There are two big meets being held this weekend at different levels. The USA Indoor Track and Field Championships are being held in Albuquerque while the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Indoor Championships are being run at St. Olaf College. To highlight the two meets we will feature some of the athletes competing this weekend with our Pick Ten contest.
Pick Ten has a simple concept: predict the finish place for each of 10 Minnesota athletes at the MIAC/USA Indoor Championship. You will score points for each athlete who scores at or above the finish place you predict for them, following the 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 scoring system.
For example: If you pick Amanda Smock to place first in the triple jump, and she places first, you get 10 points. If you pick Smock to place first and she finishes second, you get zero points. If you pick Smock to finish third in the race and she places first, second or third, you get 6 points by the scoring system above, since she placed at least as high as you predicted.
To play Pick Ten, cut and paste the list of names/events below into an e-mail and add your place predictions -- 1st or 2nd or 3rd...8th. Send your predictions by 11:00 A.M. CST on Saturday, March 2nd to DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com. Make sure your full name is in the e-mail. As with our Yes/No contests, we don't offer any prizes, so no one needs to fear running afoul of NCAA or other anti-gambling regulations.
We'll announce the winner of this week's contest and compile results of all of the year's Pick Ten contests to name a grand champion for 2013.
Pick 10 ... MIAC and USA Indoor Championships:
Bucky Dixon - Weight Throw - Bethel (MIAC):
Erik Olson - Pole Vault - Concordia Moorhead (MIAC):
Stephanie Skoog - High Jump - Bethel (MIAC):
Coco Booker - Shot Put - St. Marys (MIAC):
Christian Willman - 600 Meters - Hamline (MIAC):
Ashley Carney - 200 Meters - Augsberg (MIAC):
Beth Hauer - 3000 Meters - Gustavus (MIAC):
St. Olaf Men - 4 x 400 Meters (MIAC):
Will Leer - Mile/3k (USA):
Amanda Smock - Triple Jump (USA):
Will Leer is signed up to run the mile and the 3k. If he does run both, we will take the higher place as his official place.
Here is some information to help you with your picks:
Apple Raceberry Jam has MIAC race entries for MEN and WOMEN as well as heat sheets for MEN and WOMEN.
The USA Indoor entries are posted HERE.
Among entrants in the MIAC meet, Bucky Dixon is ranked fifth in the Weight Throw. Erik Olson is second in the Pole Vault. Christian Willman is the second fastest 600 meter runner in the field. The St. Olaf men's 4x400 squad is ranked second in the heat sheets.
On the women's side, Stephanie Skoog is the top ranked high jumper in the MIAC field. Coco Booker is number three among shot put entrants. Ashley Carney currently has the second fastest 200 meter time in the race and Beth Hauer is sixth among 3000 meter runners.
In the USA Championship entries - Amanda Smock has the best jump among the entrants in the Triple Jump. Will Leer is ranked second in the mile and first in the 3k. Stay tuned to the entry list/heat sheets as it is very possible that athletes will add/scratch before the meet starts.
Here are some additional links:
- MIAC-online previews and live results
- USA Indoor Champs information
Good luck!
Last week's Pick Ten contest on the Big Ten Indoor Champs was won by Jake Marotz with 30 points followed by Patrick Eastman with 27. This was the first Pick Ten contest of the year, so those are the overall leaders as well. Over at the Yes/No contest, there are three tied for the lead with five points: Dylan Dragswiek, Lori Anne Schwiesow, and Dimitri Drekonja.
For full standings of both contests, please visit DtB Fantasy Corner.
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