2021 DI Men's NCAA Cross Country Championship | FULL RACE

[@jaredpatterson7684]

Cooper Teare had me in Cooper Tears

[@1KayTee_]

What happened

[@dannyb993]

@@1KayTee_ he was fourth to last. 33 minutes flat. Still fast af for me

[@kennerjimenez6782]

Cooper will have the most successful track career of everyone there when it comes to 3k-5k he’s never been a 10k guy just insanely talented

[@pluslogic584]

@@1KayTee_ The guy either hit a wall or was injured or something, he had to crawl into the finish :( I don’t know too much about college running there could be more to this story

[@daltonpulsipher]

It was a little warm. Best guess he got dehydrated.

[@jalc456]

Literally crying seeing Coop finish up like that. It's a testament to his work ethic though. That was actually amazing to see, unfortunate, but so inspiring!

[@timmytheinventor4746]

Legit 25 seconds through the first 200 metres. Cross country races are so exciting.

[@tobinrose2330]

2 mins through first 800m

[@GammaFZ]

everyone wants to not be buried

[@bmillz007]

XC is mentally the toughest sport. Anyone can run, but it takes a real tough cookie to be able to mentally withstand a race like this. Great job to all!!!!

[@donshields2379]

Steeplechase is very gruelling. Both physically and mentally.

[@soc2168]

@@donshields2379 nope nope and nope. XC is more demanding, not saying that steeplechase isn’t though

[@donshields2379]

@@soc2168 have you done both?

[@abone2pick]

Triathlon is harder cause you gotta swim and race your bike then still have the mental strength to race a 10k or even more in some races

[@TBarsss]

definitely Triathlon

[@johuk8699]

Coop sounding like a prophet in that prerace interview at 18:10

[@ybebinchilin2421]

Fr

[@strikezomb8301]

Thanks for this! Now Flotrack can't put this behind a paywall lmao

[@mattp.4329]

And then post it in 6 years

[@Angie_runs]

Literally!!! What I was going to say.

[@willjoc]

What a race! NAU strengthening their dynasty, whilst Cooper highlights the guts and determination involved with distance running.

[@iRunfastXC]

AND MANTZ PUT THEM IN THE MANTZ ZONE

[@RobotKid2000]

NAU only won cause Kusche transferred.

[@machineofadream]

@@RobotKid2000 What's your point, though? NAU also had Grijalva go pro and skip his final year. They could've been even more dominant. You gain some, you lose some.

[@ronaldlincoln2935]

NAU has ALL six top runners back next year. Going to be a blow out of epic proportions.

[@ronaldlincoln2935]

@@RobotKid2000 Sounds like whining to me. What, are cross country runners slaves to the schools they choose? My lord, it's 2021, Americans can do whatever they please (well, at least for now).

[@CarlosMartinez-ni3nx]

4:22 first mile... I can't imagine just "getting out" at that pace and then relaxing into 4:40s

[@zeeksfreaks602]

Well to be fair in 2023 they were going sub 4 pace for 1k

[@lenlen8099]

28:33 on grass is phenomenal and to have eleven guys under 29 is unreal. Great race

[@nolabarie2827]

I am friends with Cooper Teare, and he is an incredible person. Watching and hearing about his cross country was impressive.

[@justindsalinas]

These men are monsters 😭 24-25 first 200m

[@barrylyndon80]

The start is so freakin fast

[@mariofan2867]

That’s D1 XC for you, all of these guys were the best of the best in their state or team.

[@totalrefill3037]

@@Thestoryinthesounds nice flex

[@bazps9075]

RESPECT TO COOPER TEARE. I had a race today and pushed myself to wear I was puking everywhere on the course towards the end😂. Takes guts man

[@rosoru105]

18:10 And that’s exactly what he did. Would’ve been better if he collapsed after he crossed the finish line and not before. But either way he gave it all and I respect that!

[@TorontoShayan]

Mind-blowing camera angle at 11:00.

[@jztvchannel8684]

Agreed

[@psyso-cleanedits8953]

It looks so cool with the shadows running

[@empowellment]

Way to go Mantz! Olympic material 🇺🇸

[@tonydiaz2541]

In what event?

[@radamdrake]

​@@tonydiaz2541 Marathon, #1 in the olympic trials, heading to Paris.

[@user1952-e4g]

Mantz is a beast. Olympics 2024?

[@brantlauweryssen743]

I wonder if his stride can convert well to the roads for a marathon?

[@_Doodle-bob]

@@brantlauweryssen743 that is the question, I know he has said that he wants to transition to the marathon after College.

[@JakeRichardsong]

Doesn't look that graceful or fluid, but sure is tough.

