2023 NCAA Women’s Formchart #1 — Down To The Wire

Whatever combination of events she runs, Julien Alfred figures to score a lot of points in the 100, 200, 4×1 and 4×4. (ERROL ANDERSON/THE SPORTING IMAGE)

IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE a more thrilling finish to the NCAA Women’s team battle than the one that our by-event predictions have generated. Our charting says that when they line up for the climactic 4×4, Florida and Texas will be tied for the lead with 67 points apiece, with everyone else mathematically eliminated.

That means that it’s one last race for all the marbles. No matter what places they end up in in the relay, the team trophy will go to the one that finishes higher. Our current guess is that Edrick Floréal’s Longhorns — enjoying homefield advantage — will beat Mike Holloway’s Gator foursome by 2 places and walk off with a 3-point win.

The 10-deep predictions for each event (‘ = athlete not eligible for U.S. international teams):

TOP 10 TEAMS
1. Texas 75
2. Florida 72
3. Arkansas 60
=4. LSU 37
=4. Oregon 37
6. Kentucky 33
7. Texas A&M 32
8. Mississippi 27
=9. Georgia 25
=9. Washington 25
(complete team scores below events)
100 METERS
1. Julien Alfred’ Texas Jr
2. McKenzie Long Mississippi Sr
3. Jacious Sears Tennessee Jr
4. Rosemary Chukwuma’ Texas Tech Jr
5. Favour Ofili’ LSU Jr
6. Kaila Jackson Georgia Fr
7. Anthaya Charlton’ Kentucky Fr
8. Autumn Wilson Georgia Fr
9. Sarah Moody USC So
10. Jadyn Mays Oregon So
200 METERS
1. Favour Ofili’ LSU So
2. Julien Alfred’ Texas Jr
3. McKenzie Long Mississippi Sr
4. Kynnedy Flannel Florida Sr
5. Autumn Wilson Georgia Fr
6. Kevona Davis’ Texas Jr
7. Lanae Thomas Texas Sr
8. Caisja Chandler USC Sr
9. Jadyn Mays Oregon So
10. Rosemary Chukwuma’ Texas Tech Jr
400 METERS
1. Rhasidat Adeleke’ Texas Jr
2. Talitha Diggs Florida Jr
3. Rosey Effiong’ Arkansas So
4. Amber Anning’ Arkansas Jr
5. Jermaisha Arnold Texas A&M Jr
6. Tierra Robinson-Jones Texas A&M Sr
7. Bailey Lear USC Sr
8. Kennedy Simon Texas Sr
9. Ziyah Holman Michigan Jr
10. Jan’Taijah Ford USC Jr
800 METERS
1. Roisin Willis Stanford Fr
2. Juliette Whittaker Stanford Fr
3. Michaela Rose LSU So
4. Sarah Hendrick Kennesaw State Sr
5. Valery Tobias Texas Sr
6. Claire Seymour BYU Sr
7. Imogen Barrett’ Florida Sr
8. Gabja Galvydytė’ Oklahoma State So
9. Wilma Nielsen’ Bradley Jr
10. Teagan Schein-Becker’ Rider Jr
1500 METERS
1. Olivia Howell Illinois Jr
2. Margot Appleton Virginia So
3. Amina Maatoug’ Duke So
4. Klaudia Kazimierska’ Oregon So
5. Rylee Penn Cincinnati Jr
6. Şilan Ayyıldız’ South Carolina So
7. Flomena Asekol’ Alabama Jr
8. Amaris Tyynismaa NC State Jr
9. Mia Barnett UCLA So
10. Maia Ramsden’ Harvard So
STEEPLE
1. Kayley Delay Washington Sr
2. Ceili McCabe’ West Virginia Jr
3. Elise Thorner’ New Mexico Jr
4. Grace Fetherstonhaugh’ Oregon State Sr
5. Olivia Markezich Notre Dame Jr
