It's bittersweet to sit down and write this because on one hand we have the excitement of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship, but on the other hand it means the end of one of the best years in Syracuse Orange program history. According to this list at Flotrack, Syracuse is sending the highest percentage of their NCAA Cross-Country squad to the Outdoor Championships than any of the top 10 programs. This has been the next step in the evolution of the SU distance program as they are starting to convert their success to the track in bigger numbers.