jr
7. Udodi Onwuzurike’
Stanford
Fr
8. Lance Lang
Kentucky
So
9. Davonte Burnett’
USC
Jr
10. Micaiah Harris
Texas
Sr
400 METERS
1. Randolph Ross
North Carolina A&T
Jr
2. Champion Allison
Florida
Jr
3. Jenoah McKiver
Iowa
So
4. Ryan Willie
Florida
So
5. Emmanuel Bamidele’
Texas A&M
Fr
6. Johnnie Blockburger
USC
So
7. Elijah Godwin
Georgia
Sr
8. Tyler Johnson
Ohio State
Sr
9. Dwight St. Hillaire’
Kentucky
Sr
10. Jacory Patterson
Florida
Jr
800 METERS
1. Brandon Miller
Texas A&M
So
2. Finley McLear’
Miami/Ohio
Jr
3. Jonathan Jones’
Texas
Jr
4. Moad Zahafi’
Texas Tech
Sr
5. Samuel Voelz
Notre Dame
Sr
6. John Rivera’
Ole Miss
Sr
7. Yusuf Bizimana’
Texas
So
8. Tiarnan Crorken’
Ole Miss
Fr
9. Luis Peralta’
Oregon
So
10. Kieran Taylor
Arkansas
Sr
1500 METERS
1. Yared Nuguse
Notre Dame
Sr
2. Mario García Romo’
Ole Miss
Jr
3. Morgan Beadlescomb
Michigan State
Sr
4. Eliud Kipsang’
Alabama
So
5. Reed Brown
Oregon
Sr
6. Crayton Carrozza
Texas
So
7. Jon Davis
Illinois
Sr
8. Isaac Basten
Drake
Jr
9. Jack Yearian
Oregon
Sr
10. Nick Dahl
Duke
Sr
STEEPLE
1. Ky Robinson’
Stanford
So
2. Ryan Smeeton’
Oklahoma State
Sr
3. Alec Basten
Minnesota
Sr
4. Ahmed Jaziri’
Eastern Kentucky
Jr
5. Brian Fay’
Washington
Jr
6. Derek Johnson
Virginia
Jr
7. Estanis Ruiz’
Loyola-Marymount
Fr
8. Duncan Hamilton
Montana State
Jr
9. Felix Kandie’
Liberty
Jr
10. Parker Stokes
Georgetown
So
5000 METERS
1. Amon Kemboi’
Arkansas
Sr
2. Athanas Kioko’
Campbell
Sr
3. Abdihamid Nur
Northern Arizona
Jr
4. Nico Young
Northern Arizona
So
5. Charles Hicks’
Stanford
So
6. Wesley Kiptoo’
Iowa State
Jr
7. Dylan Jacobs
Notre Dame
Jr
8. Cole Sprout
Stanford
So
9. Adriaan Wildschutt’
Florida State
Sr
10. Eduardo Herrera
Colorado
Sr
10,000 METERS
1. Abdihamid Nur
Northern Arizona
Jr
2. Adriaan Wildschutt’
Florida State
Sr
3. Aaron Las Heras’
Wake Forest
Jr
4. Victor Kiprop’
Alabama
Fr
5. Casey Clinger
BYU
So
6. Charles Hicks’
Stanford
So
7. Wesley Kiptoo’
Iowa State
Jr
8. James Mwaura
Gonzaga
Jr
9. Barry Keane’
Butler
Jr
10. Isai Rodriguez
Oklahoma State
Jr
110 HURDLES
1. Trey Cunningham
Florida State
Sr
2. Leonard Mustari
North Carolina A&T
Fr
3. Jamar Marshall
Arizona State
So
4. Eric Edwards
LSU
Jr
5. Phillip Lemonious’
Arkansas
So
6. Vashaun Vascianna’
Texas Tech
Fr
7. Tre’Bien Gilbert
Arkansas
Jr
8. Darius Luff
Nebraska
So
9. Rasheem Brown’
North Carolina A&T
Sr
10. Devon Brooks
Clemson
Jr
400 HURDLES
1. Sean Burrell
LSU
So
2. Isaiah Levingston
