Jordan Hasay NOT going to Stanford

You're creepy.

Well,

ASU will need all the help they can get because they will be owned by UW and UO at Pac 10's and beyond.

I would be surprised if Hasay went to ASU because she does not like the heat, and the academics at ASU are suspect considering her other options.

I agree with your first premise that I believe she will continue to be trained by her current coach (who's a great guy and coach) and will pursue a degree separate from the track team a la Allison Felix. Why? Her parents will have no control if she is allowed within a University system.

Also, she has never been part of a team per se and becoming one of many will probably not suit her or her family situation. I think a team with studs like UW or Oregon might help her in the long run, but I think the adjustment period will be a stretch for the Hasay family.

This is great....She has no business running college.

She should stick with a program that works for her.

Mary Decker, Kim Gallagher, Francie Larrieu, and Jan Merrill all did the same. They either did not run college or cut the collegiate running short to get away from the lame collegiate program that makes MD runners race for points and not for times.

suzie-q wrote:

This is great....She has no business running college.

She should stick with a program that works for her.

Mary Decker, Kim Gallagher, Francie Larrieu, and Jan Merrill all did the same. They either did not run college or cut the collegiate running short to get away from the lame collegiate program that makes MD runners race for points and not for times.

Good idea. Compare her to women who ran at a time when college running for women was basically irrelevant in the distances.

not sure wrote:

Good idea. Compare her to women who ran at a time when college running for women was basically irrelevant in the distances.

Great point. Beat me to it.

Add Alan Webb to the list of people who \"cut the collegiate running short\" and to the list of people who would \"have a hard time adjusting\" to training as part of a team and competing on a day-in-and-day-out level with others of high caliber. It sure turned out well for him. Webb\'s case, in my mind, demonstrates the huge positives of using your time in college to adjust to a different caliber of racing. Yes, Hasay competed (very well) at the trials this year, so maybe she doesn\'t need the intermediate step of college competition between high school and the pros. But Webb ran pretty damn well as Pre in high school, but he still, for me at least, needed that intermediate step. I use Webb because it\'s a very similar situation in terms of caliber as a high school athlete, in terms of absolutely dominating the high school scene and being capable of competing at a professional level. Webb needed the maturation that college gives you, and he\'s now paying the price for skipping out on it.

More importantly, you simply DON\'T pass up a Stanford education.

Jordan still has many visits left. I believe her decision will come down to stanford and UW. UW will probably throw off one heck of a great visit for her, and she'll feel the sense of urgency to go there. The school is always going to make everything seem and feel perfect. I'm glad she's taking her time and not rushing into the process.

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I heard from friends at her high school that she is going to LACC. It was a shock when I first heard it. Jordan wants to be on T.V. and in the movies. The auditions are held in that part of L.A. I thought UCLA would be a better choice, thet said that the academics are too much for an aspiring star.

if a visit is done correctly, almost every single 18 yr old recruit, no matter how mature, no matter how talented, will say at some point that they are attending that school.

that usually wears off 48 hours after returning home, only to repeat itself on the next campus visit.

so i take no stock in what a kids says while actually ON the visit. that is an emotional reaction not a rational one

I am at a loss as to why anyone would decline to attend Stanford if given the chance. Honestly, the experience is priceless and the student body is the most diverse set of amazing individuals you're likely to find.

Also let it be known that better running weather doesn't exist. It's been clear and warm to cool every single second this year, except for one light rain shower from midnight to 4 AM.

Word on the course is Jordan Hasay has rejected her Arab roots (you know how kids never appreciate their parents' culture) and joined the Nichiren Sokka Gakkai cult. She will be at Soka University in southern California next fall. They have a great Olympic regulation pool there.

Jordan, are you checking out Oklahoma State University.

Also in the know wrote:

You're creepy.

Agreed.

Her parents allegedly are Stannies and she is one of the rare people who has the academic brains for Stanford (certainly I never was), so why would she join a conference with open enrollment, teach to the test academics, where Asians don't even want to go to. Would you advise your gifted child to go to such as place ?

Money- perhaps Stanford doesnt offer a full scholorship and the others do. Its an expensive school.

Not money but the idea- The idea that you are one of, if not the best high school girl to come out of the us distances in a long time- and the others are given you a full ride- but Stanford isnt. To some its not a big deal , but to others it certainly is.

Her professional career- She decides to go pro.

Her future professional career- She feels a different coaching staff would be better for her to achieve her running dreams.

New coach- A new coach at Stanford- albeit one that seems very good-especially on the mens side- she may not feel comfortable with a coach in his first year at a program.

Team environment- She may be wanted to be part of a team, and perhaps feel much more comfortable with a different team(UW, ASU, Oregon) than the current team at Stanford-or feel the chances of being on a team championship are better elsewhere.

There are plenty of reasons why someone might not choose Stanford. She can go to Oregon, UW, is smart enough probably to get her degree and masters in 5 years, get into almost any medical school she wants and get a great job whereever she ends up.

Im sure the overwhelming decision maker for her and her family is where/what situation will help her running future the best- not how much better Stanford grads think their school is over anyone else.

Her folks have plenty of rubles, and there are plenty of Silicon Valley running geeks that literally have the cash bucks in their back pockets who would front her the full 4 year tuition, room, and board on the spot, w/o a receipt, if she verbally committed, and asked one of them at the Stanford Golf Course or at Cobb & Angell.

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If she wants to run slower than when she was in HS she should so go to ASU and run. Have yet to see a nationally ranked HS runner improve under the current ASU staff!