published 1 month, 13 days ago, submitted by
tsumner1
1 month, 13 days ago
In the end, the results say that Galen Rupp's performance didn't matter. The Oregon Ducks were so good (and Oklahoma State ran so poorly) they somehow would have won the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships even if their #1 man didn't finish the race. However, Rupp's individual win was something the Ducks and Nike Oregon and Phil Knight and Alberto Salazar and Vin Lananna and Track Town, USA desperately wanted and needed.