Oklahoma
Sr
3. Malik Metivier
Texas Tech
Sr
4. Nathaniel Ezekiel’
Baylor
Fr
5. Moitalel Mpoke’
Texas A&M
Sr
6. William Spencer
South Carolina
So
7. Gabriele Montefalcone’
Texas
Sr
8. James Smith
Texas A&M
Jr
9. Charles Brockman
Texas
Sr
10. Leonardo Ledgister
A&M Corpus Christi
Jr
4 x 100
1. Florida
Florida
2. Texas
Texas
3. TCU
TCU
4. Texas Tech
Texas Tech
5. Texas A&M
Texas A&M
6. Houston
Houston
7. Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech
8. Oregon
Oregon
9. North Carolina A&T
North Carolina A&T
10. USC
USC
4 x 400
1. Texas A&M
Texas A&M
2. Florida
Florida
3. Kentucky
Kentucky
4. Texas
Texas
5. Baylor
Baylor
6. North Carolina A&T
North Carolina A&T
7. Arizona State
Arizona State
8. LSU
LSU
9. TCU
TCU
10. Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
HIGH JUMP
1. Vernon Turner
Oklahoma
Jr
2. Tejaswin Shankar’
Kansas State
Sr
3. Corvell Todd
Sn Mississippi
Jr
4. Earnie Sears
USC
Sr
5. Dontavious Hill
Auburn
Jr
6. Roberto Vilches’
Missouri
Jr
7. Bryson DeBerry
UT Arlington
Sr
8. Justin Stuckey
Samford
Jr
9. Omamuyovwi Erhire’
Middle Tennessee
So
10. Rahman Minor
Kentucky
Sr
POLE VAULT
1. Sondre Guttormsen’
Princeton
So
2. Zach McWhorter
BYU
So
3. Simen Guttormsen’
Princeton
So
4. Zach Bradford
Kansas
Jr
5. Christyan Sampy
Houston
So
6. Branson Ellis
SF Austin
Jr
7. Clayton Fritsch
Sam Houston St
Sr
8. Kyle Rademeyer’
South Alabama
So
9. Keaton Daniel
Kentucky
So
10. Clayton Simms
Kansas
Fr
LONG JUMP
1. Carey McLeod’
Tennessee
Sr
2. Wayne Pinnock’
Tennessee
Fr
3. Johnny Brackins
Baylor
Fr
4. A’Nan Bridgett
Rutgers
Jr
5. Matthew Boling
Georgia
So
6. Stacy Brown
Texas
Fr
7. Isaiah Holmes
Miami
Sr
8. Emmanuel Ineh’
Alabama
So
9. Cameron Crump
Mississippi State
Jr
10. Carter Shell
Arkansas State
Sr
TRIPLE JUMP
1. Emmanuel Ihemeje’
Oregon
So
2. Du Mapaya’
TCU
Sr
3. Carey McLeod’
Tennessee
Sr
4. Sean Dixon-Bodie
LSU
So
5. R’Lazon Brumfield
Tennessee State
Sr
6. Chris Welch
Texas Tech
Jr
7. Georgi Nachev’
Missouri
Jr
8. Owayne Owens’
Virginia
So
9. Clarence Foote-Talley
Ohio State
Fr
10. Russell Robinson
Miami
So
SHOT
1. Turner Washington
Arizona State
Jr
2. Tripp Piperi
Texas
Sr
3. Isaac Odugbesan’
Alabama
Sr
4. Burger Lambrechts’
Nebraska
Sr
5. Jordan West
Tennessee
Jr
6. Alex Talley
Nebraska
Sr
7. Darius King
Northern Iowa
Sr
8. John Meyer
LSU
So
9. Josh Sobota
Kentucky
Jr
10. Jalil Brewer
Texas
Sr
DISCUS
1. Turner Washington
Arizona State
Jr
2. Mykolas Alekna’
Cal
Fr
3. Roje Stona’
