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RE: CU lands excellent recruit 4/30/2012 10:20PM - in reply to TrackCoach Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
TrackCoach wrote:

[quote]Mi nombre es que? wrote:

[quote]TrackCoach wrote:

That's a nice triple and it sounds like this kid has a lot of upside; however, being straight up, it is not as impressive when it is spread out over 3 days.

Btw, CU's achievemenst in the NCAA speak for themselves, but it is going to be a rough transition for this middle distance kids having to train with a team who competes for cross country titles...CU's record for keeping kids like this healthy is speculative.


CU has success in the middle distances as well. Ever heard of Jenny Barringer the NCAA record holder in the 1500?[/quote]

CU worked out well for Jenny and several others as well; I don't have a lot of bad things to say about CU. Obviously CU is doing somethings right becasue of their success, but personally I would not send my kids to CU if they are a 800/mile type. Whetmore from what I have read and seen, expects middle distance athletes to be major contributors in XC and I think he is too quick to move athletes up in distance. Some 800/mile types are good XC runners and can run up to the 5k, but a lot of them are just not built for it and end up injuried.

I like Oregon's and UVA's appraoch where they accept what they can get in XC and even lets their MD athletes run on 4x4 at times. I don't think athletes like Wheaton, Loxsom or Andrews, etc., would have had the same success in a program like CU.

Btw, this is a personal observation and is backed up by data.[/quote]


CU has a good track record with MD kids. I personally would not hestitant to send my kid there if he was a MD runner.
Btw, this is a personal observation and is backed up by data.
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