Centennial Conference

The Centennial Conference has had 23 different guys already this year who have run a 3k under 9 minutes, including Haverford's big guns who have run 8:18, 8:18 and 8:24 already. Out of those 23 guys who have broken the mark 7 are from Haverford (including the top 4 guys), 8 are from Johns Hopkins (including 5-8), 5 are from Dickinson and 3 are from Swarthmore. The Centennial Conference is quickly establishing itself as one of the best in Division III. These 4 teams finished in the top 6 spots in the difficult Mideast Region and finished the year as top 35 teams in the nation in cross country. Now there has been a strong roll over effect into track. And honestly, the season is just getting started. Dickinson has a slew of other guys who can go under as does Swat and a couple guys from Gettysburg, F&M or Muhlenberg may be able to break in there. The times in the other events are sure to drop very quickly in the coming weeks as schools really start to gear up into the real meat of the season. Dickinson has 4 other guys at 9:10 or faster out of the addition 9 other runners who have run 9:10 or better. Keep in mind Dickinson has yet to compete on one of the fast banked tracks in the area and did not compete in the unreal 3k recently contested at Haverford. Thanks to the fairly absurd flat to bank conversions, the Haverford guys 8:18 runs at 3k are converted down to 8:12 in the national rankings! That has helped them take 1-2-4-14 in the nation by themselves!

Keep an eye on the Centennial Conference. It is filled with fantastic coaches, high quality runners, and the ability to compete on the national level in the public eye. It's a great place to consider looking at schools if you are a high schooler who wants to compete on the national scene in college.