Clemson
Jr
4. Claudia Romero’
Virginia
So
5. Jacob Lemmon
Virginia
So
6. Ralford Mullings’
Arizona State
Fr
7. Robbie Otal
Princeton
Sr
8. Francois Prinsloo’
South Alabama
So
9. Mitchell Weber
Missouri
So
10. Elijah Mason
Washington
Sr
HAMMER
1. Decio Andrade’
Miami
Jr
2. Trey Knight
USC
So
3. Kostas Záltos’
Minnesota
So
4. Alex Talley
Nebraska
Sr
5. Logan Blomquist
Southeast Missouri
Sr
6. Jake Norris’
LSU
Sr
7. Kieran McKeag
Alabama
Sr
8. Mike Bryan
Wichita State
Sr
9. Bobby Colantonio
Alabama
Jr
10. Tyler Merkley
Penn State
Jr
JAVELIN
1. Marc Minichello
Penn
So
2. DJ Jonsson’
Mississippi State
So
3. Chincherem Nnamdi’
Baylor
Fr
4. Tzuriel Pedigo
LSU
Jr
5. Tyriq Horsford’
Mississippi State
Jr
6. Arthur Petersen’
UT Arlington
So
7. Franck DiSanza’
Mississippi State
So
8. Ahmed Magour’
Georgia
Jr
9. Cameron Bates
BYU
Jr
10. Benji Phillips
North Dakota State
Jr
DECATHLON
1. Ayden Owens’
Arkansas
Jr
2. Kyle Garland
Georgia
So
3. Johannes Erm’
Georgia
Sr
4. Leo Neugebauer’
Texas
So
5. Andrei Iosivas
Princeton
Jr
6. Alex Spyridonidis’
Auburn
Sr
7. Felix Wolter’
Pitt
Sr
8. Trpimir Široki’
A&M Corpus Christi
Sr
9. Max Vollmer’
Oregon
Jr
10. Gary Haasbroek’
Texas Tech
Sr
COMPLETE TEAM SCORES
1. Florida
48
2. Texas
42
3. Texas A&M
39
4. Arizona State
31
=5. Georgia
30
=5. LSU
30
7. Tennessee
28
=8. Arkansas
26
=8. North Carolina A&T
26
=8. Stanford
26
11. Oregon
25
12. Houston
23
=13. Princeton
22
=13. Texas Tech
22
=15. Baylor
21
=15. Northern Arizona
21
=17. Florida State
20
=17. USC
20
19. Alabama
19
20. Oklahoma
18
21. Notre Dame
16
=22. Mississippi State
14
=22. Nebraska
14
=22. TCU
14
25. Virginia
13
=26. BYU
12
=26. Miami
12
=26. Minnesota
12
=26. Ole Miss
12
30. Penn
10
=31. Cal
8
=31. Campbell
8
=31. Kansas State
8
=31. Miami/Ohio
8
=31. Oklahoma State
8
=36. Auburn
7
=36. Kentucky
7
=38. Clemson
6
=38. Iowa
6
=38. Michigan State
6
=38. Sn Mississippi
6
=38. Wake Forest
6
=43. Eastern Kentucky
5
=43. Iowa State
5
=43. Kansas
5
=43. Missouri
5
=43. Rutgers
5
=43. UT Arlington
5
=49. Southeast Missouri
4
=49. Tennessee State
4
=49. Washington
4
=52. South Carolina
3
=52. SF Austin
3
=54. Illinois
2
=54. Loyola-Marymount
2
=54. Northern Iowa
2
=54. Pitt
2
=54. South Alabama
2
=54. Sam Houston St
2
=54. Virginia Tech
2
=61. A&M Corpus Christi
1
=61. Drake
1
=61. Gonzaga
1
=61. Montana State
1
=61. Ohio State
1
=61. Samford
1
=61. Wichita State
1
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