2016 South Predictions

By: Garrett Zatlin

South
Finish	Name	University
1	Jacob Choge	Middle Tennessee State
2	Harry Mulenga	Florida State
3	MJ Erb	Mississippi
4	Antibahs Kosgei	Alabama
5	Sean Tobin	Mississippi
6	Arsene Guillorel	Samford
7	Kigen Chemadi	Middle Tennessee State
8	Sampson Laari	Middle Tennessee State
9	Robert Dominiac	Mississippi
10	Wes Gallagher	Mississippi
11	Craig Engels	Mississippi
12	Brandon Hazouri	Samford
13	Ryan Manahan	Mississippi
14	Bryan Kamau	Georgia
15	Robbie Farnham-Rose	Alabama
16	Amos Cheruioyot	Middle Tennessee State
17	Brandon Shemonia	Florida State
18	Mac Reynolds	Florida
19	Zach Long	Tennessee
20	Hillary Rono	Middle Tennessee State
Team Scores
Projected Finish	Team	ProjectedScore
1	Mississippi	38
2	Middle Tennessee State	49
3	Georgia	93

Individual
The South region is historically a very predictable and boring regional. However, the emergence of Jacob Choge and Middle Tennessee State has changed the regional picture quite a bit. Choge has been on fire this season after defeating UTEP's Jonah Koech and narrowly losing to Edwin Kibichiy of Louisville. Flotrck is even calling him "the next Edward Cheserek". While I wouldn't go that far, I can agree that he is a legitimate threat to win the region and become an All-American.

However, Choge will have to deal with experienced veterans like Harry Mulenga, Antibahs Kosgei, MJ Erb, and Sean Tobin who have all been on fire this season. It sounds weird to say, but the South Central individual title may be the most exciting race of the day.

Team
Despite the recent success from Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi still reigns supreme. The Rebels are just a little bit faster up-front and a little bit deeper throughout their team. However, Ole Miss is far from invincible. If someone has a bad day, then that could leave the door open for MTSU to pull off the upset.