[@ryanfitzgerald2816]

@@brantlauweryssen743 Yeah, I'd say he's a contender for the USA 2024 Marathon team for sure. He's got the power shuffle stride down perfect for marathoning.

[@brantlauweryssen743]

@@JakeRichardsong his upper body and face are never relaxed it’s true, but I’d say his lower body is pretty fluid. High back kick, doesn’t bounce when he runs. Compare that to Mo Farah who most would say looks like liquid when he runs (in a good way), but bounces too much for the roads.

[@cooneythatcher]

They "go through the shart" at 17:15

[@quengmingmeow]

Why this comment doesn’t have about 40 thumbs up is beyond me…..

[@sim2676]

The Isai Rodriguez interview was too funny, like man!

[@richardjirak3246]

Great coverage. The videography was great. The drone pictures were stunning . The running scoreboard was magnificent for keeping track. Bravo!

[@bigdaddysavage6933]

That was genuinely so hard to watch 😭

[@Kimmer]

Conner Mantz is GOAT - Fear the stache!!!

[@mylifeisJDM]

Love to see Mantz in full flight 👏👏👏

[@Sal_lazaro]

Connor mantz kicking with 10k to go

[@AgentAlexPBT]

For real 😂

[@nolanbowen8800]

I'm a BYU alumni so I'm very happy with Mantz! Northern Arizona is also in the west so that was good. Cooper Teare is an inspiration. I hope he's recovered.

[@dennisdickey2267]

Conner Mantz reminds me a lot of Steve Prefontaine, except for short hair. What a runner! Sad for Coop. Been there and done that. Severe Mono the day of qualifying.

[@phillylifer]

Me too. His stride reminds me and the head down at an angle during gut it out moments.

[@myerklamb8529]

So much talk about Notre Dame and they ended up finishing 9th lol

[@cwbb76]

Thats XC

[@jazandriz]

I feel so bad for Cooper.

[@Wasted1249]

? What happened to hom

[@doctoradrift]

@@Wasted1249 Hope Cooper is all recovered now. Looked nasty. For anyone that wonders. This is what happens when your body depletes its glycogen stores (aka hitting the wall). Even the best can get their fuelling prep wrong! I have a few videos on this, checkout my channel if you want to learn more

[@iRunfastXC]

@@Wasted1249 Watch the race lol. I actually don’t feel bad for him at all. He experienced exactly what he asked for (they played his interview mid-race). He always wanted to fall over the line. He finally got to that point.

[@soc2168]

@@iRunfastXC dont think he wants to fall before the line though😂

[@chefmoney6347]

An Australian at the olympics this year was with the lead pack up until the final 400m and the exact same thing happened and he ended up coming last. Some of these guys are just built different pushing their bodies beyond the limit, incredible

[@bendover2743]

I think you’re referring to Pat Tiernan in the Olympic 10,000m from last year

[@chefmoney6347]

@@bendover2743 yes you’re correct gutsy effort

[@jamesdyer9765]

What a beautiful course.

[@jnd3820]

It’s hilly tho, that wall hit dif

[@shapejustanormaltriangle7659]

This race changed my mentality towards running, after seeing Cooper collapse, that inspired me to work that hard everytime I have a race or workout. And as a result, I've went unconscious twice and threw up over 10 times, but my times are the best they've ever been. Respect to Cooper ☝️

[@ImGG]

Mantz is the goat 🐐

[@daltonpulsipher]

What about Chez? Also don’t forget Mantz is at least two years older than almost everyone else here.

[@bethanymclean2136]

@@daltonpulsipher Kioko (who came in third) is 25, so a year older than Mantz 🤷🏻‍♀️. I don’t like the rule where you can have 26 year olds competing against 19 year olds but Mantz isn’t the only one taking advantage of that

[@daltonpulsipher]

@@bethanymclean2136 Totally agree. That’s why I said almost everyone else here.

[@lylestavast7652]

@@bethanymclean2136 Mantz is only 24. 2 years out of training in Ghana didn't do him much good either...

[@landisnelson514]

Coop, is my my favorite Runner now! 🙌🏼 Love the dude! 🙌🏼

[@minottx]

NAU, Conor Mantz repeat repeat....... This was better than NCAA Div 1 Football Championship(s) or March Madness...... X Country is an Open and Available sport from Div 1 to Div 3. It's a shame that the big Div 1 schools dismiss this sport as irrelevant...... It's far from irrelevant....based upon the pounding that NAU has given to every other Major Div 1 school for the last x # of years... What is this National Title # 7?? for NAU... phenomenal !! And Conor Mantz is the poster boy for XCountry athletes a 4.0 average in his major (engineering) absolutely brilliant..and courageous....