6. Kaylee Mitchell Oregon State Sr
7. Annabelle Eastman’ George Mason Jr
8. Lydia Olivere Villanova Sr
9. Greta Karinauskaitė’ Cal Baptist Jr
10. Gracie Hyde Arkansas Jr
5000 METERS
1. Katelyn Tuohy NC State Jr
2. Parker Valby Florida So
3. Hilda Olemomoi’ Alabama So
4. Lauren Gregory Arkansas Sr
5. Mercy Chelangat’ Alabama Sr
6. Taylor Roe Oklahoma State Jr
7. Kelsey Chmiel NC State Jr
8. Olivia Markezich Notre Dame Jr
9. Aubrey Frentheway BYU Sr
10. Sydney Seymour NC State Sr
10,000 METERS
1. Mercy Chelangat’ Alabama Sr
2. Lauren Gregory Arkansas Sr
3. Emily Venters Utah Sr
4. Alessia Zarbo’ Oregon Jr
5. Alexandra Hays NC State Sr
6. Kelsey Chmiel NC State Jr
7. Everlyn Kemboi’ Utah Valley Sr
8. Amanda Vestri Syracuse Sr
9. Emma Heckel’ New Mexico Jr
10. Haley Herberg Washington Jr
100 HURDLES
1. Masai Russell Kentucky Sr
2. Alia Armstrong LSU Jr
3. Ackera Nugent’ Arkansas Jr
4. Raniyah Jones UCF Jr
5. Grace Stark Florida Jr
6. Demisha Roswell’ Texas Tech Sr
7. Jasmine Jones USC Jr
8. Leah Phillips LSU Jr
9. Aaliyah McCormick Oregon Fr
10. Charisma Taylor’ Tennessee Sr
400 HURDLES
1. Britton Wilson Arkansas Jr
2. Masai Russell Kentucky Sr
3. Savannah Sutherland’ Michigan So
4. Sanaa Hebron Miami Fr
5. Shani’a Bellamy LSU Jr
6. Jessica Wright Howard Sr
7. Shana Grebo’ Oregon So
8. Alexandra Webster Florida State Jr
9. Gontse Morake’ Baylor Jr
10. Jasmine Jones USC Jr
4 x 100
1. Texas Texas
2. Kentucky Kentucky
3. Georgia Georgia
4. Florida Florida
5. LSU LSU
6. Texas A&M Texas A&M
7. Ohio State Ohio State
8. USC USC
9. Mississippi Mississippi
10. Arkansas Arkansas
4 x 400
1. Arkansas Arkansas
2. Texas Texas
3. Texas A&M Texas A&M
4. Florida Florida
5. UCLA UCLA
6. USC USC
7. Howard Howard
8. Ohio State Ohio State
9. Georgia Georgia
10. Duke Duke
HIGH JUMP
1. Lamara Distin’ Texas A&M Sr
2. Elena Kulichenko’ Georgia So
3. Rylee Anderson Kansas Sr
4. Jenna Rogers Nebraska So
5. Charity Griffith Ball State Sr
6. Nyalaam Jok Minnesota So
7. Cierra Tidwell BYU Jr
8. Alyssa Jones Stanford Fr
9. Amaya Ugarte Ohio State Jr
10. Cheyla Scott (Tn) Tennessee Fr
POLE VAULT
1. Amand Fassold Arkansas Jr
2. Olivia Lueking Oklahoma So
3. Kenna Stimmel Virginia Tech Fr
4. Chloe Timberg Rutgers So
5. Marleen Mulla’ South Dakota So
6. Nastassja Campbell Washington Jr
7. Sara Borton Washington So
8. Julia Fixsen Virginia Tech Sr
9. Riley Felts UNC Charlotte Jr
10. Sydney Horn High Point Jr
LONG JUMP
1. Jasmine Moore Florida Jr
2. Ackelia Smith’ Texas So
3. Claire Bryant Florida Jr
4. Anthaya Charlton’ Kentucky Fr
5. Alyssa Jones Stanford Fr
6. Alysah Hickey Oregon Jr
7. Charisma Taylor’ Tennessee Sr
8. Synclair Savage Louisville Jr
9. Ilse Steiganga’ Pitt Jr
10. Morgan Smalls LSU Jr
TRIPLE JUMP
1. Jasmine Moore Florida Jr
2. Charisma Taylor’ Tennessee Sr
3. Ackelia Smith’ Texas So
4. Rūta Lasmane’ Texas Tech Jr
5. Mikeisha Welcome’ Oklahoma Jr
6. Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta’ Texas Tech Sr
7. Arianna Fisher Missouri Sr
8. Emilia Sjöstrand’ San Jose State Fr
9. Titiana Marsh Georgia Sr
10. Dominique Ruotolo USC Jr
SHOT
1. Axelina Johansson’ Nebraska So
2. Jorinde van Klinken’ Oregon Sr
3. Rosa Santana’ UNLV Fr
4. Alida Van Daalen’ Florida Fr
5. Josie Schaefer Wisconsin Sr
6. Ana da Silva’ Georgia Sr
7. Jaida Ross Oregon Jr
8. Jalani Davis Mississippi Sr
9. Hannah Hall Miami Sr
10. Payden Montana Oklahoma Sr
DISCUS
1. Jorinde van Klinken’ Oregon Sr
2. Veronica Fraley Vanderbilt Sr
3. Ashley Anumba’ Virginia Sr
4. Shelby Frank Minnesota Jr
5. Cierra Jackson Fresno State So
6. Malin Smith Texas Tech Sr
7. Alida Van Daalen’ Florida Fr
8. Caisa-Marie Lindfors’ Florida State So
9. Essence Henderson Virginia Tech Sr
10. Adrienne Adams UCF Jr
HAMMER
1. Madi Malone Auburn Sr
2. Shey Taiwo Mississippi Sr
3. Sara Killinen’ Virginia Tech Jr
4. Stephanie Ratcliffe’ Harvard So
5. Jalani Davis Mississippi Sr
6. Anna Purchase’ Cal Sr
7. Shelby Moran Oregon Jr
8. Mayyi Mahama UCLA Sr
9. Emma Robbins Kansas State Jr
10. Jasmine Mitchell Mississippi Sr
JAVELIN
1. Madison Wiltrout North Carolina Sr
2. Ashton Riner BYU Sr
3. Lianna Davidson Texas A&M So
4. Valentina Bornacelli’ Missouri So
5. Sophia Rivera’ Missouri Sr
6. McKayla Van Der Westhuizen’ Rice Fr
7. Maddie Harris Nebraska Jr
8. Rhema Otabor’ Florida International Jr
9. Sara Zabarino’ Florida State Sr
10. Skylar Ciccolini Missouri So
HEPTATHLON
1. Ida Eikeng’ Washington Jr
2. Allie Jones USC Sr
3. Jadin O’Brien Notre Dame So
4. Kristīne Blaževiča’ Texas Jr
5. Isabel Wakefield’ Duke Sr
6. Lexie Keller Colorado State Sr
7. Sterling Lester Florida Sr
8. Pippi Lotta Enok’ Oklahoma So
9. Beatričė Juškevičiūtė’ Vanderbilt Sr
10. Izzy Goudros’ Harvard So
COMPLETE TEAM SCORES
1. Texas 75
2. Florida 72
3. Arkansas 60
=4. LSU 37
=4. Oregon 37
6. Kentucky 33
7. Texas A&M 32
8. Mississippi 27
=9. Georgia 25
=9. Washington 25
11. Stanford 23
12. Alabama 22
13. NC State 20
14. Texas Tech 19
=15. Nebraska 17
=15. USC 17
17. Tennessee 16
18. Virginia 14
=19. BYU 13
=19. Oklahoma 13
=19. Virginia Tech 13
=22. Missouri 11
=22. Notre Dame 11
=24. Auburn 10
=24. Duke 10
=24. Illinois 10
=24. North Carolina 10
=28. Minnesota 8
=28. Oregon State 8
=28. Vanderbilt 8
=28. West Virginia 8
=32. Kansas 6
=32. Michigan 6
=32. New Mexico 6
=32. UNLV 6
=32. Utah 6
=37. Harvard 5
=37. Howard 5
=37. Kennesaw State 5
=37. Miami 5
=37. Rutgers 5
=37. UCF 5
=37. UCLA 5
=44. Ball State 4
=44. Cincinnati 4
=44. Fresno State 4
=44. Oklahoma State 4
=44. South Dakota 4
=44. Wisconsin 4
=50. Cal 3
=50. Colorado State 3
=50. Ohio State 3
=50. Rice 3
=50. South Carolina 3
=55. Florida State 2
=55. George Mason 2
=55. Utah Valley 2
=58. Florida International 1
=58. Louisville 1
=58. San Jose State 1
=58. Syracuse 1
=58. Villanova 1