[@daviddejesus5376]

I was there. Great race by Mantz. Hicks from Stanford won 2 high school state xc 5k races on that course a few years ago.

[@andrearatkovic4048]

BYU for the double. WOW! Exciting men’s and women’s race.

[@kek3908]

NAU is a freaking powerhouse. They are only getting better.

[@lailahamidi2064]

Thank you for posting this!

[@MrYport]

0:15 great shot. they're flying

[@cucoreyes7941]

How is NAU able to dominate the big schools from the monster conferences? Props to the coaching staff for such a unique program! Love what they’re doing up in Flagstaff!

[@bazps9075]

Connor mantz is like the most impressive dude ever how did he do that

[@antonrossouw8015]

Amazing Mantz unbelievable!

[@jacobhawkins9482]

mantz is the man

[@marksummers6903]

there are 800m runners? who is the first 800m runner who finished today?

[@brantlauweryssen743]

Yeah I dunno about how many 800 guys run 10k XC. In the Women's 6k? Sure, definitely a good number of those to fill up the 6th and 7th spots on teams.

[@Jack-iu3gt]

There are plenty of 800-mile runners, but not many true 800 guys.

[@ryanbeck1223]

Iowa State 4th man.

[@karsonkevin2]

@@ryanbeck1223 Festus Lagat has run 1:44

[@karsonkevin2]

I think you would find most of the top guys in the race have solid 800 times. NA, NA, 1:49, NA, 1:48, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA,... I guess many of them haven't run it while in college, but given they are sub 4 milers, you could certainly expect a low 1:50 or high 1:40 out of them

[@philliphinrichs4462]

I'm sure it's not the NCAA's fault, likely ESPN or whomever produced/created the graphics. Henry Rono ran at Washington State University and won all those individual titles. Still the greatest distance runner ever to run in NCAA. @ 26:57 time stamp in the video.

[@Captainsparkist]

I don't get how NCAA manages to make this race footage look like it was from 20 years ago.

[@Captainsparkist]

Also the audio is quiet

[@timroden6617]

Let's see you get pictures from the woods! Wifi isn't there yet.

[@lylestavast7652]

budget. the money and favors go to other sports. pretty simple.

[@Kipchoge475]

Conner Mantz is tough.

[@maxmensah5877]

Tough and white ! Ain he ?

[@Kipchoge475]

@@maxmensah5877 yes, but why does it matter if he's white?

[@Mr-Sarcastic]

NAU!!!!!!!

[@watchesinthewild6264]

Mantz never falls for the surge then slow tactics

[@mohankaradbhajne9317]

Very fast.congratulation katelyn,parkar and all runner

[@massimopicca]

This is basically the highest tier of xc. There really is no professional cross country, the closest we get is the marathon or 10k. It would be amazing to have this in the Olympics

[@maxb148]

There is the cross country world championships and, even though they can't compete, the European cross country championships.

[@mindright9771]

Your statement is actually incorrect. There are plenty of international cross-country competitions that lead up to the World Cross Country championships that take place in Europe.

[@noahchen6558]

What are u talking about there are literally world cross country championships which are much more elite than this field.

[@shaydenn4760]

Nico Young all the way

[@matthewjunio]

Nico crushed he previous 10k PR and he is around 19 years old. Charles Hicks went off too. Amazing race by most guys out there.

[@iRunfastXC]

(booooooo)

[@Leadlay]

I balled when I saw coop’s finish 😢

[@braydenbennett8063]

Wow, Conner Mantz, phenomenal kick!!

[@phillylifer]

That was a crazy fast start for the whole field

[@phillipallendreher6726]

I'm proud of Cooper!

[@michaelnewton1332]

They need to run this race at Sunken Meadow on Long Island!!!

[@Callium248]

0:4e that shot is insanely good!

[@Chris-io2cs]

you know what they always say Conner mantz is as tough as nails as they get

[@ZimbaZumba]

Is sprinting at the beginning proven to be energy cost effective?

[@dacoop49]

It's more cost effective than trying to work your way around 100 people trying to catch up to the front.

[@ZimbaZumba]

@@dacoop49 For a very crowded field your point is taken. But in many races passing people is not a problem and 10,000m track athletes don't do it to any great extent. I do recall though in my CC races, if someone got 100m ahead of me at the start it was really hard to reel them in. We would commonly maintain the same distance for the whole race. The only example I can recall of a CC runner pacing himself was Paul Tergat in a World CC championships in the 1990's. He went from about 100th to win by a huge margin. But Tergat was very special. I think this problem is more complex than it initially seems. I'd be really interested to see if it has been studied rigorously to any extent.

[@ZimbaZumba]

@@hanklenham7627 Which is sort of where my uniformed thinking was going. Yet CC runners still usually sprint at about 400m-800m pace at the start.There may be more variables involved here than initially meets the eye though.

[@gregb6829]

Suckers bet = Field. Smart money = NAU

[@xctf1230]

Well that was quick.

[@canadasown02]

Bro 800 in 2 flat 😳

[@vex1360]

18:10 The Irony, but he did what he had to do to finish

[@myerklamb8529]

Let's go Jack's, kick axe!

[@keeprunning5457]

wow best finish i have seen since laura muir in la milla de ny suerte a todos que corren manana

[@timroden6617]

When you see those guys in the back of the race. They would be in the top 3rd in Division III.

[@ryanchevalier2300]

18:15 bit of foreshadowing from teare

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

I believe XC is the toughest running events why because you have runners from multiple running disciplines competing together. Milers to marathoners competing in one race which really separates the men from the boys from State championships to the World championships. I remembered how mentally tough it is.

[@jazzyjay4595]

I like how the commentators point out that the athletes tell them how to pronounce their names and then continue to mess it up

[@DavidsGameplayMC]

So cool to see this now that Cooper Teare has come on to win US 1500m champs.

[@jefffawcett]

Charles Hicks is the guy to watch going forward. He just turned 20 last July and will be an Olympian. Mantz turns 25 in two weeks and it’s kinda silly he’s still in college. Mormon missions and all...

[@robintang7304]

New burypark did not participate ?

[@thomaswestphal7372]

Ummm…

[@Football.izWorld]

I think that’s a high school

[@robintang7304]

Thks for your kind response even after 10 months ago

[@robintang7304]

I'm intrigue with this group of young talents, coach and parents. Hope to them in Olympic and World championships.

[@canadasown02]

6:11 FOGGIE

[@marcelwalker5585]

How do you get on the team 🗣

[@giannibaraldini4722]

connor I'm Italian I see you for the first time you are my idol

[@walthorn9855]

Where was Grijalva ??

[@machineofadream]

He went pro.

[@Geehstar]

Connor is crazy Lol that dude can run I thought coz his unco style he would fall off but he took off lol

[@oskarharvey-nash4718]

This will be me ... eventually

[@austincampbell9275]

18:13 coop foreshadowing 👀

[@roustabout4fun]

Gave it they're all out Competitors! Good stuff! Guys and Gals...if Gals is wrong to say....then....Guys and Ladies. Effort, tactics, and of da course D.

[@tymarshall899]

For those of you who think it’s unfair that Conner Mantz is older than the rest of the field…. Sure I know he graduated high school in 2015. But for 2 years after high school he served a church mission and during that time he was not running competitively. And from what I believe he never had a 2017 XC season. Which makes it so that he can have a 2021 XC season. But since he did indoor and outdoor track in 2018, he won’t be running track for the 2022 season.

[@justicerathje8670]

And he still runs like that? Damn

[@ronaldlincoln2935]

I don't judge Connor on his age...he is a beast. Won fair and square. These young fellas will one day (maybe soon) replace Connor as the creme de la creme. Kiptoo, Nur, Nico Young. Who will it be next year?

[@jamesdyer9765]

Where is this being run?oregon?

[@donshields2379]

Florida

[@kevinkasp]

Apalachee Park in Tallahassee , Florida.

[@harrymaurer7984]

So sad for Cooper!!! 🥲

[@phillylifer]

A lot of these guys going for the win

[@s.barasa]

Kenya to the world!

[@765lbsquat]

Dude at 31:55 look like a clown lmao. Like he drank a fifth of whiskey before the race started.

[@miriamroldan4469]

im finna cry,im literally starting cross country soon

[@youbikewithatube]

They got MANTZED!!

[@AvocatDude]

Kind of disappointed in Nico Young in 8th, I thought he’s be in the top 5. Mantz is tough as nails.

[@RobotKid2000]

Yared had a terrible day, thought Notre Dame would do better.

[@Redhowieoliver]

Where did Mantz go for his Mormon mission?

[@waveown]

Ghana

[@uranicsky320]

They can almost run a 7k just as fast as I run a 5k, that’s incredible! Btw my time is 19:26

[@angelmatos9143]

These cats are flying!

[@matthewhuynh8915]

The camera man 🏃💨💨💨

[@mav3ric100]

If you looked at the thumbnail wrong it's almost as if it said "2021 DI Men TOXIC Final" lol

[@clydemeyer1105]

Omw, three years later, all I see are Olympians!

[@joenescio1077]

Poor Coop😪

[@popppp]

I hope to see my self here in a few years

[@5orgen51]

Coming from U.A. wtg N.A.U.

[@thesoccertrotter1]

No better team then OKSU? Iowa, Penn State